What are common mistakes students make with base e?
1 Answer
Jan 25, 2017
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Explanation:
It is called the natural logarithm for the transcendental base e.
Any value of e used in computation , like e = 2.718, is an
approximation only.
Like the value of
mathematical exactitude
The notation ln x is exclusive for this logarithm, in contrast to log x
notation for base-10 logarithm.
In differentiation,
(ln x)'= 1/x. So, it is wrong to write (log x)'=1/x.
The conversion formula is
So,