SOLUTION: If a bank returned to us/me $15,000 with the bank compounding continously when using logarithms how long would we have to leave the money in the bank? And how long will it take

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: If a bank returned to us/me $15,000 with the bank compounding continously when using logarithms how long would we have to leave the money in the bank?
And how long will it take to double my money at 10% interest rate and continous compounding?
If a computer scientist needs a logarithm she uses a log to the base 2.How can I find the log of a number to any base,use a conversion formula but will use log210000 rounded to the hundredths place? This question is from textbook College Algebra

Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For your first questions, I do not know the initial amount placed in the bank.
If a computer scientist needs a logarithm she uses a log to the base 2.How can I find the log of a number to any base,use a conversion formula but will use log210000 rounded to the hundredths place?
log%282%2C10000%29
log%282%2C10000%29+=+x
10000+=+2%5Ex
log%2810%2C10000%29+=+log%2810%2C2%5Ex%29
log%2810%2C10000%29+=+x%2Alog%2810%2C2%29
log%2810%2C10000%29%2Flog%2810%2C2%29+=+x
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