chapter 4.4 evaluating logarithm and the change-of-base theorem
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Chapter 4.4
Evaluating Logarithm
and
the Change-of-Base Theorem
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Common Logarithms
The two most important bases for logarithms are 10 and e.
Base 10 logarithms are called common logarithms. The common logarithm of x is written log x, where the base is understood to be 10.
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A calculator with a log key can be used to find the base 10 logarithm of any positive number. Consult your owner’s manual for the keystrokes needed to find common logarithm.
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Figure 32 shows how a graphing calculator displays common logarithms.
A common logarithm of a power of 10, such as 1000, is an integer (in this case, 3).
Most common logarithms used in applications,
such as log 142 and log .005832,
are irrational numbers.
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Figure 33 reinforces the concept presented in the previous section:
log x is the exponent to which 10 must be raised in order to obtain x.
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Base a, a>1, logarithms of numbers less than 1 are always negative, as suggested by the graphs in Section 4.3
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Applications and Modeling with Common Logarithms
In chemistry, the pH of a solution is defined as
where [H2O+] is the hydronium ion concentration in moles per liter. the pH value is a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution.
pH = -log[H2O+]
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Pure water has a pH 7.0, substances with pH values greater than 7.0 are alkaline, and substances with pH values less than 7.0 are acidic. It is customary to round pH values to the nearest tenth.
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Find the pH of the solution with -4
2 102.5]O[H
]O-log[HpH 2
-4102.5-logpH
)10 log 2.5 -(log -4 )4- -(.3979
)4- -(.4 -(-3.6) 6.3
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Find the hydronium ion concentration of a solution with the pH = 7.1
]O-log[HpH 2
]O-log[H1.7 2
]Olog[H1.7- 2
-7.12 10]O[H
82 109.7]O[H
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Wetlands are classified as bogs, fens, marshes, and swamps. These classifications are based on pH values.
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A pH value between 6.0 and 7.5, such as that of Summerby Swamp in Michigan’s Hiawatha National Forest, indicates that the wetland is a “rich fen.”
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When the pH is between 4.0 and 6.0, it is a “poor fen,” and if the pH falls to 3.0 or less, the wetland is a “bog.”
Suppose that the hydronium ion concentration of a sample of water from a wetland is 6.3 x 10-5.
How would this wetland be classified.
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-52 106.3]O[H
]O-log[HpH 2
-5103.6-logpH
)10 log 6.3 -(log -5 2.4
6.0 H0.4 ppoor fen
3.0 H pbog
7.5 H0.6 prich fen
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The loudness of sounds is measured in a unti called a decibel. To measure with this unit, we first assign an intensity of Io to a very faint sound, called the threshold sound.
If a particular sound has intensity I, then the decibel rating of this louder sound is
0I
I log 10d
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Find the decibel rating of a sound with intensity 10,000 Io
0I
I log 10d
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Natural Logarithms
In section 4.2, we introduced the irrational number e. In most practical applications of logarithms, e is used as base. Logarithms to base e are called natural logarithms, sinch they occur in the life sciences and economics in natural situations that involve growth and decay. The base e logarithm of x is written ln x (written “el-en” x).
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A graph of the natural logarithm function defined by f(x) = ln x is given in the figure.
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Natural logarithms can be found using a calculator. As in the case of the common logarithms, when used in application natural logarithms are usually irrational numbers.
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The figure show how three natural logarithms are evaluated with a graphing calculator.
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The next figure reinforces the fact that ln x is the exponent to which e must be raised in order to obtain x.
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Geologists sometimes measure the age of rocks using “atomic clocks.” By measuring the amounts of potassium 40 and argon 40 in a rock, the age t of the specimen in years if found with the formula
where A and K are the numbers of atoms of argon 50 and potassium 40, respectively, in the specimen.
2ln
33.81ln1026.1 K
A9
t
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How old is a rock in which A = 0 and K > 0?
2ln
1ln1026.1 9
2ln
01026.1 9 0)0(1026.1 9
2ln
33.81ln1026.1 K
A9
t
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2ln
33.81ln1026.1 K
A9
t
The ratio for a sample of granite from New Hampshire is .212. How old is the sample?
K
A
2ln
.21233.81ln1026.1 9
91085.1 The granite is about 1.85 billion years old.
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Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere traps heat from the sun. The additional solar radiation trapped by carbon dioxide is called radiative forcing. It is measured in watts per square meter (w/m2).
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In 1896, the Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius modeled radiative forcing R caused by additional atmospheric carbon dioxide using the logarithmic equation
where C0 is the preindustrial amount of carbon dioxide, C is the current carbon dioxide level, and k is a constant.
0C
Cln k R
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Arrhenius determined that
when C = 2C0.
If C = 2C0, Is the relationship between R and k linear or logarithmic?
1610 k
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The average global temperature increase T(in 0F) is given by
k. offunction a as T WriteR. 03.1RT
0C
Clnk 1.03kT
R 03.1RT
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Logarithms to Other Bases
We can use a calculator to find the values of either natural logarithms (base e) or common logarithms (base 10).
However, sometimes we must use logarithms to other bases. The following theorem can be used to convert logarithms from one base to antoher.
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xalog y
xya
xa by
b log log
xa bb log ylog
a
x
b
b
log
log y
a
xx
b
ba log
log log
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Any positive number other than 1 can be used for base b in the change-of-base theorem, but usually the only practical bases are e and 10 since calculators give logarithms only for these two bases.
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With the change-of-base theorem, we can now graph the equation
y = log2 x, for example, by directing the calculator to graph
,2 log
log y
x ,
2ln
ln y ly,equivalentor
x
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Use the change-of-base theorem to find an approximation to four decimal places for the logarithm.
17log5
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Use the change-of-base theorem to find an approximation to four decimal places for the logarithm.
1.log2
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In Example 6, logarithms evaluated in the intermediate steps, such as ln 17 and ln5, were shown to four decimal places.
However the final answers were obtained without rounding these intermediate values, using all the digits obtained with the calculator.
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In general, it is best to wait until the final step to round off the answer; otherwise, a build-up of round-off erros may cause the final answer to have an incorrect final decimal place digit.
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One measure of the diversity of the species in an ecological community is modeled by the formula
where are the proportions of a sample that belong to each of n species found in the sample.
nnn222121 PlogPPlogP PlogP - H
n21 P,,P,P
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Find the measure of diversity in a community with two species where there are 90 in one species and 10 of the other.
Since there are 100 members in the community,
9.100
90P1 1.
100
10P and 2
.1 log .1 9 log9 22 . .-H
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In Example 6(b) we found that
3.32.- .1 log2
Now we find log2 .9
152.3010.
1458.
2 log
.9 log .9 log2
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Therefore
.1 log .1 9.log .9- H 22
3.32- .1 .152- .9-
469.