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Find the value of log
1
2
462 to four decimal places.


–8.8517

–0.1130

0.1130

8.8517

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
log_{1/2} 462 = ln(462) / ln(1/2) = - ln(462) / ln 2.

462 = 2·3·7·11, so ln 462 = ln2 + ln3 + ln7 + ln11 ≈ 0.69314718 + 1.09861229 + 1.94591015 + 2.39789527 = 6.13556489.

Thus log_{1/2} 462 ≈ -6.13556489 / 0.69314718 ≈ -8.85174906 ≈ -8.8517.

Answer: -8.8517.