Properties of Logs
Growth Vs. Decay
Log Forms
Solving Logs
Word Problems
100

Expand the following: log (x2yz4)

2log x + log y + 4 log z

100

Growth or Decay: y= 200(.5)x

Decay

100

Write in exponential form: log3(9)=2

32=9

100

Solve: 2x=8

x= 3

100

The amount of money in a savings account t, years after it has been opened is given by P(t)=11000(1.025)t. How many years will it take for the amount in the account to reach $14433?

t =11 years

200

Expand the following: log (x/y6)

log x - 6log y

200

Growth or Decay: y=2(1.5)x

Growth

200

Write in exponential form: log5(1/25)=-2

5-2=1/25

200

Solve: 3 * (4x) = 39

x= 1.85

200

If a home is currently valued at $188,000 appreciates at a rate of 3% per year, how many years will it take to reach $292,897.87?

t= 15 years

300

Write the expression as a single logarithm:

3 log x - log y

log (x3/y)

300
Find the decay rate: y=3(.75)x

25%

300

Write in log form: 27=128

log2(128)=7

300

Solve: 100 = 5 * 3x

x = 2.73

300

If a person currently making $53,000 per year receives annual raises of 4.3% per year, how long will it take for the salary to reach $100,000?

t = 15 years

400

Write the expression as a single logarithm:

5log x - 2 log y + log z

log (x5/y2z)

400

Find the growth rate: y=5(1.2)x

20%

400

Write in log form: 6-2=1/36

log6(1/36)=-2

400

Solve: 2 * (10x) = 1000

x = 2.7

400

A savings account is started with $40,000. After t years the amount in the account is given by P(t)=40,000e0.04t. How many years will it take for the amount in this account to double?

t = 17 years

500

Expand the following: log (x/yz)

log x - log y + log z

500

Find the y-intercept: y=5(.6)x

(0,5)

500
Use the change of base rule: log4(56)=n

2.904

500

Solve: log (3x -2) =2

34

500

If the population of one city is 77000 and it is growing at a rate of 2.2% per year, and the population of another city is 52000 and is growing at a rate of 4.5%, how long will it take for the two cities to have the same population?

t = 18 years
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