Question

Pick a situation related to your major that would be modeled by one of the models discussed in class. Describe why this model would be helpful. Models are any application/word problem used for exponential/logarithmic functions. For example, exponential growth or decay are models of exponential functions. Now, choose one that would fit with your career path and describe why it would be helpful.

Answer 1

To measure sound, we use the measure decibel which in fact is a logartimic funcion of the amplitude of a soud

To measure eartquakes, we use the Richter scale whci is a logaritmic function of the amplitude of the force of an earthquake

To calculate how long a body has been dead, the coroner must know how long the body temperature has not been at 98.6 degrees. Because the rate of the body cooling is proportionate to temperature differences between the body and its surroundings, the answer is found by calculating exponential decay using logarithms.