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Re: Log Function

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  • Subject: [mg68197] Re: Log Function
  • From: Jean-Marc Gulliet <jeanmarc.gulliet at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 01:00:15 -0400 (EDT)
  • Organization: The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
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  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Joe wrote:
> I am very new so please be gentle. I am attempting to use Mathematica 
> 5.2 for the first time and I am in trouble already. I want to take the 
> log of 15. I have tried log[2., 15] and I get an echo. I tried 
> N[log[2.,15]] I get a buzzer. What am I doing wrong?
> 
> Thanks
> Joe
> 
Hi Joe,

All Mathematica built-in functions have a capital letter at the 
beginning of their names. That is, you must write Log[2.,15], it will 
returns 3.90689.

Regards,
Jean-Marc


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