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Write the equation log864 = 2 in exponential form.

What is 82 = 64 ?

100

Use the formula R = log I , where R is the measurement of the Richter scale and I is the intensity, to find the Richter scale measurement of an earthquake with intensity 35,000,000. Round your answer to four decimal places.

What is 7.5441 ?

100

log3 9

What is 2 ?

100

This is also known as the common base.

What is 10?

200

Write the equation 25 = 32 in logarithmic form.

What is log32 = 5 ?

200

The time t (in years) required for an investment to double with interest compounded continuously depends on the interest rate r according to the function:

t(r) = ln(2)/r

Determine the length of time needed for an initial investment of $1000 to double if the interest rate is 3.5%.

Round your answer to 1 decimal place.

What is 19.8 years?

200

log6 6

What is 1 ?

200

Approximate ln(2) - log(3) 

to 3 decimal places.

What is 0.216 ?

300

Write the equation 

(1/5)-3 = 125 

in logarithmic form.

What is log1/5 125 = -3 ?

300

The loudness level of a sound, D, in decibels, is given by the formula

D = 10log(1012I),

where I is the intensity of the sound, in watts per meter2. The sound of a blue whale can be heard 500 miles away, reaching an intensity of 6.3x106 watts per meter2

Find the decibel level of this sound. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

What is 188 decibels?

300

log2 (1/16)

What is -4 ?

300

Evaluate eln(5.3).

What is 5.3 ?

400

Write the equation logX M = N in exponential form.

What is XN = M ?

400

The formula pH = - log[H+]

represents the pH of a liquid as a function of its concentration of hydrogen ions, [H+] (in mol/L).

The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14. A pH less than 7 is acidic while a pH greater than 7 is alkaline (or basic). 

Find the pH for lemon juice which has a [H+] concentration of 1x10-2 mol/L. Round your answer to 1 decimal place.

What is 2.0 ?

400

log5(9\/5)

What is 1/9 ?

400

Simplify log 10y-1

What is y-1 ?

500

Write the equation log 100 = 2 in exponential form.

What is 102 = 100 ?

500

On August 31, 1854, an epidemic of cholera was discovered in London, England, resulting from a contaminated community water pump. By the end of September, more than 600 citizens who drank water from the pump had died. The cumulative number of deaths D(t) at a time t days after August 31 is given by

D(t) = 91 + 160ln(t + 1).

Determine the cumulative number of deaths by September 15. Round to the nearest whole number.

What is 535 ?

500

log7 \/(1/7)

What is -1/2 ?

500

Solve the equation:

ln(x) = 3

What is x = e3 ?

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