Applications of Logarithms
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- (Video) Richter Scale Problem by DrPhilClark Here's a video by DrPhilClark showing you how to solve a common Richter scale problem. Summary\large{\text{Summary}}Summary The Rich…
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- (Video) Applications of Logarithms by Bill Witte Bill Witte has a great video explaining the practical applications of logarithms.
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- (Video) Applications of Logs by Richard Davies Richard Davies has a great video explaining the applications of logarithmic equations with some examples.
By Ben Ferrara, Alex Federspiel
- The Richter Scale The Richter scale is a logarithmic scale used to measure the "size" of an earthquake. It defines the magnitude of the earthquake to be the logarithm of the rat…
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- Richter Scale: Magnitude and Intensity of Earthquakes \\ Richter scale is a good way to talk about how strong an earthquake is. It is also easy to compare two earthquakes using …
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- Now that we've learned about logarithms and natural logs, our next step is to understand applications of logarithms. Logarithms are used in a variety of different places to mode…
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Problems 8
- The pH of a substance represents the basicity or acidity of a substance. It is calculated by taking the −log[H+]. [H+] \mathrm{-log[H^+]}.\;[H^+]\;−log[H+].[H+]is the concentrat…
- True or False\text{True or False}True or False === Logarithms are used to solve exponential functions.
- A population numbers 11,000 organisms initially and grows by 8.5% each year. Write an exponential model for the population.
- A house was valued at 110,000\110,000110,000 in the year 198519851985. The value appreciated to 145,000\145,000145,000 by the year 200520052005. What was the annual growth rate …
- Dylan decides to invest 2,000\2,0002,000. The interest is compounded four times a year with a rate of 6%6\%6%. How long will it take for him to earn 1,000\1,0001,000?
- Approximately how long would it take to triple your investment if your bank had a 2%2\%2% interest rate compounded monthly?
- Approximately how long would it take to double your investment if your bank had a 4%4\%4% interest rate compounded monthly?
- When Justin goes outside again, how many years will have passed since last time?