How do you create a different base for the log of a function?

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You can use the Change-of-Base formula:

If you want the new base to be 'b' and the number that you want to find the log of 'x':

log_b(x) = log₁₀(x) / log₁₀(b) or log_b(x) = ln(x) / ln(b)

geno3141 May 26, 2015

geno3141 · Answer 1 · 2015-05-26T02:47:14

You can use the Change-of-Base formula:

If you want the new base to be 'b' and the number that you want to find the log of 'x':

log_b(x) = log₁₀(x) / log₁₀(b) or log_b(x) = ln(x) / ln(b)