In previous sections you have learned how to solve some exponential and logarithmic equations. This is not surprising as logarithms are defined as solutions to exponential equations! You have also acquired some skills in simplifying and rearranging expressions involving powers and logarithms. In this section you will extend these skills so as to be able to solve more complicated equations that may arise in some of the applications we’ve seen, and/or in other applications that you may come across in future.
1.
Read section 4.6 of the text. Keep a
pencil
and paper at hand,
and be sure to check your understanding by trying the examples before
reading
how to do them.
2. Read
the following Study Notes and Discussion, and
make sure
that you have absorbed the main points by answering the questions.
3. Follow
the instructions regarding Practice Exercises
until you have achieved
the Learning Objectives for this section.
4. Review
the overall objectives for this
entire module
and check that you have understood and achieved all of them.