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This document provides a 12 problem pre-calculus honors unit 4 problem set covering topics such as: - Evaluating logarithmic expressions - Solving logarithmic and exponential equations - Modeling exponential growth and decay - Defining the base of the natural logarithm - Graphing logarithmic and exponential functions - Finding inverses and equations of graphs between given points.

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04 Problem Set

This document provides a 12 problem pre-calculus honors unit 4 problem set covering topics such as: - Evaluating logarithmic expressions - Solving logarithmic and exponential equations - Modeling exponential growth and decay - Defining the base of the natural logarithm - Graphing logarithmic and exponential functions - Finding inverses and equations of graphs between given points.

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PRE-CALCULUS HONORS UNIT 4 Problem Set

Name

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Unless noted otherwise t, x, y represent real numeric variables, e represents the base of the natural log.

1. If log 9 2 = k, log 9 5 = m, log 9 7 = t, find each: (No calculator) a. log5 9 b. log 2 11 log11 7

c. log 9 9.8

d. log 9 63

2. Solve each. Give exact answers. (No calculator) a. 4 x 5 2 x +1 = 16 b. log 4 (x 1) log 4 (x 2) =

3 2

c. (ln x) 15 = 2 ln x
2

1 d. 2

x2

1 > log 1 4 2

e. log 4 (5 x) log 4 (3x + 1) 1

3. Simplify each. (No calculator) a. log 5 9 i log 3 125

b. 9 log27 x

c. log y (y 2 ) 3

d.

1 1 1 + log 7 2 log 3 2 log 9 2

4. Solve for x accurate to the nearest hundredth. (calculator ok, but no solver features) a. 3 3 x + 2 = 71 b. ln (log 2 e x ) = 0

c. log 9 5 x = log 3 5

d. log 2 x <

1 x2 2

5. If $2,000 is placed into a bank account earning 4.75% interest, what is the balance 18 months later if interest is compounded: a. monthly? b. continuously?

6. A colony of bacteria has 22,000 cells when antibiotics are introduced. The bacteria population reduces by 13% each 12-hour period. a. Write an equation to model the population, A(t), after t hours.

b. How many are left after 2 days?

c. Find the half-life of the population.

d. Write an equation to model A(t) in terms of its half-life.

e. If a person feels completely healthy when the population of bacteria is less than 5,500 cells, how long will that take? (No calculator)

7. The population of Tampa was 532,000 in 1960 and was 922,000 in 1972. Assuming exponential population growth, answer the following. a. What was the annual growth rate? What was the relative growth rate?

b. In what year did the population reach 4 million?

c. In what year did the population reach 100,000?

8. What is a mathematical definition of e, the base of the natural logarithm?

9. Find the effective annual yield of plans in which the annual interest rate is 20% compounded a. daily b. continuously

10. Sketch the graph and state the domain and range of the following functions. (no calculators) x3 3 a. y = 3 b. y = 4 ln (x + 7) + 1 2

11. Find the inverses of the functions from problem number 10.

12. Find the equation of the graph of a logarithmic function graph passing through the points (9, 5) and (43, 2) with a vertical asymptote of x = 7.

Answers: 1 t 1a. b. m k
2

c. 2t m c.
2 3

d. t + 1
7 3

2a. 3 or 1

b. 15/7 c. e5 or e3 d. (, 1) b. .69 c. 2
t

1 e. , 13

3a. 6 5.

b. x 3

d. log 2

4a. 0.63

d. (0, 0.27) (10.89, )

a. $ 2,147.40

b. $ 2,147.70

6a. A(t) = 22, 000 ( 1 .13) 12 b. t = 48 A(48) = 12,604


t 59.73

1 c. about 59.73 hours d. A(t) = 22, 000 2

e. 2(59.73) = 119.46 hours

7.

a. 4.69 %, 4.58% (r from Pe ) 9b. 22.140%

rt

b. early in 2004

1 c. sometime in 1923 8. lim 1 + x x


1 x 4

9a. 22.134%

11a. y = log 3
2

x +3 3

11b. y = e

x 7 5 12. y = 7 log18 2

10a. domain: ( , ), range: (0, )

10b. domain: (7, ), range: ( , )

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