logarithms make me hurt inside | Mathematics | Page 1

fossil nimbusBOT Aug 17, 2024, 11:49 AM

#

half arrow Aug 17, 2024, 11:55 AM

#

@burnt holly they have the same base

#

what does that mean 🙈

burnt holly Aug 17, 2024, 12:02 PM

#

chilly slate Aug 17, 2024, 12:02 PM

#

half arrow what does that mean 🙈

Lmao

still arrow Aug 17, 2024, 12:03 PM

#

Logarithms are inverses of exponents, exponents and logarithms will end up cancelling, try exponentiating both sides of the equation with a base of p and see what happens

half arrow Aug 17, 2024, 12:15 PM

#

burnt holly

bro

#

12a/6=4^3

#

2a=64

#

a=32

burnt holly Aug 18, 2024, 12:43 PM

#

whats p

chilly slate Aug 18, 2024, 12:43 PM

#

p is the base of the logarithm

#

Notice that the value of a doesnt depend of p in this equality

half arrow Aug 18, 2024, 1:33 PM

#

p can be anything

chilly slate Aug 18, 2024, 2:12 PM

#

A positive real number, excluding 1 too

half arrow Aug 18, 2024, 2:17 PM

#

yup

#logarithms make me hurt inside