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In this lesson I remind you what is logarithm. You will also get to know how to calculate logarithm, common
logarithm, natural logarithm, inverse logarithm and inverse natural logarithm in Excel.
What is logarithm?
The easiest way to understand what logarithms are is to understand this mathematical formula:
For example
Log2 3 = 8 because 23=8
For example:
log 1 = 0
log 10 = 1
log 1000 = 3
Microsoft Excel has built-in functions to calculate the logarithm of a number with a specified base, the logarithm with base 10, and the natural logarithm. To calculate the
inverse log of a number in the first two cases, raise the base to the power of the value returned by the particular logarithm function being used. To find the inverse natural
log, use the EXP function.
=LOG(n,b)
n = number
b = base
=LOG(16,4) result is 2
=LOG(81,9) result is 2
=LOG(125,5) = result is 3
=LOG(512,2) result is 9
=POWER(4, 2) equals 16
=POWER(9, 2) equals 81
=LOG10(n)
n = number
=LOG10(100) result is 2
=LOG10(1) result is 0
=LOG10(1000) = result is 3
=LOG10(0.0000001) result is -7
=POWER(10, 0) equals 1
=POWER(10, 3) equals 10
=LN(n)
n = number
=LN(1) result is 0
=LN(2.718281828) result is 1
=EXP(n)
n = number
=EXP(0) equals 1
=EXP(1) equals 2.718281828
=EXP(2.30258509) equals 10
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