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Showing posts with label Logarithms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Logarithms. Show all posts
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Monday, April 21, 2014
a^x =b^y = c^z = abc ; find 1/x + 1/y + 1/z
Taking logs then dividing we can see that...
from which we deduce
similarly

and
therefore
i.e.

from which we deduce
similarly
and
therefore
i.e.
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Friday, January 24, 2014
Sunday, December 8, 2013
log5(12). How would you do it on the calculator?
Use log base conversion...check your textbook for details...
log(12)/log(5)=ln(12)/ln(5)=1.543...
log(12)/log(5)=ln(12)/ln(5)=1.543...
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Saturday, November 23, 2013
What is the logaritmic form of the equation 3^x= 12
We will use the inverse property of logs to help us
has a base of 3 so we use log base 3 which we'll denote by
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has a base of 3 so we use log base 3 which we'll denote by
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Sunday, November 17, 2013
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
how do i do this: 1 /loga(abc) +1 /logb(abc) +1 /logc(abc) ?
use the change of base identity:
1 /loga(abc) +1 /logb(abc) +1 /logc(abc)=
(log(a)+log(b)+log(c))/log(abc)
1 /loga(abc) +1 /logb(abc) +1 /logc(abc)=
(log(a)+log(b)+log(c))/log(abc)
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Monday, August 12, 2013
Saturday, August 10, 2013
How do you find 10^(1/10) without a calculator?
Solving this problem by hand could be a formidable task depending upon the method of solution. Let's assume we are only restricted from directly using a calculator and we are allowed to use tables, and we can check our progress with a calculator. Furthermore we'll assume that we want a relatively easy way to do this, but we are willing to need to do a lot of handwork. First we do some algebra:
Next we consult logarithm tables by searching for what value of log(x) is closest to 0.1. A careful search puts us between 1.25 and 1.26. That is to say: log(1.25)=0.09691 and log(1.26)=0.1003705
Averaging these two results yields: log(1.255)=0.09864025. The actual value is log(1.255)=0.0986437258, so that's not too bad!
From this we deduce that 0.09864025 < log(x) < 0.1003705, which tells us that log(1.255) < log(x) < log(1.26).
By repeating this process we can muddle our way to a decent approximation.
The value is not rational but here are 20 decimals: log(x)=1.2589254117941672104
Next we consult logarithm tables by searching for what value of log(x) is closest to 0.1. A careful search puts us between 1.25 and 1.26. That is to say: log(1.25)=0.09691 and log(1.26)=0.1003705
Averaging these two results yields: log(1.255)=0.09864025. The actual value is log(1.255)=0.0986437258, so that's not too bad!
From this we deduce that 0.09864025 < log(x) < 0.1003705, which tells us that log(1.255) < log(x) < log(1.26).
By repeating this process we can muddle our way to a decent approximation.
The value is not rational but here are 20 decimals: log(x)=1.2589254117941672104
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