in this assignment, you will acquire the skills and knowledge to identify logarithmic and exponential functions. Up to this point, in your exploration of higher-order polynomials, you've likely grasped that these functions don't consistently exhibit linear growth or decay. Instead, their growth or decline can manifest in diverse patterns. You can gain a deeper understanding of these varied growth and decay phenomena through the lens of exponential and logarithmic functions. You will understand the applications of these functions in practical situations, including the growth of populations, compound interest, radioactive decay, and in pH levels in chemical solutions, etc. You are required to complete all questions in this assignment, answer the following questions, and show stepwise calculations. Task 1. Earthquakes are complex phenomena, and we do not intend to provide an exhaustive discussion of the scientific principles behind them. We will present a simplified explanation of the Richter scale, The Richter scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake by comparing the amplitude of the seismic waves of the given earthquake to those of a "magnitude 0 event", which was chosen to be a seismograph