To evaluate: the given logarithmic expression if it is defined using a calculator, and check your result by evaluating the corresponding exponential expression.
Undefined
Given information:
The expression:
Definition Used:
Natural logarithm- Base e :
The Natural logarithmic function
Explanation:
The value of
Inputting
in the calculator gives the following error message:
It can also be verified as:
By the above definition of Natural logarithm:
But there exists no real number y such that
Hence, value is undefined.
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