document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=58555>Question 58555</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5) 	Logarithms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) 	Using a calculator, find log 1000 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 base 10, and ln, which is base 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 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" );
document.write( "log b  a=log-a/log-b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using this formula, find log sqr 1000 . Round your answer to the hundredth's place.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thanks Tine I am having the hardwst time with these could you give me some dirrection thanks? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Actually, you can do this without a calculator. log(x) = y means: x = 10^y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1000 = 10^y ? ~> answer: 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) Most calculators have 2 different logs on them: log, which is base 10, and ln, which is base 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 needs a log to base 2 which is not on any calculator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To be honest, you don't need to change the base. The base 10 returns to 10 due to log(10) = 1.0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log(1000^(1/2))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)*log(1000)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5 or 3/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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