// mathematical functionality to calculate logs
// hussein suleman
// 29 march 2004

class LogFinder
{
	public int approximateLog ( int num, int base )
	{
		int exponent = 0;  // starting value for exponent
		while ( num>base ) // continue with val>base
		{
			num = num / base; // divide value by base
			exponent++;       // increment exponent
		}
		return exponent;
	}
}