Logarithm qsn :D

• October 20th 2008, 10:03 PM
steph_r
Logarithm qsn :D
Hi all!

Just wondering whether i could get some help solving this question for "t"? Do you have to put log10 on each side? Step by step if possible would be greatly appreciated.

20(10^0.1t) = 25(10^0.05t)

Cheers
• October 20th 2008, 11:32 PM
U-God
I would divide both sides by 20, then divide both sides by $10^{0.05t}$.
You can use index laws to simplify your exponents.

Then I would take a log of both sides.
• October 21st 2008, 01:55 AM
Prove It
Quote:

Originally Posted by steph_r
Hi all!

Just wondering whether i could get some help solving this question for "t"? Do you have to put log10 on each side? Step by step if possible would be greatly appreciated.

20(10^0.1t) = 25(10^0.05t)

Cheers

$20\left(10^{0.1t}\right) = 25\left(10^{0.05t}\right)$

$\frac{\left(10^{0.1t}\right)}{\left(10^{0.05t}\rig ht)} = \frac{25}{20}$

$10^{0.1t - 0.05t} = \frac{5}{4}$

$10^{0.05t} = \frac{5}{4}$

$0.05t = \log_{10}{\frac{5}{4}}$

$t = 20\log_{10}{\frac{5}{4}}$