Re: Unexpected results
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- Subject: [mg14288] Re: Unexpected results
- From: "W. K. Bertram" <wkb at ansto.gov.au>
- Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 01:21:09 -0400
- Organization: Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
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Daniel Zepeda wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Why doesn't
>
> Plot[10^Log[x], {x, 0,10}]
>
> plot what I expect? I expect it to plot y=x, but it doesn't, it plots an
> what looks like an exponential curve.
>
Hi,
Try:
Plot[E^Log[x], {x, 0,10}]
or
Plot[10^Log[10,x], {x, 0,10}]
and you,ll get you straight line.
In Mathematica Log[x] is the natureal logarithm ( ie. to the base e)
Cheers,
Bill