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Fortieth logs (Posted on 2011-05-31) Difficulty: 2 of 5
It turns out that the common logarithms of each of the numbers from 2 through 9 can be very well approximated by rational numbers of the form n/40.

Derive each of the numerators with no calculation aids beyond pencil and paper.

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7 = 21/3

So, log 7 = log 21 - log 3

            ~ log 20 - log 3 = 1 + log 2 - log 3

            = 1 + 12/40 - 19/40

            = 33/40

Great problem!   :-)


  Posted by JayDeeKay on 2011-05-31 17:57:15
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