document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=237811>Question 237811</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I type in logb2 into my calculator. I have the answer to this problem which is .3562 but I can't figure out how my teacher got that answer on my ti-83 calculator. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #174832 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=174832\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> log of x to the base 2 is equal to the log of x divided by the log of 2 on your calculator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "calculators are set to take the log to the base 10.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "any logs to a base other than 10 have to be converted.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log of x to the base 2 is equal to log of x to the base 10 divided by log of 2 to the base 10.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's equivalent to taking the log of x and dividing it by the log of 2 on your calculator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you enter the number and hit the log key to get the log of that number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you store that in m1 (memory location 1).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you enter 2 and hit the log key to get the log of 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you store that in m2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you then take m1 and divide it by m2 to get the log to of x to the base 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An example:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log of 8 to the base 2 is equal to 3 because 2^3 = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to get the log 8 to the base 2 on your calculator, do the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "get the log of 8 and store it in m1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "get the log of 2 and store it in m2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide m1 by m2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the answer should be 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can do the same thing using the ln function and you will get the same answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "get ln of 8 and store in m1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "get ln of 2 and store in m2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide m1 by m2 to get 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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