Change of Base of Logarithm/Proof 1
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Theorem
- $\log_b x = \dfrac {\log_a x} {\log_a b}$
Proof
Let:
- $y = \log_b x \iff b^y = x$
- $z = \log_a x \iff a^z = x$
Then:
\(\ds z\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \map {\log_a} {b^y}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds y \log_a b\) | Logarithms of Powers | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \log_b x \log_a b\) |
Hence the result.
$\blacksquare$
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