document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=73935>Question 73935</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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 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 a=log a/ log b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using this formula, find log 2 10000 . Round your answer to the hundredth's place.<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 #52979 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ffc_01><B>ffc_01(9)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ffc_01><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=52979\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a) log base 10 of 10000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Scientific Calculator: plug in 10000 log<BR>\n" );
document.write( "TI83, 83+, or 84: plug in log 10000 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "or by hand: 10^x = 10000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) log base 2 of 10000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log b a = log base 10 of a / log base 10 b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=2, a=10000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log 10000 / log 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13.28771238<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To round to the hundredth's place round at the second decimal place<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13.29\r<BR>\n" );
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