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lesson 10 practice problems
- a. use the base - 2 log table (printed in the lesson) to approximate the value of each exponential expression.
i. $2^5$
ii. $2^{3.7}$
iii. $2^{4.25}$
b. use the base - 2 log table to find or approximate the value of each logarithm.
i. $log_2 4$
ii. $log_2 17$
iii. $log_2 35$
- here is a logarithmic expression: $log_2 64$.
a. how do we say the expression in words?
b. explain in your own words what the expression means.
c. what is the value of this expression?
- a. what is $log_{10}(100)$? what about $log_{100}(10)$?
b. what is $log_2(4)$? what about $log_4(2)$?
c. express $b$ as a power of $a$ if $a^2 = b$.
Problem 1a i: Approximate \(2^5\)
Step1: Recall exponentiation
\(2^5\) means multiplying 2 by itself 5 times.
\(2^5 = 2\times2\times2\times2\times2\)
Step2: Calculate the product
\(2\times2 = 4\), \(4\times2 = 8\), \(8\times2 = 16\), \(16\times2 = 32\)
Step1: Split the exponent
\(2^{3.7}=2^{3+0.7}\)
Step2: Use exponent rule \(a^{m + n}=a^m\times a^n\)
\(2^{3+0.7}=2^3\times2^{0.7}\)
Step3: Calculate \(2^3\)
\(2^3 = 8\)
Step4: Approximate \(2^{0.7}\) from log table
From base - 2 log table, \(2^{0.7}\approx1.6245\)
Step5: Multiply the two results
\(8\times1.6245 = 12.996\approx13\)
Step1: Split the exponent
\(2^{4.25}=2^{4+0.25}=2^4\times2^{0.25}\)
Step2: Calculate \(2^4\)
\(2^4=16\)
Step3: Simplify \(2^{0.25}\)
\(2^{0.25}=2^{\frac{1}{4}}=\sqrt[4]{2}\approx1.1892\)
Step4: Multiply the two results
\(16\times1.1892 = 19.0272\approx19\)
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Problem 1a ii: Approximate \(2^{3.7}\)
(Note: Since a base - 2 log table is used, we know that if \(y = 2^x\), then \(x=\log_2y\). We can also use the property of exponents. \(2^{3.7}=2^{3 + 0.7}=2^3\times2^{0.7}\). We know that \(2^3 = 8\). To find \(2^{0.7}\), from the base - 2 log table, if we consider \(x = 0.7\), we can find the approximate value of \(2^{0.7}\). Looking up in the base - 2 log table (assuming the table has values for fractional exponents), \(2^{0.7}\approx1.6245\). Then \(2^{3.7}=8\times1.6245 = 12.996\approx13\))