Logarithm Base Change + Exponent Checks — Notebook Template
Compute logs in different bases, convert between ln/log10/log_b, and verify with exponentiation.
What this template does
This is a ready-to-run GetCalcMaster Notebook starter. Open it into Notebook, run once with defaults, then tweak inputs and keep your assumptions next to the math.
How to use it (recommended)
- Open in Notebook.
- Set x and base b (b>0, b≠1).
- Compute log_b(x) using ln(x)/ln(b).
- Verify by raising b^(log_b(x)) ≈ x.
- Snapshot the final values and assumptions.
Tip: When a result matters, verify it twice: a unit check + a second method (graph/estimate).
Preview (first cells)
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# Logarithm Base Change Base-change formula: **log_b(x) = ln(x) / ln(b)** (Works for any valid base b.)
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x = 500
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b = 2
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log_b = ln(x) / ln(b)
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log_b
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# Verification: b^(log_b(x)) ≈ x x_check = b^(log_b)