Consider the equation 0.5⋅108t=73.Solve the equation for t. Express the solution as a logarithm in base−10.t=□Approximate the value of t. Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.t≈
Q. Consider the equation 0.5⋅108t=73.Solve the equation for t. Express the solution as a logarithm in base−10.t=□Approximate the value of t. Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.t≈
Isolate exponential term: Step 1: Isolate the exponential term.We start by isolating the exponential term on one side of the equation. Since the equation is 0.5×108t=73, we can divide both sides by 0.5 to isolate the exponential term.108t=0.573108t=146
Apply logarithm: Step 2: Apply logarithm to both sides.To solve for t, we apply the logarithm to both sides of the equation. We use the base−10 logarithm.log10(108t)=log10(146)Using the logarithmic identity logb(bx)=x, we simplify the left side.8t=log10(146)
Solve for t: Step 3: Solve for t.Now, we solve for t by dividing both sides of the equation by 8.t=8log10(146)
Approximate value of t: Step 4: Approximate the value of t.Using a calculator, we find the value of log10(146) and then divide by 8.log10(146)≈2.1644t≈2.1644/8t≈0.27055
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