How Do You Convert From Exponential Form to Natural

Logarithmic Form?
Write ex = 9 in natural logarithmic form.

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SUMMARY

'e' is called the 'natural base' and is approximately

equal to 2.71828

You can change between exponential form and

logarithmic form

'b' stands for the base

'x' represents the exponent

'log' is short for 'logarithm'

'≈' means 'approximately equal to'

'ln' stands for natural log

logex is usually written as 'ln(x)'

ln(9) = x is ex = 9 in natural logarithmic form

NOTES

A logarithm is the opposite, or inverse, of an

exponential expression
The exponential expression y = bx is equivalent to
the logarithmic expression x = logby

logby = x is asking, 'What number 'x' do we need to

raise 'b' to in order to get 'y'?'

A natural logarithm is just a logarithm whose base

is the natural base 'e'

'e' is an irrational number approximately equal to

2.71828

If y = ex, then x = logey

'e' is NOT a variable - - it's always equal to the

same irrational number, which we can approximate
to 2.71828

'e' is also known as the 'natural base'

logey is usually written as 'ln(x)'

The base of a logarithm is always the same as

the base of its corresponding exponential
expression

The base of an exponential function is always the

number that's being raised to a power

Here we're raising 'e' to the 'x' power, so 'e' is our

base
In exponential form, the exponent is always the
power that some number is being raised to

Here we're raising 'e' to the 'x' power, so the 'x' is

our exponent

'y' is what the exponential expression is equal to

We usually write 'ln' instead of 'loge

9, the number the exponential expression is equal

to, goes inside the logarithm

We end up with 'ln(9) = x'