document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=52981>Question 52981</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I would appreciate if someone can help me with this word problem. I am stuck. Thank you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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 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:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log b <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = log a/log b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using this formula I have to find log2 10000. I also have to round to the nearest hundreth's place. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "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 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" );
document.write( "log b <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = log a/log b <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using this formula I have to find log2 10000.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= LOG(10000)/LOG(2) BOTH TO BASE 10 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 4/0.301 =13.288 = 13.29\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " I also have to round to the nearest hundreth's place.<BR>\n" );
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