what is the characteristic of the logarithm of 0.0000134?
Choose one:  A) 5  B) - 5  C) 6  D) - 6  E) 7
<gadget id="calculator">log(0.000013)</gadget>
<output>-11.250561</output>

<gadget id="calculator">log(10)</gadget>
<output>log(10) = around 2.302585</output>

<gadget id="calculator">(-11.250561) / log(10)</gadget>
<output>-11.250561/log(10) = around -4.886057</output>

<gadget id="calculator">floor(-11.250561/log(10))</gadget>
<output>-5</output>

<result>B</result>
what is the characteristic of the logarithm of 0.0000134?
floor(divide(log(0.0000134), log(const_10)))
log ( 0.0000134 ) . since there are four zeros between the decimal point and the first significant digit , the characteristic is – 5 . answer : b