A Simple Conversion (1.3.1, 1)
Knuth asks:
To obtain the hexadecimal representation, we group the bits of the binary representation into four bits at a time, starting from the rightmost bit. We then replace the nybbles with the corresponding hexadecimal digit:
The binary form of 2009 is (11111011001)2; what is 2009 in hexadecimal?
To obtain the hexadecimal representation, we group the bits of the binary representation into four bits at a time, starting from the rightmost bit. We then replace the nybbles with the corresponding hexadecimal digit:
(11111011001)2
= {1001=9, 1101=d, 0111=7}
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