Base 3: Ternary Numbers
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- Base 3 The base 3,3,3, or ternary, system, uses only the digits 0,1,0, 1,0,1, and 2.2.2. For each place, instead of multiplying by the power of 10,10,10, you multiply by the pow…
By Ivan Hu, Katie Jergens, Alex Federspiel, Joshua Siktar
- Ternary (aka base-333) numbers have 222 properties: Each place numeral is in the set {0,1,2}.\{0, 1, 2\}.{0,1,2}. Each place value is (number x 3place3^{place}3place). To get th…
By Katie Jergens, Joshua Siktar, Caroline K
- (Video) Number Systems 3: Ternary by Jacob Schrum Here's a good video by Jacob Schrum showing you how to convert from base-101010 to base-333 and from base-333 to base-101010. S…
By Alex Federspiel, Joshua Siktar, Amy Feraco
- Ternary Ternary is a numeral system with base 3.3.3. This essentially means it only uses 333 digits to make up its numbers: 0, 1, 20,\,1,\,20,1,2 Our normal number system is cal…
By Alex Federspiel, Joshua Siktar, Amy Feraco
- All your life you've been counting in what is called the base 101010 number system, where we build numbers using the digits 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,0,1,2,3,4…
By Joshua Siktar
- When we count we usually use the digits 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, and 999 to make numbers. Well, as it might surprise you, that's not the on…
By Joshua Siktar
Problems 21
- What is the base-101010 equivalent to the base-333 number 2021?2021?2021? Write your answer as a number without commas, spaces, or a base.
- What is the base-101010 equivalent to the base-333 number 221?221?221?
- What is the base-101010 equivalent to the base-333 number 1201?1201?1201?
- What is the base-101010 equivalent to the base-333 number 1111?1111?1111?
- What is the base-101010 equivalent to the base-333 number 1120?1120?1120?
- What is the base-101010 equivalent to the base-333 number 1020120?1020120?1020120?
- What is the base-101010 equivalent to the base-333 number 12121212?12121212?12121212?
- What is the base-333 equivalent to the base-101010 number 52?52?52?
- What is the value of 1379+1010013137_9+101001_31379+1010013 in base 3?3?3? (Source: Mock MATHCOUNTS)
- How do you convert the base 333 number 120111201112011 into base 10?10?10?
- How many different values can be represented by a 101010 digit number in base 3?3?3?
- How many digits are required to encode 303030 different values using a ternary number?
- Write 2123212_{3}2123 in expanded notation for base 3.
- Suppose that in a 222-digit ternary number, a lion represents a 2,2,2, a tiger represents a 1,1,1, and a bear represents a 0.0.0. Which of the following decimal values can be re…
- Convert 220220122022012202201 from base-333 to base-10.10.10.
- Convert 606060 from base-101010 to base-3.3.3.
- Convert 201201201 from base-333 to base-101010
- Alex just turned 221221221 in base-3.3.3. How old is he in base-10?10?10?
- Convert 555555 from base-101010 to base-3.3.3.
- Convert 333 from base-101010 to base-3.3.3.
- What is the difference between 222222222 and 222222 when you convert them from base-333 to base-101010 first.