Log Law: Change Base Explained w/Example

[dilan]

Hi,
I am just a little confused with this log law of change base. Is there anyone who can give me a clear description with an example?
Thanks

 

[arildno]

Let a,b>0, and distinct from 1 be the respective bases, and let c be an arbitrary positive number.

Then, you evidently have:
c=a^{log_{a}(c)}=b^{log_{b}(c)
Taking the logarithm with respect to a on both sides, you get:
\log_{a}(c)=\log_{b}(c)\log_{a}(b)
that is:
log_{b}(c)=\frac{log_{a}(c)}{log_{a}(b)}
Was that what you're after?