Identify relationship between base and number: Identify the relationship between the base of the logarithm and the number.The base of the logarithm is 2, and we need to find the power to which 2 must be raised to get 1024.
Express number as power of base: Express 1024 as a power of 2.1024 is a power of 2, and we can find this power by repeatedly dividing 1024 by 2.1024=210 because 2×2×2×2×2×2×2×2×2×2=1024.
Apply definition of logarithm: Apply the definition of a logarithm.Using the definition of a logarithm, log21024 is the power to which the base 2 must be raised to produce 1024.Since we found that 1024=210, log21024=10.
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