Exponential Functions

Exponential Law
3m
3m  3n  
3n

(3m ) n  (2  3) m 

30 =

31 

1
32 

1
33 
Evaluate the value

(1)  5 2 0
(2)  5 1 2
5 1 2

31.8  30.6
(3) 5   2 1 3
 5 5  5
4
 
4 0
(4)
3 0 .4

3
 4
1 1 1
2
(5)   (6) 40  (625 )
3 3 2

 25 
Evaluate the value
2 0.3  2 1.9
(2) 0.2   0.8
0.5 0.5
(1)
2 0.2

1 3 1 2

(3) 48  81
4 16
(4) 36 2
6 2

3
3 2 3 9
(5) ( 2 ) (6) 12
3
a  0 , simplify the followings as exponential expression

3 5 3 a3
(1) a (2) a (3) 5
a

a 94 a 3  a
(4) 3 (5)
5
a4 2 a 3  33 a
If 4 x  5 , find:
(1) 2 x (2) 16  x (3) 82 x
a  0 and a 2 x  2  1, find:

a 3 x  a 3 x a 3 x  a 3 x
(1) (2)
a x  a x a x  a x
a  0 and a  a 1  3 , find:
1 1

2 3
(1) a  a
2
(2) a  a
3
(3) a  a
2 2
(2) a  a 1
 3 4
(1) If 67 x  27 , 603y  81 , find 
x y

1 1
(2) If (12.5)  (0.125)  100 , find
x y

x y
Graph the function f ( x)  2
x
 x
1
Graph the function f ( x)   
2
 x x
1 1
Graph the function y  2 , y  3 , y    , y   
x x

2 3
Solve the exponential equations
x x 1
1 1
(2) 0.5
x 2 12 x  20
(1)       128
4 2

(3) 32 x  8  3x  9  0 (4) 2 x3  22 x  31  0

2 x1
(5) 2  23 x  5  2 x  4 (6) 6x  2x  4  3x  4  0
Find PQ
If  ,  are the roots of 4 x  5  2 x 2  16  0 , find   
Compare the values of the following numbers

(1) a  2 , b  3 4 , c  4 8 (2) a  0.6 , b  (0.6) 0.6 , c  1

2.611  2.69
(3) a  2.6  2.6 , b  2.6  2.6 , c 
10 9 11 10

1 1 1
 1 2  1 3  1 4
(4) a    , b    , c   
2 3 4
x, y  0 and 2 x  3 y , compare the values of 2x and 3 y
Solve the exponential inequalities
x1
(1) 22 x  8 (2) (0.1)  0.001

x
1 1
(3)    3 x 2
 0.04
2
(4) (0.2) x
 4  128

x2
(5) 25  23  5  50  0
x x
(6) 3  1  3
2x
 3 x 2
(1) Given f ( x)  4 x  2 x2  1, find the maximum of f (x)

(2) Given f ( x)  4  3x  9 x with domain [0,2] , find the range of f (x)

2n n
 1  1 
Find: (1) lim 1   (2) lim 1  
n
 n n 
 2n 

n n
 1  2
(3) lim 1   (4) lim 1  
n
 n n
 n
Compound Interest
If an initial principal P is deposited into an account that earns interest compounded by the interest rate r,
after t period , then the amount A of money is given by

A  P1  r 
t

(1) Flower deposite $100 into an account that pays 4% annual interest compounded annually, what is the
value of the investment after 10 years?

(2) Flower deposite $100 into an account that pays 4% annual interest compounded semiannually, what is
the value of the investment after 10 years?

(3) Flower deposite $100 into an account that pays 4% annual interest compounded quarterly, what is the
value of the investment after 10 years?

(4) Flower deposite $100 into an account that pays 4% annual interest compounded monthly, what is the
value of the investment after 10 years?

(5) Flower deposite $100 into an account that pays 4% annual interest compounded continuously, what is the
value of the investment after 10 years?
(1) Flower deposite $100 into an account that pays 4% annual interest compounded annually, how much
time does it take for the balance to reach $300?

(2) Flower deposite $100 into an account that pays 4% annual interest compounded semiannually, how much
time does it take for the balance to reach $300?

(3) Flower deposite $100 into an account that pays 4% annual interest compounded quarterly, how much
time does it take for the balance to reach $300?

(4) Flower deposite $100 into an account that pays 4% annual interest compounded monthly, how much
time does it take for the balance to reach $300?

(5) Flower deposite $100 into an account that pays 4% annual interest compounded continuously, how much
time does it take for the balance to reach $300?
(1) In the beginning of every year, Flower deposite $100 into an account that pays 4% annual interest
compounded annually, what is the value of the investment after 10 years?

(2) In the beginning of every year, Flower deposite $100 into an account that pays 4% annual interest
compounded semiannually, what is the value of the investment after 10 years?