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A sample of 700 g of lead–210 decays to polonium–210 according to the function given by
A(t) =700e–0.032t, where t is time in years. What is the amount of the sample after 10 years?
Round the answer to the nearest gram.
Solve the exponential equation by taking the logarithm on both sides. Express the solution set in terms of logarithms.
Solve the logarithmic equation. Give an exact answer.
The value of a particular investment follows a pattern of exponential growth. You invested
money in a money market account. The value of your investment t years after your initial
investment is given by the exponential growth model A =1200e0.049t. When will the account be
worth $1390?
2 years after the initial investment
5 years after the initial investment
4 years after the initial investment
3 years after the initial investment
Provide an appropriate response.
On the decibel scale, the loudness of a sound, in decibels, is given by D = 10 log I
I0, where I is the
intensity of the sound, in watts per meter2, and I0 is the intensity of a sound barely audible to the
human ear. If the intensity of a sound is 108I0, what is its loudness in decibels?
The function f(x) =800(0.5)x/60 models the amount in pounds of a particular radioactive material
stored in a concrete vault, where x is the number of years since the material was put into the
vault. Find the amount of radioactive material in the vault after 40 years. Round to the nearest
whole number.
Graph the function by making a table of coordinates.
The pH of a solution ranges from 0 to 14. An acid has a pH less than 7. Pure water is neutral and
has a pH of 7. The pH of a solution is given by pH = – log x where x represents the concentration
of the hydrogen ions in the solution in moles per liter. Find the pH if the hydrogen ion
concentration is 5×
10–12.
Evaluate the expression without using a calculator.
Use common logarithms or natural logarithms and a calculator to evaluate to four decimal places
ln(3x –8) – ln(5x) = ln 2
Use properties of logarithms to expand the logarithmic expression as much as possible. Where possible, evaluate
logarithmic expressions without using a calculator.
Approximate the number using a calculator. Round the answer to three decimal places.
The formula y = 1 +1.5 ln(x + 1) models the average number of free–throws a basketball player
can make consecutively during practice as a function of time, where x is the number of
consecutive days the basketball player has practiced for two hours. After 13 days of practice,
what is the average number of consecutive free throws the basketball player makes?
5 consecutive free throws
8 consecutive free throws
9 consecutive free throws
6 consecutive free throws
Use the graph of f(x) =3x to obtain the graph of g(x) =3–x.
Find the domain of the logarithmic function. Write your answer in interval notation.
Use common logarithms or natural logarithms and a calculator to evaluate to four decimal places
Evaluate the expression without using a calculator.
Solve the logarithmic equation. Give an exact answer.
log 4(7x – 3) =log 4(4x + 7)
Solve the exponential equation by taking the logarithm on both sides. Use a calculator to obtain a decimal
approximation, correct to four decimal places, for the solution.
Use properties of logarithms to condense the logarithmic expression. Write the expression as a single logarithm whose
coefficient is 1. Where possible, evaluate logarithmic expressions.
Use properties of logarithms to expand the logarithmic expression as much as possible. Where possible, evaluate
logarithmic expressions without using a calculator.
The formula y = 1 +1.3 ln(x + 1) models the average number of free–throws a basketball player
can make consecutively during practice as a function of time, where x is the number of
consecutive days the basketball player has practiced for two hours. After how many days of
practice can the basketball player make an average of 9 consecutive free throws?
Find the domain of the logarithmic function. Write your answer in interval notation.
The first recorded population of a particular country was 21 million, and the population was
recorded as 33 million 15 years later. Write an exponential growth function that describes the
population of this country, in millions, t years after the first recorded population.
Cindy will require $17,000 in 3 years to return to college to get an MBA degree. How much
money should she ask her parents for now so that, if she invests it at 11% compounded
continuously, she will have enough for school? (Round your answer to the nearest dollar.)
Write the equation in its equivalent logarithmic form.
Rewrite the equation in terms of base e. Express the answer in terms of a natural logarithm.
Solve the logarithmic equation. Give an exact answer.
log 6(3x + 7) =log 6(3x + 4)
The function A =A0e–0.00693x models the amount in pounds of a particular radioactive material
stored in a concrete vault, where x is the number of years since the material was put into the
vault. If 200 pounds of the material are initially put into the vault, how many pounds will be left
after 150 years?
Use properties of logarithms to condense the logarithmic expression. Write the expression as a single logarithm whose
coefficient is 1. Where possible, evaluate logarithmic expressions.
Write the equation in its equivalent logarithmic form.
Use common logarithms or natural logarithms and a calculator to evaluate to four decimal places
Use properties of logarithms to condense the logarithmic expression. Write the expression as a single logarithm whose
coefficient is 1. Where possible, evaluate logarithmic expressions.
Solve the logarithmic equation. Give an exact answer.
log(3x) = log 4+ log(x – 3)