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For the following exercises, rewrite each equation in logarithmic form.
For the following exercises, solve for
by converting the logarithmic equation to exponential form.
For the following exercises, use the definition of common and natural logarithms to simplify.
Numeric
For the following exercises, evaluate the base
logarithmic expression without using a calculator.
For the following exercises, evaluate the common logarithmic expression without using a calculator.
For the following exercises, evaluate the natural logarithmic expression without using a calculator.
Technology
For the following exercises, evaluate each expression using a calculator. Round to the nearest thousandth.
Extensions
Is
in the domain of the function
If so, what is the value of the function when
Verify the result.
No, the function has no defined value for
To verify, suppose
is in the domain of the function
Then there is some number
such that
Rewriting as an exponential equation gives:
which is impossible since no such real number
exists. Therefore,
is
not the domain of the function
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Is there a number
such that
If so, what is that number? Verify the result.
Yes. Suppose there exists a real number
such that
Rewriting as an exponential equation gives
which is a real number. To verify, let
Then, by definition,
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Real-world applications
The exposure index
for a 35 millimeter camera is a measurement of the amount of light that hits the film. It is determined by the equation
where
is the “f-stop” setting on the camera, and
is the exposure time in seconds. Suppose the f-stop setting is
and the desired exposure time is
seconds. What will the resulting exposure index be?
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Refer to the previous exercise. Suppose the light meter on a camera indicates an
of
and the desired exposure time is 16 seconds. What should the f-stop setting be?
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The intensity levels
I of two earthquakes measured on a seismograph can be compared by the formula
where
is the magnitude given by the Richter Scale. In August 2009, an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit Honshu, Japan. In March 2011, that same region experienced yet another, more devastating earthquake, this time with a magnitude of 9.0.
How many times greater was the intensity of the 2011 earthquake? Round to the nearest whole number.
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Questions & Answers
A golfer on a fairway is 70 m away from the green, which sits below the level of the fairway by 20 m. If the golfer hits the ball at an angle of 40° with an initial speed of 20 m/s, how close to the green does she come?
A mouse of mass 200 g falls 100 m down a vertical mine shaft and lands at the bottom with a speed of 8.0 m/s. During its fall, how much work is done on the mouse by air resistance
Can you compute that for me. Ty
Jude
what is the dimension formula of energy?
Chemistry is a branch of science that deals with the study of matter,it composition,it structure and the changes it undergoes
Adjei
please, I'm a physics student and I need help in physics
Adjanou
chemistry could also be understood like the sexual attraction/repulsion of the male and female elements. the reaction varies depending on the energy differences of each given gender. + masculine -female.
Pedro
A ball is thrown straight up.it passes a 2.0m high window 7.50 m off the ground on it path up and takes 1.30 s to go past the window.what was the ball initial velocity
2. A sled plus passenger with total mass 50 kg is pulled 20 m across the snow (0.20) at constant velocity by a force directed 25° above the horizontal. Calculate (a) the work of the applied force, (b) the work of friction, and (c) the total work.
you have been hired as an espert witness in a court case involving an automobile accident. the accident involved car A of mass 1500kg which crashed into stationary car B of mass 1100kg. the driver of car A applied his brakes 15 m before he skidded and crashed into car B. after the collision, car A s
can someone explain to me, an ignorant high school student, why the trend of the graph doesn't follow the fact that the higher frequency a sound wave is, the more power it is, hence, making me think the phons output would follow this general trend?
Nevermind i just realied that the graph is the phons output for a person with normal hearing and not just the phons output of the sound waves power, I should read the entire thing next time
Joseph
Follow up question, does anyone know where I can find a graph that accuretly depicts the actual relative "power" output of sound over its frequency instead of just humans hearing
Joseph
"Generation of electrical energy from sound energy | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore" ***ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7150687?reload=true
Ryan
what are the types of wave
Maurice
fine, how about you?
Mohammed
A string is 3.00 m long with a mass of 5.00 g. The string is held taut with a tension of 500.00 N applied to the string. A pulse is sent down the string. How long does it take the pulse to travel the 3.00 m of the string?
Who can show me the full solution in this problem?
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