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03 Exponents Logarithms p2

The document contains past exam questions related to exponents and logarithms, covering topics such as liquid flow from a tank, compound interest, taxi usage in a city, and medication concentration in the bloodstream. Each section includes multiple parts requiring calculations or justifications based on given formulas. Answers to the questions are also provided at the end of the document.

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03 Exponents Logarithms p2

The document contains past exam questions related to exponents and logarithms, covering topics such as liquid flow from a tank, compound interest, taxi usage in a city, and medication concentration in the bloodstream. Each section includes multiple parts requiring calculations or justifications based on given formulas. Answers to the questions are also provided at the end of the document.

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Past Paper 2 Exponents & Logarithms

IBSL

1. Initially a tank contains 10 000 litres of liquid. At the time t = 0 minutes a tap is opened, and liquid then flows
out of the tank. The volume of liquid, V litres, which remains in the tank after t minutes is given by

V= .
(a) Find the value of V after 5 minutes.
(b) Find how long, to the nearest second, it takes for half of the initial amount of liquid to flow out of the
tank.
(c) The tank is regarded as effectively empty when 95% of the liquid has flowed out.
Show that it takes almost three-quarters of an hour for this to happen.
[Nov ‘00]

2. Michele invested 1500 francs at an annual rate of interest of 5.25 percent, compounded annually.
(a) Find the value of Michele’s investment after 3 years. Give your answer to the nearest franc.
(b) How many complete years will it take for Michele’s initial investment to double in value?
(c) What should the interest rate be if Michele’s initial investment were to double in value in 10 years?
[May ‘01]

3. A city is concerned about pollution, and decides to look at the number of people using taxis. At the end of the
year 2000, there were 280 taxis in the city. After n years the number of taxis, T, in the city is given by

T= .
(a) (i) Find the number of taxis in the city at the end of 2005.
(ii) Find the year in which the number of taxis is double the number of taxis there were at the end of
2000.
(b) At the end of 2000 there were 25 600 people in the city who used taxis. After n years the number of
people, P, in the city who used taxis is given by

P=
(i) Find the value of P at the end of 2005, giving your answer to the nearest whole number.
(ii) After seven complete years, will the value of P be double its value at the end of 2000? Justify your
answer.
(c) Let R be the ratio of the number of people using taxis in the city to the number of taxis. The city will
reduce the number of taxis if .
(i) Find the value of R at the end of 2000.
(ii) After how many complete years will the city first reduce the number of taxis?
[May ‘08]
4. Jose takes medication. After t minutes, the concentration of medication left in his bloodstream is given by
= , where A is in milligrams per litre.

(a) Write down .


(b) Find the concentration of medication left in his bloodstream after 50 minutes.

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Past Paper 2 Exponents & Logarithms
IBSL

(c) At 13:00, when there is no medication in Jose’s bloodstream, he takes his first dose of medication. He
can take his medication again when the concentration of medication reaches 0.395 milligrams per litre.
What time will Jose be able to take his medication again?
[Nov ‘11]

Answers
1. (a) 7070 (b) 600 secs (c) (showing working)
2. (a) 1749 franc (b) 14 years (c) 7.18%
3. (a) (i) 493 (ii) 2007
(b) (i) 39 636 (ii) No,
(c) (i) 91.4 (ii) 10 years
4. (a) 10 (b) 6.16 (c) 18:33

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