document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=33626>Question 33626</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321279085/algebrahomeworkh>COLLEG ALGEBRA</A><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5)	Logarithms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a)	Using a calculator, find log 10000 where log means log to the base of 10. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)	Most calculators have 2 different logs on them: log, which is based 10, and ln, which is based e. In computer science, digital computers are based on the binary numbering system which means that there are only 2 numbers available to the computer, 0 and 1. When a computer scientist needs a logarithm, he/she needs a log to base 2 which is not on any calculator. To find the log of a number to any base, we can use a conversion formula as shown here:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using this formula, find  .<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #20035 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=20035\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a)Using a calculator, find log 10000 where log means log to the base of 10. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Actually, we do not need a calculator....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log 10000 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10000 = 10^x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4 because you get 10,000 when you multiple ten by itself for four times<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)Most calculators have 2 different logs on them: log, which is based 10, and ln, which is based e. In computer science, digital computers are based on the binary numbering system which means that there are only 2 numbers available to the computer, 0 and 1. When a computer scientist needs a logarithm, he/she needs a log to base 2 which is not on any calculator. To find the log of a number to any base, we can use a conversion formula as shown here:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the formula is easy.... I even thought of it before i studied it, so you can easily catch on!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log(base 2) 10 = (log(base b) 10)/(log(base b) 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "'b' can be any number<BR>\n" );
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