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Logarithmic &
Exponential
Functions
Exponential Functions / Logarithmic Functions / Laws of Logarithms / Exponential
Equations / Transforming Relationships to Linear Form
(2 marks)
(i) It is given that y = log (x + 3) + log a (2x − 1) . Explain why x must be greater
a
1
than .
2
(ii) log a 6
Find the exact solution of the equation =2
log a (y + 3)
(4 marks)
Sketch the graph of y = f (x ) and hence sketch the graph of y = f −1 (x ) on the axes
below.
(3 marks)
95 x
4 Solve the equation = 243
27x − 2
(3 marks)
5 Write 3 lg x + 2 − lg y as a single logarithm.
(3 marks)
(4 marks)
Hard Questions
1 For variables x and y , plotting ln y against ln x gives a straight-line graph passing
through the points (6, 5) and (8, 9) .
Show that y = ep x q where p and q are integers to be found.
(4 marks)
2 Variables x and y are such that, when lgy is plotted against x 3 , a straight line graph
passing through the points (6,7) and (10,9) is obtained. Find y as a function of x .
(4 marks)
(3 marks)
4 (a) Variables x and y are connected by the relationship y = Ax n , where A and n are
constants.
(2 marks)
(b) When ln y is plotted against ln x a straight line graph passing through the points (0, 0.5)
and (3.2, 1.7) is obtained.
(4 marks)
(2 marks)
5 (a) The population P , in millions, of a country is given by P = A × b t , where t is the number
of years after January 2000 and A and b are constants. In January 2010 the population
was 40 million and had increased to 45 million by January 2013.
Show that b = 1.04 to 2 decimal places and find A to the nearest integer.
(4 marks)
(b) Find the population in January 2020, giving your answer to the nearest million.
(1 mark)
(c) In January of which year will the population be over 100 million for the first time?
(3 marks)
6 (a) The number, b , of bacteria in a sample is given by b = P + Qe 2 t , where P and Q are
constants and t is time in weeks. Initially there are 500 bacteria which increase to 600
after 1 week.
(4 marks)
(1 mark)
(c) Find the first week in which the number of bacteria is greater than 1 000 000.
(3 marks)
7 f (x ) = 3 + ex for x ∈ ℝ
g(x ) = 9x − 5 for x ∈ ℝ
(3 marks)
Very Hard Questions
1 Solve the equation 32 x + 1 + 8(3x ) – 3 = 0 .
(3 marks)
(3 marks)
(4 marks)
10x + 2y = 5 ,
103x + 4y = 50 ,
(4 marks)
1
6 log a b − = logb a , where a > 0 and b > 0 .
2
(5 marks)
2log3 (x + 1) = log3 (y + 2)
(6 marks)
2
8 (a) It is known that y = A × 10bx , where A and b are constants. When lg y is plotted
against x 2 , a straight line passing through the points (3.63, 5.25) and (4.83, 6.88) is
obtained.
(4 marks)
(2 marks)
(2 marks)
9 (a) log2 (y + 1) = 3 − 2 log2x
log2 (x + 2) = 2 + log2y
Show that x 3 + 6x 2 − 32 = 0.
(4 marks)
(4 marks)
(c) Give a reason why only one root is a valid solution of the logarithmic equations. Find the
value of y corresponding to this root.
(2 marks)