⁦Logarithms and log tables⁩

⁦See that a logarithm is the power the base is raised to, build the log graph as the mirror image of the exponential graph, and use characteristic, mantissa and antilogarithm with a log table⁩.

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الدليل

⁦log₂٦٤ is read⁩ "⁦log base 2 of 64⁩". ⁦It asks⁩: ⁦what power of 2 gives 64⁩? ⁦Since ٢٦ = ٦٤, the answer is 6⁩. A لوغاريتم ⁦and a power are two sides of one fact⁩.

⁦The graph of y = log₂x is the reflection of y = ٢x in the line y = x, because x and y swap⁩: ⁦the point (٣، ٨) becomes (٨، ٣)⁩.

⁦A common (base 10) logarithm splits into a whole part, the characteristic, and a decimal part, the mantissa⁩. ⁦The mantissa comes from the table; the characteristic comes from the place of the decimal point⁩: ⁦multiplying by 10 adds 1 to the logarithm⁩. The مقابل اللوغاريتم ⁦goes the other way⁩: ⁦from the logarithm back to the number itself⁩.

⁦Common slips⁩: ⁦dividing the number by the base instead of finding the power; swapping x and y; forgetting the characteristic; writing the logarithm instead of the number⁩.