SOLUTION: I understand logarithms mostly but I can't remember how to do logarithms with a base other than 10 in my calculator. Please tell me how to put it in my calculator.

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Question 115690: I understand logarithms mostly but I can't remember how to do logarithms with a base other than 10 in my calculator. Please tell me how to put it in my calculator.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you want to evaluate something like , use the change of base formula which says


So

To enter this into a calculator, just type: log(64)/log(2)

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