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Exponential EQ's
Word Problems
Solving Exponential EQ's
Solving Log EQ's
100
Simplify the expression: log2 8
What is 3?
100
Write the exponential equation 45= 1,024 in logarithmic form.
What is log4 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.
What is 9,155 bacteria?
100
Solve:
8(2x)=8(x+7)
What is x=7?
100
Solve:
log x = 3
What is 1000?
200
Write the equation log3 729 = 6 in exponential form.
What is 36=729 ?
200
Write the exponential equation 27(1/3) = 3 in logarithmic form.
What is log27 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?
What is 3 hours?
200
Solve:
25(x-4)=5(3x+1)
What is x=-9 ?
200
log3 x = 5
What is x = 243 ?
300
Write the equation log 1000 = 3 in exponential form.
What is 103=1000 ?
300
Write the exponential equation (1/2)-3=8 in logarithmic form.
What is log(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.
What is 7.4771?
300
Solve:
e(2x)=e(x+4)
What is x=4?
300
Solve:
ln x = 4
Round your answer to two decimal places.
What is x= 54.60 ?
400
What is the asymptote of the graph of
f(x) = log(x - 1) ?
What is x=1 ?
400
Is the graph y= .7x increasing or decreasing, and is it a function?
What is decreasing and yes, a function?
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
Solve:
3e(3 - x)= 15
Round your answer to two decimal places.
What is x= 1.39 ?
400
Solve:
3 ln x - 7 = 4
Round your answer to two decimal places.
What is x= 39.12 ?
500
What is the asymptote of the graph of
f(x)= log(x + 2) -1 ?
What is x= -2 ?
500
Simplify ln e (3x)
What is 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 four decimal places.
What is 36,897,759.8570?
500
Solve: 10(2x+1) + 2 = 4
Round your answer to two decimal places.
What is x = -0.35 ?
500
