Tutorial 7
Tutorial 7
Tutorial 7
1. Discuss/analyse each of the equations and determine whether it is true or false. (Ignore values of
variables for which any term is undefined)
3. Use the graph of f (x) = 3x to sketch the graph of the following functions.
(a) f (x) = 3x ± 1 (b) f (x) = 3−x (c) f (x) = −3x (d) f (x) = −3−x
4. Show that, if
f (x+h)−f (x) 8h −1
(a) f (x) = 8x , then h
= 8x h
.
f (x+h)−f (x) 4h −1
(b) f (x) = 4x−1 − 1, then h
= 4x−1 h
.
6. Consider the function f : R → R defined byf (x) = 2x . Show that f (x) is injective but not
surjective.
10. State the domain, range and asymptote for the following functions.
12. Find the solution of the following equations. Remember to check your answers.
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(a) ex = e9 (f) ex + 15e−x − 8 = 0
(b) 52x−3 = 1 (g) log(x) + log(x − 1) = log(4x)
5−7x
(c) 2 = 15 (h) log5 (x) + log5 (x + 1) = log5 (20)
(d) 125x + 53x+1 = 200 (i) ln(x − 21 ) + ln(2) = 2 ln(x)
(e) e4x + 4e2x − 21 = 0 (j) log2 (3) + log2 (x) = log2 (5) + log2 (x − 2)
13. Some biologist model the number of species S in a fixed area A (such as an island) by the
species-area relationship
log S = log c + k log A
where c and k are positive constants that depend on the type of species and habitat.
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14. A small lake is stocked with a certain species of fish. The fish population is modeled by the function
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P (t) =
1 + 4e−0.8t
where P is the number of fish in thousand and t is measured in years since the lake was stocked.
360◦ = 2π.