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IMLOG10

Syntax:

IMLOG10 ( complex-number )

Description: Computes the base-10 logarithm of complex-number.

Mathematical Formula:

The common logarithm of a complex number can be calculated from the natural logarithm as follows:

Arguments:

Name

Type

Description

complex-number

text

The complex number for which the base-10 logarithm is being computed. complex-number shall be in x + yi or x + yj text format.

 

Return Type and Value: text – The base-10 logarithm of complex-number, in x+yi or x+yj text format.

However, if complex-number is ill-formed, #NUM! is returned.

[Example:

IMLOG10("3+4i") results in 10.698970004336019+0.402719196273373i
IMLOG10("-2.5-34.6j") results in 11.54020680801806-0.713513398623614j

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