Logs!
Exponential EQ's
Word Problems
Find the inverse
Solving Log EQ's
100

Simplify the expression: log (base 2) 8

3

100

Write the exponential equation 45= 1,024 in logarithmic form.

log (base 4) 1,024 = 5 

100

If there are initially 3000 bacteria in a culture, and the number of bacteria increase by 25% each hour, how many bacteria will there be in 5 hours? Round to the nearest whole number.

9,155 bacteria

100

Find the inverse and solve for y. y = 82x+1

[log (base 8) y -1]/2
100

Solve: log x = 3

1000

200

Write the equation log (base 3) 729 = 6 in exponential form.

36=729 

200

Write the exponential equation 271/3  = 3 in logarithmic form.

log (base 27) 3 = 1/3 

200

If there are initially 3000 bacteria in a culture, and the number of bacteria increase by 25% each hour, after how many hours will you reach approximately 5,850 bacteria?

3 hours

200

Find the inverse and solve for y:

 y = log (base 3) (4x +1)

y = (3x-1)/4

200

log (base 3) x = 5

x = 243 

300

Write the equation log 1000 = 3 in exponential form.

103=1000 

300

Write the exponential equation (1/2)-3=8 in logarithmic form.

log (base 1/2) 8 = -3

300

Use the formula R = log I , where R is the measurement of the Richter scale and I is the intensity, to find the Richter scale measurement of an earthquake with intensity 30,000,000. Round your answer to four decimal places.

 7.4771

300

Find the inverse and solve for y:

 y = 4x+1

log (base 4) x - 1

300

Solve: log x = 4 

 x= 10000

400

What is the asymptote of the graph of f(x) = log(x - 1) ?

x = 1 

400

Is the graph y= .7^x increasing or decreasing, and is it a function?

decreasing and yes

400
Use the formula R = log I , where R is the measurement of the Richter scale and I is the intensity, to find the Richter scale measurement of an earthquake with intensity 35,000,000. Round your answer to four decimal places.
What is 7.5441 ?
400

Find the inverse and solve for y:

 y = 3log (base 5) (2x)-1

y = 0.5(5(x+1)/3)

400

Solve: 3log x - 7 = 4 Round your answer to two decimal places.

What is x= 4641.59 ?

500

What is the asymptote of the graph of f(x)= log(x + 2) -1 ?

 x = -2 

500

Simplify log 103x

3x

500

Use the formula R = log I , where R is the measurement of the Richter scale and I is the intensity, to find the intensity of an earthquake with a Richter scale of 7.567 Round your answer to two decimal places.

36,897,759.86

500

Find the inverse and solve for y: y = 102x+1 + 2 

y = 0.5(log(x-2))-1)

500

Solve: log (base 12) (x- x) =1

x = 4

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