document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=43604>Question 43604</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What in the world does this mean?  Please Please, HELP!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using a calculator, find log 10000 where log means log to the base of 10.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Most calculators have 2 different logs on the: log, which is based, 10, and In, 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 uses a log to the base 2.  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( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #28601 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=28601\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> log10000 means \"the power of 10 that gives you the number 10000\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That power is 4.  So log10000=4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The conversion formula for logarithms is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log(base a)b = [log(base c)b]/[log(base c]a]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So log(base 2)10 = log(10)/log(2) = 1/log(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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