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Re: Log Function

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  • Subject: [mg68210] Re: Log Function
  • From: Peter Breitfeld <phbrf at t-online.de>
  • Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 01:00:43 -0400 (EDT)
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Joe schrieb:
> 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
>

All built in Mathematica Functions start with a capital Letter (no
exception). So you must use Log[2,15] to get the logarithm of 15 to
base 2.


Gruss Peter
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