document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=613796>Question 613796</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Evaluate.Round your answer to 3 decimal places.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what does the the answer to log (base 4, 12) mean?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A \"log\" is an exponent or a power.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your problem is asking you to find the power of 4 needed to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "get the number 12.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To get that answer you have to use a form called <BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"the change of base formula\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here it is log4(12) = log(12)/log(4) = 1.0792/0.6021 = 1.7925<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That means 4^1.7925 is very close to being 12.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Very close because we limited those numbers to 4 decimal places.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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