Problem 2250. Given a number find two variables
If the input is x, find a and b from the following equation: x = a*2^b.
Hint: b is an integer while x and a are real numbers.
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William
on 14 Feb 2016
b=0. a=x.
Rafael S.T. Vieira
on 28 Aug 2020
Brute-force on b, while looking for solutions with a restricted to the interval [-1,1] works. And I agree there is more than one solution. The author should specify what is the interval for valid solutions or accept more than one valid answer (which is easy to verify).
Dyuman Joshi
on 23 Feb 2022
Just a heads up - OP expects solvers to use a particular function
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