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4B08 - Exercise - On - Logarithmic - Transformation
4B08 - Exercise - On - Logarithmic - Transformation
4B08 - Exercise - On - Logarithmic - Transformation
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where k and n are constants. The graph in the figure shows the linear relation
between log9 x and log3 y. The slope and the intercept on the vertical axis of the
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4
graph are and 4 respectively.
3 lysktnloysx logy -_
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=81 n'
(c) Is it possible to produce 350 electronic components with a budget of $4 000? .
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◄ Use the slope-intercept form.
log 3 y log 3 ( kx n ) 3
4 (i) Horizontal axis: log9 x
log 3 y log 3 k log 3 x n log 3 y log 9 x 3 log 9 9 4 (ii) Vertical axis: log3 y
log 3 y log 3 k n log 3 x 4
4
log 3 y log 9 (9 4 x 3 ) (iii) Slope:
log x log b x 3
log 3 y log 3 k n 9 ◄ log a x 4
log b a (iv) Intercept on the vertical axis: 4
log 9 3 log 3 (9 4 x 3 )
log 3 y logb x
log 3 9 ◄ loga x
log x 1 logb a
log 3 y log 3 k n 9 ◄ log9 3 log9 9 2 1
4
k = 34 ∴ y 81x 3
= 81 2
∴ k = 81, n =
4 3
Slope of the graph =
3
4
2n =
3
2
n=
3