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ghantauke 11-25-2010 12:59 PM
specifying the base of log in bc
 
all the manuals and tutorials on bc only says i can use l(x) to find natural log of x. but i want log of base 2. how would i specify that? thanks in advance.

Nylex 11-25-2010 01:02 PM
You could use the change of base formula.

ghantauke 11-25-2010 03:33 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nylex (Post 4171044)
You could use the change of base formula.
ah! the good ol' conversion formula. how could i forget :D Thanks a lot m8.

Nylex 11-26-2010 02:39 AM
No problem!


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