AP Precalculus

AP Precalculus
Corrective Assignment
Name: _______________________________ Date:_______________
Unit 2A CA – Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Find an equation that gives the 𝒏th term of each sequence. Instead of the initial value use the 𝒌th term of
the sequence in your equation. 𝒌 is given for each problem.
1. 2, 8, 32, 128, … 𝑘 1 2. 325, 225, 125, 25, … 𝑘 4

3. 25, 19, 13, 7, … 𝑘 0 4. 16, 4, 1, , … 𝑘 3

Find the 𝒏th term of each sequence. Write an equation for each sequence before finding the nth term.
5. 117, 106, 95, 84, … What is the 47th term? 6. 24, 19, 14, 9, … What is the 401st term?

A function has the following coordinate points. Could the function represent a linear function,
exponential function, or neither?
7. 4, 6 , 5, 10 , 6, 18 8. 1, 3 , 2, 12 , 3, 48 9. 16, 5 , 17, 1 , 18, 3
The following functions are either linear or exponential. Which is it? Justify your answer.
10. 11.

𝒙 2 7 12 𝒙 2 6 10
𝒇 𝒙 3 12 48 𝒇 𝒙 12 5 2

Is each function linear or exponential. Identify the constant (slope or ratio) that causes the output values
to change?
12. 𝑦 13. 𝑦 9𝑥 1 14. 𝑦 6 ⋅2 15. 𝑦 5 3 𝑥 6

It is known that 𝒇 𝒙 is a linear function and that it passes through the given points. Write an equation
for this function.
16. 8, 85 and 13, 5 17. 2, 8 and 4, 20

It is known that 𝒇 𝒙 is an exponential function and that it passes through the given points. Write an
equation for this function.
18. 8, 85 and 13, 5 19. 2, 8 and 4, 20
20. Identify if the exponential function 𝑓 𝑥 0.6 5.25 is growth or decay and justify your response.

21. The value 3 ⋅ 3 ⋅ 3 ⋅ 3 ⋅ 7 is an output value of an exponential function of the form 𝑓 𝑥 𝑎 ∙ 𝑏 , where 𝑎 and
𝑏 are constants. Write the function along with the input value that represents the output value.

𝑓 𝑥

where 𝑥

22. Is the exponential function 23. Is the exponential function 24. If 𝑓 𝑥 7 , find…
𝑓 𝑥 4 0.6 increasing 𝑓 𝑥 105 concave up
or decreasing?
or concave down? a. lim 𝑓 𝑥
→

b. lim 𝑓 𝑥
→

Let 𝒇 𝒙 be a function on which a transformation occurs. Let 𝒈 𝒙 be a transformation of 𝒇. For each

problem, name the transformation(s) of 𝒇.
25. 𝑓 𝑥 2 and 𝑔 𝑥 𝑓 𝑥 ∙ 16 26. 𝑓 𝑥 4 and 𝑔 𝑥 𝑓 𝑥

27. 𝑓 𝑥 2 and 𝑔 𝑥 ∙ 28. 𝑓 𝑥 2 and 𝑔 𝑥

Evaluate the function at the given input values.

29. Let ℎ 𝑥 10 ∙ 5 ⁄ . Find ℎ 2 30. Let ℎ 𝑥 4∙8 ⁄
. Find ℎ 1
31. Below is a table of values for an exponential function in the form 𝑓 𝑥 𝑎 𝑏 𝑘. Write the equation for
this exponential function.

𝑥 0 1 2 3 4
𝑓 𝑥 4 11 25 53 109

32. After a long weekend away, Mr. Brust comes home to find he left sliced bananas on the countertop, and fruit
flies are all over his kitchen. Using his security cameras, he estimates the number of fruit flies in his kitchen
at selected values of ℎ, hours after Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m.

Hours
1 10 15 24
(ℎ)
Population of
2 20 50 200
fruit flies

a. Use an exponential regression 𝐹 ℎ 𝑎𝑏 to model these data. Round to three decimals but store the
original equation in your calculator.

b. According to the model in your calculator, how many fruit flies were there after 12 hours?

c. If the model were to continue, how many fruit flies would be in Mr. Brust’s kitchen if he was gone for
3 days? Round to the nearest whole number.

d. How long before there are 1,000 fruit flies? Round to the nearest whole number.

e. Use your model from part 𝑎 to find the error at 𝑡 10.

f. Is the value predicted an overestimate or underestimate of the actual value?

33. A student creates a model for a data set. The residual plot for their quadratic regression is shown. Is the
model appropriate? Why or why not?

34. Mr. Sullivan loves going to the movies, and realizes that the more he makes, the more often he goes to the
movie theater. He calculated a regression model with his yearly salary as input values and the amount he
spends at a movie theater each year as the output values. The residual plot for the regression model and data
points is below.

𝑷
Residuals

a. The given residual plot has a point labeled 𝑃 at the coordinate 67000, 37.09 . What does point 𝑃
indicate in the context?

b. The point labeled 𝑄 is at the coordinate 77000, 51.91 . What does point 𝑄 indicate in the context?

Let 𝒇 𝒙 𝟒𝒙 and 𝒈 𝒙 𝟑 𝒙.
35. Find 𝑓 ∘ 𝑔 2 . 36. Find 𝑔 𝑓 . 37. Find 𝑔 𝑓 2 .
38. Let 𝑓 𝑥 2 1 and ℎ 𝑥 𝑓 𝑔 𝑥 . Fill in the table.

𝒙 𝒈 𝒙 𝒉 𝒙
1 1
2 0
3 2

Use the graphs of 𝒇 and 𝒈 to find the given values.

39. Find 𝑓 𝑔 0 . y

𝒇 𝒙


40. Find 𝑔 𝑓 3 . 

     

41. Find 𝑔 𝑓 2 . 𝒈 𝒙


Let 𝒇 𝒙 √𝟐𝒙 𝟏 and 𝒈 𝒙 𝟏 𝒙𝟐 .

42. Find 𝑓 ∘ 𝑔 44. Find 𝑔 ∘ 𝑓

43. State the domain of 𝑓 ∘ 𝑔 45. State the domain of 𝑔 ∘ 𝑓

46. Express ℎ 𝑥 𝑒 as a composition of two simpler functions 𝑓 and 𝑔 where ℎ 𝑥 𝑓 𝑔 𝑥 .

𝑓 𝑥

𝑔 𝑥
 𝟏
Find the inverse of each function. List the domain and range of 𝒇 𝒙 .
47. 𝑓 𝑥 √𝑥 2 7 48. 𝑓 𝑥

Domain of 𝑓 𝑥 : Domain of 𝑓 𝑥 :

Range of 𝑓 𝑥 : Range of 𝑓 𝑥 :

49. 𝑓 𝑥 𝑥 9 6 for 𝑥 9

Domain of 𝑓 𝑥 :

Range of 𝑓 𝑥 :

50. Use the table to find the given values.

𝒙 𝒇 𝒙
a. 𝑓 6
6 8
b. 𝑓 11
7 10
c. 𝑓 8
8 6
d. 𝑓 6
9 11
e. 𝑓 9
10 9
f. 𝑓 9
11 7
51.
a. Is 𝑔 𝑥 invertible?

b. Sketch the graph of 𝑔 𝑥 , regardless of whether or not it is invertible.

𝑔 𝑥
 Answers to Unit 2A Corrective Assignment
1. 𝑔 2 4 2. 𝑔 25 100 𝑛 4 3. 𝑔 31 6𝑛 4. 𝑔 5. 389

10. Exponential because for each input change of 5,

6. 1976 7. neither 8. exponential 9. linear
𝑓 changes proportionally by a ratio of 4.

11. Linear because for each input change

12. Ratio of 13. Slope of 9 14. Ratio of 2 15. Slope of 3
of 4, 𝑓 changes at a constant rate 7.

18. 𝑦 85 ⋅
16. 𝑦 85 16 𝑥 8 17. 𝑦 8 6 𝑥 2 19. 𝑦 8 ⋅ √5
or or or or
𝑦 5 16 𝑥 13 𝑦 20 6 𝑥 4 𝑦 20 ⋅ √5
𝑦 5⋅

20. Growth because 𝑏 1 21. 𝑓 𝑥 7 3 where 𝑥 4 22. Increasing 23. Concave down
24.
a. lim 𝑓 𝑥 0 26. Horizontal dilation and
→
25. Shift left 4 units. reflection across the 𝑦- 27. Shift right 2 units.
b. lim 𝑓 𝑥 ∞
→ axis.

28. Reflection across the 𝑥-axis and shift right 4. 29. 10 √25 30. 31. 𝑓 𝑥 7 2 3
√
34a. Because point 𝑃 is above the 𝑥-axis, for the year Mr.
32a. 𝐹 ℎ 2.078 1.221 Sullivan’s salary was $67,000, the model
32b. 22.762 underestimates the money spent at a movie theater by
32c. 3,586,274 33. No. The residual plot $37.09.
32d. 𝑥 30.965. 31 hours creates a pattern. 34b. Because point 𝑄 is below the 𝑥-axis, for the year Mr.
32e. 15.304 20 4.696 Sullivan’s salary was $77,000, the model
32f. Underestimate overestimates the money spent at a movie theater by
$51.91.

38a.
35. 36. 5 37. 19 38b. 2 39. 1 40. 2 41. 1 42. √1 2𝑥
38c. 5
47. 𝑓 𝑥 𝑥 7 2
46. 𝑓 𝑥 𝑒
43. ∞, ∪ ,∞ 44. 2 2𝑥 45. ,∞ Domain: 𝑥 2
𝑔 𝑥 1 3𝑥
Range: 𝑦 7
51. Not invertible.

50a. 8
49. 𝑓 𝑥 √𝑥 6 9 50b. 7
48. 𝑓 𝑥 1
Domain: 𝑥 6 50c. 6
Domain: ℝ, 𝑥 0 Range: 𝑦 9 50d. 8
Range: ℝ, 𝑦 1 50e. 11
50f. 10
𝑔 𝑥