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150
(30,125)
100
Y
Y
50
(0,5)
4X
0
0
10
20
30
X
x = x2 x1 = 30 0 = 30
y = y2 y1 = 125 5 = 120
m=
y 120
=
=4
x
30
b = y-intercept (at x = 0) = 5
2
BRIEF REVIEW OF LOGARITHMS:
If you have forgotten about logarithms, here is a short refresher:
if
A = 10c
then
log10 A = c
that is, the logarithm (to the base 10) of a number is the power to which you must raise 10 to equal that
number.
for example:
100 = 102 so
log 100 = 2
The antilog (log-1) of a number is 10 raised to that power.
for example:
log-1(3) = 103 =1000
(P OWER FUNCTION )
EQUATION: y = kxm
or
120
100
Y = 2.5 X
80
Y
0.67
60
40
20
0
0
50
100
150
X
200
250
3
(270, 100)
100
6
0.
Y 10
2.5
76
log Y
X
log X
(9, 10)
2.5
1
1
10
100
log Y = 24 mm
log X = 35.5 mm
m=
log Y
log X
1000
= 0.676
alternatively:
log Y = log y
log y
= (2 1) = 1
log X = log x 2 log x 1 = log 270 log 9
= (2.43 0.95 ) = 1.48
m=
log Y
log X
1
1.48
= 0.675
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S TRAIGHT L INE ON S EMI -L OGARITHMIC G RAPH P APER (E XPONENTIAL FUNCTION )
EQUATION: y = k 10mx (or y = kemx
or
log y = mx + log k
(or
ln y = mx + ln k)
160
140
120
100
Y 80
60
40
20
0.25X
Y = 1.5 (10)
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
X
(7.5, 100)
100
2
0.
(3.5, 10)
(1
.5
0)
log Y
Y 10
1.5
1
0
4
X
x = 7.5
2
x = 3.5
1
log y 1
= = 0.25
x
4