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Exponentials and Logarithms Review

This document reviews exponential and logarithmic functions including inverses, evaluating exponential and logarithmic expressions, graphing properties, changing between exponential and logarithmic form, expanding and simplifying logarithmic expressions, and solving exponential and logarithmic equations. It also includes word problems involving exponential growth and compound interest.

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Exponentials and Logarithms Review

This document reviews exponential and logarithmic functions including inverses, evaluating exponential and logarithmic expressions, graphing properties, changing between exponential and logarithmic form, expanding and simplifying logarithmic expressions, and solving exponential and logarithmic equations. It also includes word problems involving exponential growth and compound interest.

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Exponentials and Logarithms Review

4.1 Inverses
1.) If f (5) = -9, then f −1(-9) = __
x+5
2.) Prove that g(x) = 4x – 5 and g−1 (x) = are inverses by using the Composition of Inverse
4
Functions Property.
3.) Find the inverse function of f(x) = -3x + 11

4.2 Exponential Functions


Use a calculator to evaluate. Round to thousandths.

4.) 7e 2 √3 +1 7.) 5√ 501−e


3
5.) 23 π −5 6.) 4 2e-5

**Know how the graphs for exponential functions (see bottom of page 102 for pertinent info).

4.3/4.4 Logarithmic Functions

8.) Change to exponential form. a.) log 7 ( 491 )=−2 b.) log 1000 = 3

9.) Change to logarithmic form. a.) 27 = 128 b.) 4 5= x


x ²( x−3) x ³ y⁶
10.) Expand. a.) log b.) log a
(x +2)³ √z
11.) Write as a single log. a.) 5log 5 ( x+ 1 )−3 log 5 x + log 5 (x + 4)

12.) Simplify. Round to thousandths. a.) log 7 51 b.) log √5 15

**Know how the graphs for logarithmic functions (see bottom of page 106 for pertinent info).

4.5 Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Equations. Use *Matching Bases on 2 problems*
Round to thousandths where necessary.

13) log 3 3243 = x 14) 5x = 72 15) 45x - 1 = 64 x + 1


16) log (x + 23) – log(x – 5) = log (x – 1) 17) log 9 9 + log 9 x2 = 3

1 2x + 3
18) ( ) = ( √7)4x -10 19) 12e6x = 60
49

20) log (9x - 1) = 5 21) log (x2 - 21 ) = 2

22) ln(2x - 1) + ln (x - 1) = ln 10
23.) The population of a city grows exponentially according to the function
f(t) = 12,800(1.14)t

What will the population be in 4 years? Round to hundreds.

About how many years would it take for the population to triple?

24.) a) If you deposit $5000 into an account paying 6% annual interest compounded monthly,
find the balance after 7 years?

b) If you deposit $8000 into an account paying 7% annual interest compounded quarterly,
how long until there is $12400 in the account? Round to nearest year.

25.) a) If interest is compounded continuously at 4.5% for 7 years, how much will a $2000

investment be worth at the end of 7 years?

b) How long will it take $3000 to double if it is invested in an account that pays 3% compounded
continuously? Round to nearest year
Answers:
1. 5
2. plug one “machine” into the other, and make sure you get x.
x−11
3. f −1 ( x )=
−3
4. 607.901
5. 21.478
6. 1.832
7. 40.353
1
8. a. 7−2= b. 10³ = 1000
49
9. a. log 2 128=7 b. log 4 x =5
1
10. a. 2log x + log(x – 3) – 3log (x + 2) b. 3log a x + 6log a y – log a z
2
( x +1 )5 ( x +4 )
11. log 5
x³
12. a. 2.021 b. 3.365
13. x = 7.358
14. x = 2.657
15. x=2
16. x = 9 (x = -2 is extraneous)
17. x = 9, -9 (both work ~ neither are extraneous)
18. x = -1/6
19. x = .268
20. x = 100001/9
21. x = 11, -11 (both work ~ neither are extraneous)
22. x = 3 (-3/2 is extraneous)
23. a. 21, 600 people b. about 8 years
24. a. $7601.85 b. about 6 years
25. a. $2740.52 b. about 23 years

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