Can somebody please give me a short explanation (like, a very simple sentence) on how exponents and algorithms are related?
I know what they are (for example:)
Exponents are the inverse of logarithms and vice versa.
6^2 = 36
Log6(36) = 2
But can somebody please help me explain this further? It's for a discussion post.
Thanks in adv.
3 answers
Algorithms... WOW, I meant logarithms!
log ( x ^ n ) = n * log ( x )
log ( 36 ) = log ( 6 ^ 2 ) = 2 * log ( 6 )
log ( 36 ) = log ( 6 ^ 2 ) = 2 * log ( 6 )
and yes :
(base of logarithm)^ log ( x ) = x
log 6 (36) = 2
log base (6) (36) = 2
becouse 6 ^ 2 = 36
(base of logarithm)^ log ( x ) = x
log 6 (36) = 2
log base (6) (36) = 2
becouse 6 ^ 2 = 36