Chapter 4

Precalculus · 492 exercises

Problem 135

For the following exercises, rewrite each equation in exponential form. $$\log _{13}(142)=a$$

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Problem 136

For the following exercises, rewrite each equation in exponential form. $$\log (v)=t$$

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Problem 137

For the following exercises, rewrite each equation in exponential form. $$\ln (w)=n$$

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Problem 138

For the following exercises, rewrite each equation in logarithmic form. $$4^{x}=y$$

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Problem 139

For the following exercises, rewrite each equation in logarithmic form. $$c^{d}=k$$

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Problem 140

For the following exercises, rewrite each equation in logarithmic form. $$m^{-7}=n$$

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Problem 141

For the following exercises, rewrite each equation in logarithmic form. $$19^{x}=y$$

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Problem 142

For the following exercises, rewrite each equation in logarithmic form. $$x^{-\frac{10}{13}}=y$$

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Problem 143

For the following exercises, rewrite each equation in logarithmic form. $$ n^{4}=103 $$

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Problem 144

For the following exercises, rewrite each equation in logarithmic form. $$ \left(\frac{7}{5}\right)^{m}=n $$

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Problem 145

For the following exercises, rewrite each equation in logarithmic form. $$ y^{x}=\frac{39}{100} $$

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Problem 146

For the following exercises, rewrite each equation in logarithmic form. $$ 10^{a}=b $$

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Problem 147

For the following exercises, rewrite each equation in logarithmic form. $$ e^{k}=h $$

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Problem 148

For the following exercises, solve for \(x\) by converting the logarithmic equation to exponential form. $$\log _{3}(x)=2$$

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Problem 149

For the following exercises, solve for \(x\) by converting the logarithmic equation to exponential form. $$\log _{2}(x)=-3$$

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Problem 150

For the following exercises, solve for \(x\) by converting the logarithmic equation to exponential form. $$\log _{5}(x)=2$$

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Problem 151

For the following exercises, solve for \(x\) by converting the logarithmic equation to exponential form. $$\log _{3}(x)=3$$

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Problem 152

For the following exercises, solve for \(x\) by converting the logarithmic equation to exponential form. $$\log _{2}(x)=6$$

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Problem 153

For the following exercises, solve for \(x\) by converting the logarithmic equation to exponential form. $$\log _{9}(x)=\frac{1}{2}$$

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Problem 154

For the following exercises, solve for \(x\) by converting the logarithmic equation to exponential form. $$\log _{18}(x)=2$$

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Problem 155

For the following exercises, solve for \(x\) by converting the logarithmic equation to exponential form. $$\log _{6}(x)=-3$$

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Problem 156

For the following exercises, solve for \(x\) by converting the logarithmic equation to exponential form. $$\log (x)=3$$

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Problem 157

For the following exercises, solve for \(x\) by converting the logarithmic equation to exponential form. $$\ln (x)=2$$

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Problem 158

For the following exercises, use the definition of common and natural logarithms to simplify. $$\log \left(100^{8}\right)$$

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Problem 159

For the following exercises, use the definition of common and natural logarithms to simplify. $$10^{\log (32)}$$

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Problem 160

For the following exercises, use the definition of common and natural logarithms to simplify. $$2 \log (.0001)$$

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Problem 161

For the following exercises, use the definition of common and natural logarithms to simplify. $$e^{\ln (1.06)}$$

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Problem 162

For the following exercises, use the definition of common and natural logarithms to simplify. $$\ln \left(e^{-5.03}\right)$$

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Problem 163

For the following exercises, use the definition of common and natural logarithms to simplify. $$e^{\ln (10.125)}+4$$

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Problem 164

For the following exercises, evaluate the base \(b\) logarithmic expression without using a calculator. $$\log _{3}\left(\frac{1}{27}\right)$$

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Problem 165

For the following exercises, evaluate the base \(b\) logarithmic expression without using a calculator. $$\log _{6}(\sqrt{6})$$

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Problem 166

For the following exercises, evaluate the base \(b\) logarithmic expression without using a calculator. $$\log _{2}\left(\frac{1}{8}\right)+4$$

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Problem 167

For the following exercises, evaluate the base \(b\) logarithmic expression without using a calculator. $$6 \log _{8}(4)$$

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Problem 168

For the following exercises, evaluate the common logarithmic expression without using a calculator. $$ \log (10,000) $$

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Problem 169

For the following exercises, evaluate the common logarithmic expression without using a calculator. $$ \log (0.001) $$

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Problem 170

For the following exercises, evaluate the common logarithmic expression without using a calculator. $$ \log (1)+7 $$

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Problem 171

For the following exercises, evaluate the common logarithmic expression without using a calculator. $$ 2 \log \left(100^{-3}\right) $$

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Problem 172

For the following exercises, evaluate the natural logarithmic expression without using a calculator. $$ \ln \left(e^{\frac{1}{3}}\right) $$

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Problem 173

For the following exercises, evaluate the natural logarithmic expression without using a calculator. $$ \ln (1) $$

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Problem 174

For the following exercises, evaluate the natural logarithmic expression without using a calculator. $$ \ln \left(e^{-0.225}\right)-3 $$

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Problem 175

For the following exercises, evaluate the natural logarithmic expression without using a calculator. $$ 25 \ln \left(e^{\frac{2}{5}}\right) $$

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Problem 176

For the following exercises, evaluate each expression using a calculator. Round to the nearest thousandth. $$ \log (0.04) $$

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Problem 177

For the following exercises, evaluate each expression using a calculator. Round to the nearest thousandth. $$ \ln (15) $$

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Problem 178

For the following exercises, evaluate each expression using a calculator. Round to the nearest thousandth. $$ \ln \left(\frac{4}{5}\right) $$

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Problem 179

For the following exercises, evaluate each expression using a calculator. Round to the nearest thousandth. $$ \log (\sqrt{2}) $$

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Problem 180

For the following exercises, evaluate each expression using a calculator. Round to the nearest thousandth. $$ \ln (\sqrt{2}) $$

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Problem 182

Is \(f(x)=0\) in the range of the function \(f(x)=\log (x) ?\) If so, for what value of \(x ?\) Verify the result.

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Problem 183

Is there a number \(x\) such that \(\ln x=2 ?\) If so, what is that number? Verify the result.

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Problem 184

Is the following true: \(\frac{\log _{3}(27)}{\log _{4}\left(\frac{1}{64}\right)}=-1 ?\) Verify the result.

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Problem 186

The exposure index \(E I\) for a 335 millimeter camera is a measurement of the amount of light that hits the film. It is determined by the equation \(E I=\log _{2}\left(\frac{f^{2}}{t}\right),\) where \(f\) is the "f-stop" setting on the camera, and \(t\) is the exposure time in seconds. Suppose the f-stop setting is 8 and the desired exposure time is 2 seconds. What will the resulting exposure index be?

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