document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=689154>Question 689154</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assume that the number of viruses present in a sample is modeled by the exponential function \"f(t) = 10^t,\" where t is the elapsed time in minutes. How would you apply logarithms to determine when the sample will grow to 5 billion viruses? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve 6x10^9 = 10^t<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take the log to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log(6)+log(10)^9 = t*log(10)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log(6) + 9 = t*1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t = [log(6) + 9]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t = 9.7782 minutes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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