Prob 5 pg 28 (7marks)

>> x=9.75
%1mark
x=
9.7500
>> 4*x^3-14*x^2-6.32*x+7.3
%2mark
ans =
2.3222e+003
>> exp(1)^(1/3)/(0.02*3.1^2)^(1/3) %2mark
ans =
2.4183
>> log10(x^2-x^3)^2 %2mark
ans =
6.6650 + 7.9680i

Prob 7 pg 28 (8marks)
>> a=-18.2,b=6.42 %1mark
a=
-18.2000
b=
6.4200
>> c=a/b
%1mark
c=
-2.8349
>> d=0.5*(c*b+2*a) %2mark
d=
-27.3000
>> d-(a+b)/c+(a+d)^2/sqrt(abs(a*b*b))
ans =
44.1325
>> log((c-d)*(b-a))+(a+b+c+d)/(a-b-c-d)
ans =
-1.1995

%2mark
%2mark

Prob 23 pg 31 (10marks)
2

where E
The magnitude of M of an earthquake on the Richter scale is given by M log
3
Eo
10
is the energy released by the earthquake, and Eo 104.4 Joules is a constant (energy of a small
reference earthquake). Determine how many times more energy is released from an earthquake that
registers 7.1 on the Richter scale than an earthquake that registers 6.9.
M

E
2

log
3
Eo
10

Rearranged: E E 10
o

3M
2

%0mark

>> Eo=10^4.4
%1mark
Eo =
2.5119e+004
>> M=6.9
%1mark
M=
6.9000
>> E6_9=Eo*10^(3*M/2)
%2mark
E6_9 =
5.6234e+014
>> M=7.1
%1mark
M=
7.1000
>> E7_1=Eo*10^(3*M/2)
%2mark
E7_1 =
1.1220e+015
>> E7_1/ E6_9
%2mark
ans =
1.9953