The Use of Logarithms with GPs (HSC SSCE Mathematics Advanced): Quizzes

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The Use of Logarithms with GPs
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Which method is more efficient for solving exponential equations with large numbers?

Logarithms

What is the change-of-base formula for logbx\log_b x using base 10?

log10xlog10b\frac{\log_{10} x}{\log_{10} b}

How do powers of a base greater than 1 behave as the index increases?

They increase

Find the smallest integer nn such that 1.04n>21.04^n > 2 using logarithms.

18

What logarithmic law is used when taking logs of both sides of an=ka^n = k?

logan=nloga\log a^n = n \log a

Widget Company sells 2000 widgets yearly at 300 USD (2011), prices rise 5% yearly. What is TnT_n?

600000×1.05n1600000 \times 1.05^{n-1}

When base is less than 1, questions ask for smallest nn such that the power is what?

Less than some small number

If n=22.43n = 22.43 for profit to exceed 1200000 USD, in which year does this first occur?

23rd year

For a GP with a=60000a = 60000, r=1.15r = 1.15, what is the sum formula SnS_n when r>1r > 1?

400000×(1.15n1)400000 \times (1.15^n - 1)

Gumnut Factory sales decline 6% yearly from 50000 (2016). When do sales fall below 20000?

16th year (2031)

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