College Algebra (6th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions - Exercise Set 4.3 - Page 477: 90

Answer

False; undefined

Work Step by Step

We are given that $ln(0)=e$. We know that $ln(x)$ is a natural logarithm with an understood base of $e$. Therefore, $ln(0)=log_{0}e$. Based on the definition of the logarithmic function, we know that $y=log_{b}x$ is equivalent to $b^{y}=x$ (for $x\gt0$ and $b\gt0$, $b\ne1$). Therefore, $log_{0}(e)$ is undefined, because there is no number $a$ such that $0^{a}=e$. The given statement is false.
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