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Humans insist on using base 10 because we have 10 fingers. Historically other number base systems have been used, but probably the most commonly used and convenient for ten fingered beings, base 10, stuck and is the international standard of today. Computers use binary because they only have 2 'fingers' or electrical states to count with - '1', switched on, and '0' switched off.
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What is the Decimal Binary and Hexadecimal system?
It is a numerical system where each significant numeral represents a change of 2^16th power. Decimal, or, "base 10", is the normal system of decimals. For example, 124 is "10 ^ 2 + 2 * 10 ^ 1 + 4 * 10 ^ 0" (or "one hundred twenty four"). In hexadecimal, each position is 16 base units instead of 10. This makes reading binary code easier, as binary and hex easily convert to each other directly.
Reverse of a number using do while?
int RevNum( int num ) { const int base = 10; int result = 0; int remain = 0; do { remain = num % base; result *= base; result += remain; } while( num /= base); return( result ); }
How much pressure is created at the base of a 10 foot column of water psi.?
10 feet x 0.433 psi/ft = 4.33 psi at the base of the cylinder.
10011 is the binary number system way of writing?
Yes, Binary literally means 2 digits ( 0 and 1 ) - so 10011 (base 2) is equal to 19 (base 10) (Base 10 is what people use in everyday math; Base 2 is what computers use.)
The number of 1's present in the number 65 is?
That depends on what base you're talking about. Base 10 = 65, 0 Base 2 = 1000001, 2 Base 8 = 101, 2 Base 16 = 41, 1
Since computers use base 2 why do humans insist on using the base 10?
we humans use the base 10 because it is easier and more comfortable for us than the base 2 used by computers and as such we require less memory in our brain to fathom the answer of a question and subsequently answer or compute them easily that base 2
Humans do math using a base-10-system while computers do math using?
Binary (Base 2) You can read more about it here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_numeral_system
What are the advantages of using base 10 for people?
Some advantages of uisng base 10 for people are that for a number like 57, you can just say 57 instead of 111001. Also, humans have 10 finger to count on.=P
If logm equals x and logn equals y then mn equals?
Assuming that these are base 10 logs, which most of this notation are (though some insist on using the notation for base e logs):log m = xm = 10^xlog n = yn = 10^ymn = 10^x * 10^y= 10^(x+y)Depending on how you would prefer to write it.
How do you write 0.0001 in exponential notation using a base of 10?
0.0001 in exponential notation using a base of 10 is: 1.0 × 10-4
Why do you use the Base 10 maths system and not quinary or binary?
Because base-10 is the most common system. Humans have 10 fingers, therefore, it is most natural to use a base-10 system.
When using scientific notation the is 10?
10 is the base in this case.
How do you express using the power of 10?
You could take logarithms to base 10.
Why do humans use decimal?
because humans have 10 fingers, in olden days they used to count using their fingers
Why do humans use a base-10 numerical system?
They use it because they have 10 fingers and 10 toes. Makes counting much easier.
What number represents 3542 seven converted to base 10 using the positional notation method?
3542 base 7 is equal to 1304 base 10 (decimal).
Why are numbers universal acrossn the world?
The Base 10 number system is used unversally because humans have 10 fingers .
