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Sep 14, 2007 11:02 PM
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From: "Richard Boone" <rboone@vineland.org>
To: <numeracy@europe.std.com>
Subject: RE: Exponents: getting the value of x.
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:37:55 -0400
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Now that we have broken it down we could say:
Log(base2)16 = 4
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From: numeracy-approval@world.std.com
[mailto:numeracy-approval@world.std.com] On Behalf Of Lynda Ginsburg
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 11:06 PM
To: numeracy@europe.std.com
Subject: Re: Exponents: getting the value of x.
Alternatively, starting with 16, you could keep dividing by 2 until the
quotient is 1, and then count up the number of times you divided by 2 (or
the number of times 2 was a factor).
16/2 = 8
8/2 = 4
4/2 = 2
2/2 = 1
You divided 16 by 2 four times, therefore 2^4 = 16
Lynda
Martha Haehl wrote:
> Do you mean how would this be solved algebraically? Guess and check would
> not require a calculator. Try 2^1 then 2^2, 2^3, 2^4.
>
> Martha
>
>>>> bomber32 <discussions@mathforum.org> 09/03/07 10:25 PM >>>
> 2^4 = 16
>
> now
>
> 2^x = 16
>
> we all know that x = 4. But how exactly do we get x without using a
> calculator?
>
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