Section 4.5 Logarithmic Scales; Modeling
Before Starting this Section, Review
1 Exponential form for logarithms (Section 4.2 , page 445)
2 Properties of logarithms (Section 4.2 , page 446)
3 Rules for logarithms (Section 4.3 , page 471)
Objectives
A logarithmic scale is a scale in which logarithms are used in the measurement of quantities. Suppose we have a quantity that has a small positive range of variation (for example, from to ); then ...
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