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Study Guide Practice Problems For Exponentials Test Algebra 2020-21

This document contains a practice worksheet on exponential functions. It includes problems evaluating exponential functions, identifying asymptotes and growth/decay rates, modeling real-world scenarios like population growth, interest, and half-life using exponential equations, and graphing basic exponential functions. The problems get progressively more complex, starting with single-step evaluations and building to multi-step word problems requiring setting up and solving exponential equations.

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Study Guide Practice Problems For Exponentials Test Algebra 2020-21

This document contains a practice worksheet on exponential functions. It includes problems evaluating exponential functions, identifying asymptotes and growth/decay rates, modeling real-world scenarios like population growth, interest, and half-life using exponential equations, and graphing basic exponential functions. The problems get progressively more complex, starting with single-step evaluations and building to multi-step word problems requiring setting up and solving exponential equations.

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Name: ________________________ Period: _____ Date: ____________

Practice: Exponential Functions

1. Evaluate the function for x = 2: 𝑦𝑦 = 2𝑥𝑥 − 2

2. What is the asymptote of the function, 𝑦𝑦 = (. 25)𝑥𝑥 + 1 ?

3. What is the asymptote of the function, 𝑦𝑦 = 3(2)𝑥𝑥 − 4 ?

4. For each of the following exponential functions, give the starting value, state whether it is growth or decay,
and the growth or decay rate:

Rate of
Function Starting Value Growth or Decay? Growth or Decay
(as a percent)
𝑦𝑦 = 100(0.25)𝑥𝑥
𝑦𝑦 = 225(1.085)𝑥𝑥
𝑦𝑦 = 350(0.82)𝑥𝑥
𝑦𝑦 = 1250(1.36)𝑥𝑥

5. Describe the transformations of the function 𝑦𝑦 = 2𝑥𝑥 − 5 relative to the parent function 𝑦𝑦 = 2𝑥𝑥 .

6. Describe the transformations of the function 𝑦𝑦 = 2(𝑥𝑥−5) relative to the parent function 𝑦𝑦 = 2𝑥𝑥 .

7. Write the equation for the function that results from the following transformations applied to the parent
function 𝑦𝑦 = 5𝑥𝑥

a. Translate left 3 units, and a vertical stretch by a factor of 4

1
b. Translate up 2, and a vertical compression by a factor of
4

c. Translate down 1, right 8, and reflect


8. Which of the following functions models exponential decay? (Select ALL that apply)
a. 𝑦𝑦 = 0.5(2)𝑥𝑥 b. 𝑦𝑦 = 2(0.5)𝑥𝑥 c. 𝑦𝑦 = 3(1.25)𝑥𝑥 d. 𝑦𝑦 = 0.5(0.75)𝑥𝑥

9. You win the lottery and invest $50,000 of your winnings into a savings account that earns interest at a rate
of 6.5% per year. How much would this amount be worth after 10 years?

10. Determine if each of these sets of ordered pairs satisfies an exponential function:

{(1, -3), (3, -6), (5, -12), (7, -24)} __________ {(1, 5), (3, 15), (5, 25), (7, 35)} __________

{(1, 5), (2, 10), (3, 17), (4, 26)} __________ {(1, 5), (2, 15), (3, 45), (4, 135)} __________

11. If a ball is dropped from a height of 25 feet, the function f(x) = 25(0.68)x gives the height in feet of each
bounce, where x is the bounce number. What will be the height of the 5th bounce to the nearest tenth of a
foot?

12. Suzanne bought a new car for $32,000. Each year, the value of the car decreased by 12% of the previous
year’s value.

At this rate, what can Suzanne expect the approximate value of the car to be after 12 years?

(Hint: Do not guess by just looking at the graph. Actually write


the equation and figure it out.)
#13-15 Solve. Show all work!

13. 62𝑥𝑥 = 36 14. 52𝑥𝑥+4 = 25𝑥𝑥+2 15. 33𝑥𝑥 = 27𝑥𝑥+1

x = ______________ x = ______________ x = ______________

#16-18 Graph and provide requested information.


1 𝑥𝑥
16. 𝑦𝑦 = 2 𝑥𝑥 − 2 17. 𝑦𝑦 = 18. 𝑦𝑦 = 3 𝑥𝑥−1 + 1
2

Asymptote: ______________ Asymptote: ______________ Asymptote: _____________

y-intercept: ______________ y-intercept: ______________ y-intercept: _____________

x-intercept: ______________ x-intercept: ______________ x-intercept: _____________

Growth or Decay:______________ Growth or Decay:______________ Growth or Decay:_____________

19. Compare the graphs in #14 and #16 above. Which graph is steeper?
20. A laboratory culture contains 50,000 bacteria per milliliter. The number of bacteria is increasing at a rate
of 20% per hour.

a. Write the exponential equation that gives the number of bacteria per milliliter after x hours.

18a. _____________________

b. How many bacteria will be in the culture after 3 hours?


18b. _____________________

For each of the following, write the exponential function to model the situation. Then solve the
problem.

21. A condo in Austin, Texas, was worth $80,000 in 1990. The value of the condo increased by an average
of 3% each year. Find the value of the condominium in 2005.

22. The population of a small Midwestern town is 4500. The population is decreasing at a rate of 1.5% per
year. Find the number of people in the town after 25 years.

23. A population of 1000 animals has a growth rate of 5% each year. In how many years will the
population first reach 2000?

24. Markiya deposited $500 in a savings account. The annual interest rate is 2%, and the interest is
compounded semi-annually. Find the balance in Markiya’s account after 4 years.

25. Thomas invested some money in a savings account 12 years ago, earning 5% interest, compounded
quarterly. Now he has $13,070.55. How much money did he originally invest?

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