Re: How to calculate LOG10 in BASIC?

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From: Rich Winkel
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 1990 22:28

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In <7196.267754e0@eva.slu.se> jn@eva.slu.se (Jan Nilsson) writes:
>Hello programmers!
>Sorry to disturb You with a (I don't know if I dare say it..) BASIC
>question. I want to calculate the common logarithm (LOG10) and BASIC 
>only support LOG, the natural logarithm. Could it be calculated in 
>another way?

Divide by the natural log of 10 (2.30258) to get the common log.

Rich

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