Invitation to Computer Science 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1337561916
ISBN 13: 978-1-33756-191-4

Chapter 4 - Exercises - Page 217: 2

Answer

We have to add more digits symbols to represent the digits 10-15, because we wont be able to distinguish between the number 10 (16 in base 10) and the digit 10 (10 in base 10), therefore we must add six new digits symbols like A(10), B(11), C(12), D(13), E(14), F(15)

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We have to add more digits symbols to represent the digits 10-15, because we wont be able to distinguish between the number 10 (16 in base 10) and the digit 10 (10 in base 10), therefore we must add six new digits symbols like A(10), B(11), C(12), D(13), E(14), F(15)
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