Dumb math question (1 Viewer)

[UncleTrvlingJim]

If I know the natural log of x equals say 3.... how do I find x? I'm having a complete brain freeze.

 

[Waymer]

ln(x) = 3? just apply e to both sides. i.e. e^3 = x.

 

[ra]

wikipedia is your god.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_logarithm

 

[UncleTrvlingJim]

many thanks... i was making it way harder than necessary...

trying to find the antiderivative of 1/x and finding the area of 1-a = 3... blech. Total meltdown...