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Exploration 16 - Due Wednesday 11/11

1) Solve each for x:

1 02 x =68

e 3 x+6 =5.73

2) Rewrite each exponential equation as a logarithmic equation. Check your work.

e 7.12=1236

3) Considering that
a.

1 02.73=537

e.78=.458

1 03=1,000 and 1 04=10,000 , estimate without using a calculator:

1 03.8

b.

log(396)

4) Perhaps unknown to you until now, logarithms have bases, which are written as subscripts.
For example, lo g5 (75) would read log base 5 of 75. Natural logarithms have a base of e
and if no base is written, we assume it to be 10.
Also, log (537) is the same as
relates to its exponential version?

ln (1236) is the same as lo ge (1236) .

lo g10 (537) . How do you think the base of a logarithm

5) (continuation) Considering your hypothesis, rewrite

equation, then test your hypothesis.

6) Recall from Exploration 15 that

any patterns you notice:

log (199 72 )
log (1997 1 04 )

lo g5 (75)=2.68

as an exponential

log (1997)=3.3 . Evaluate each logarithm and describe

log (199 73 )

log(

1997
)
100