If logarithm of a number is -2.138, what will be its characteristic and mantissa respectively?
If logarithm of a number is -2.138, what will be its characteristic and mantissa respectively? Correct Answer -3, 0.862
Let log x = -2.138 Then, log x = -2.138 = -2 + (- 0.138) = (- 2 – 1) + (1 – 0.138) = -3 + 0.862 Thus, the characteristic would be -3 and mantissa would be 0.862.
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