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Alkatran
Nov25-04, 04:19 PM
1/ln(x) = ln(x)^-1 = ln(-x)
ln(-e) = 1/ln(e) = 1/1 = 1

ln() is only defined over positive values, but you can find solutions like so... where's the error.

anti_crank
Nov25-04, 04:37 PM
ln(x)^-1 = ln(-x) is incorrect. You're probably thinking of ln (1/x) = - ln (x)

Integral
Nov25-04, 04:52 PM
Your trouble is that

\ln (-x) \ne (\ln(x))^{-1})
This is the correct way to do it.
\ln (-x) = \ln(-1 * x) = \ln(-1) + \ln(x)


There will be complex solutions to this but none on the Real line.

Alkatran
Nov26-04, 07:17 AM
Thanks, I knew something wasn't right. I should caught on when -x = 1/x :rofl: