Engineering Log functions with complex numbers
Excel Function IMLN
The IMLN() function is used to determine the natural logarithm of the complex number.
The natural logarithm is the log value with base e.
The logarithm of complex number includes the sum of logarithm of absolute value and logarithm
of the angle in radians.
| Complex Number1 | IMLN | Formula |
| 2+5i | 1.68364791499324+1.19028994968253i | =IMLN(L4) |
| 4+2.3i | 1.52911873945269+0.52183427981441i | =IMLN(L5) |
| 6+5.7i | 2.11334387460491+0.759762754875771i | =IMLN(L6) |
| 1.4+8i | 2.0945242488457+1.39755066034253i | =IMLN(L7) |
| 1.7+11i | 2.40969703756382+1.41746393839657i | =IMLN(L8) |
Excel Function IMLOG10
The IMLOG10() function is used to determine the logarithm of a complex number with base-10.
The inverse of log base 10 is 10^x.
The formula to calculate log base 10 of a complex number x+iy is as given below:
| Complex Number1 | IMLOG10 | Formula |
| 2+5i | 0.731198998949478+0.516936357012023i | =IMLOG10(L19) |
| 4+2.3i | 0.664087830719161+0.226629748191356i | =IMLOG10(L20) |
| 6+5.7i | 0.917813583104949+0.32996077199816i | =IMLOG10(L21) |
| 1.4+8i | 0.909640323486241+0.606948539967007i | =IMLOG10(L22) |
| 1.7+11i | 1.04651812647258+0.615596766742483i | =IMLOG10(L23) |
Excel Function IMLOG2
The IMLOG10() function is used to determine the logarithm of a complex number with base-2.
The inverse of log base 2 is 2^x.
The formula to calculate log base 2 of a complex number x+iy is as given below:
| Complex Number1 | IMLOG2 | Formula |
| 2+5i | 2.42899049756379+1.71722540762696i | =IMLOG2(L34) |
| 4+2.3i | 2.20605202233878+0.752847727654114i | =IMLOG2(L35) |
| 6+5.7i | 3.04891072758557+1.09610595871141i | =IMLOG2(L36) |
| 1.4+8i | 3.02175974683137+2.01623940706727i | =IMLOG2(L37) |
| 1.7+11i | 3.47645796613816+2.04496819456368i | =IMLOG2(L38) |
Excel Function IMPOWER
The IMPOWER() function is used to determine the value of a complex number raised to a given power.
The power value can be floating number as well and the complex number is multiplied by itself
for the given power values times.
| Complex Number1 | Power | IMPOWER | Formula |
| 2+5i | 2 | -21+20i | =IMPOWER(L48,M48) |
| 4+2.3i | 3 | 0.520000000000033+98.233i | =IMPOWER(L49,M49) |
| 6+5.7i | 5 | -30734.397-23716.55943i | =IMPOWER(L50,M50) |
| 1.4+8i | 3 | -266.056-464.96i | =IMPOWER(L51,M51) |
| 1.7+11i | 2.1 | -155.508850585153+25.8813355491157i | =IMPOWER(L52,M52) |
Excel Function IMEXP
The IMEXP() function returns the exponential of the complex number.
The resultant value is the e raised to the power of the given complex number.
The formula is as shown below:
| Complex Number1 | IMEXP | Formula |
| 2+5i | 2.09599580153305-7.08554526011231i | =IMEXP(L61) |
| 4+2.3i | -36.3774381733222+40.7141250549222i | =IMEXP(L62) |
| 6+5.7i | 336.747171700623-222.162404044057i | =IMEXP(L63) |
| 1.4+8i | -0.590031732276589+4.01204552890464i | =IMEXP(L64) |
It should be noted that, the value of i^2 is -1 and is fixed.