Question

How do you multiply numbers with large exponents?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

It all depends on the numbers.

Suppose you had `3^56xx12^87`

`color(blue)("One possible approach could be:")`

`log(3^56)+log(12^87)" "->" "[56xxlog(3)]+[87xxlog(12)]`

`=>3^56xx12^87" "->" "log^(-1)(color(white)(.)[56xxlog(3)]+[87xxlog(12)]color(white)(.))`

In the 'old days' they called this the 'antilog' which is the reversing process so that you go from log back to source number