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Question 11: Use logarithms table to evaluate: 6080.7214×20.37
Step 1: Let N=6080.7214×20.37. Take the logarithm of both sides.
logN=log(0.7214)+log(20.37)−log(608)
Step 2: Find the logarithms of each number using logarithm tables.
log(0.7214)=1ˉ.8582
log(20.37)=1.3090
log(608)=2.7839
Step 3: Perform the addition and subtraction of the logarithms.
logN=1ˉ.8582+1.3090−2.7839
First, add the positive logarithms:
1ˉ.8582+1.3090=(−1+0.8582)+(1+0.3090)=0.8582+0.3090=1.1672
Now, subtract the logarithm of the denominator:
logN=1.1672−2.7839
logN=−1.6167
Step 4: Convert the negative logarithm to the standard characteristic-mantissa form.
−1.6167=−2+0.3833=2ˉ.3833
Step 5: Find