SOLUTION: Most calculators have 2 different logs on them: log, which is base 10, and In which is base e. In computer science, digital computers are based on the binary numbering system whic
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Question 47866: Most calculators have 2 different logs on them: log, which is base 10, and In 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 a calculator. To find the log of a number to any base, we can use a conversion formula as shown here: ? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! log(base b)a = log(base c) a/ log(base c) b
c may be any positive number except c=1
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Stan H.
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