Logarithm questions

**Shapeshift** · January 12th 2009, 03:45 PM

Here are a couple of questions:

First:

You are given the equation y=logbase 10 (kx-4) + c
The x intercept is (7,0) and the graph passes through the points (52,1).
Determine the value of k and c.

Second:

Solve for A in terms of B and C if:
A, B, and C > 1, and
logbase C (AB) - 1/logbase A (C) = logbase C (A) + logbase root12 (12)

Any help is appreciated.

**Mush** · January 12th 2009, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by Shapeshift

Here are a couple of questions:

First:

You are given the equation y=logbase 10 (kx-4) + c
The x intercept is (7,0) and the graph passes through the points (52,1).
Determine the value of k and c.

$y = \log_{10}{kx-4}+C$ . The x intercept is (7,0). Hence:

$0 = \log_{10}{7k-4}+C$

$\log_{10}{7k-4}=-C$

$7k-4=10^{-C}$

The other point gives:

$1 = \log_{10}{52k-4}+C$

$\log_{10}{52k-4}=1-C$

$\log_{10}{52k-4}=1-C$

$52k-4=10^{1-C}$

You now have two equations and two unknowns (C and k), can you solve them?

Second:

Solve for A in terms of B and C if:
A, B, and C > 1, and
logbase C (AB) - 1/logbase A (C) = logbase C (A) + logbase root12 (12)

Any help is appreciated.

$\log_{C}{|AB|} - \frac{1}{\log_{A}{|C|} = log_{C}{|A|} + log_{\sqrt{12}}{|12|}$

Mush

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