Log Base 9 of 1/81

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What is log₉(1/81)?

Answer

log9(1/81) =
−2

log9 is the log base 9.

log9(1/81) is the power you raise 9 to, to get 1/81: 9y = 1/81.

9⁻² = 1/9² = 1/81 ✓

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Answer point (1/81, −2).

The curve y = log9 x passes through (1, 0) and (9, 1) and rises: for x > 1 the log is positive, for 0 < x < 1 negative.

Log of 1/81 in different bases
BaseNotationValue
eln(1/81)≈ −4.3944
10log(1/81)≈ −1.9085
2log₂(1/81)≈ −6.3399
9log₉(1/81)−2

See Also

Log base 9 of nearby numbers

xlog₉ x
1/81−2
31/2
273/2

FAQ

What is log₉(1/81)?

log₉(1/81) = −2

How to find log₉(1/81) without a calculator?

Write 1/81 as a power of 9: 1/81 = 9⁻². The exponent is the answer: log₉(1/81) = −2.

What does log without a base mean?

At school and on a calculator, log x without a base is the common log, base 10: log 100 = 2. In Python, math.log(x) is the natural log ln x; in Excel, LN is the natural log and LOG is base 10.