3.1 - Exponential Functions
3.2 - Logarithmic Functions
3.3 - Logarithmic Properties
3.4 - Solving Equations
3.5/3.6 - Non-Linear Models
100

If you have 2000 compounded monthly at a 5% annual rate, how much money will you have after 10 years?

$3,294.02

100

Rewrite this equation in logarithmic form:

35 = 243

log3243 = 5

100

NO CALCULATOR

Expand:

log47x

log47 + log4x

100

SOLVE

log9(4 + x) = log9(2x - 1)

x = 5

100

Find the intensity of an earthquake that is measured on the Richter Scale as a R = 5.5.

R = log10I/Io

316,227.766

200

Plutonium has a half-life of 14 years and is modeled by the equation:

Q = 50(.5)t/14

How much plutonium is left after 50 years?

4.21 grams.

200

NO CALCULATOR

Simplify:

log216

4

200

NO CALCULATOR

Condense

3lnx + 2lny - 4lnz

(x3y2)/z4

200

SOLVE

65x = 3000

x = .8937

200

The average number N of words per minute that the students in a first grade class could read after t weeks of school is modeled by:

N = 62/(1 + 5.4e-0.24t)

How many words did they students learn in 2 weeks?

About 14 words.

300

You had invested $20,000 compounded continuously at an annual rate of 8% for 12 years while you were saving up for a house. If your new house requires a down payment of $50,000, how much would you have left over?

$2,233.93

300

NO CALCULATOR

Simplify:

log4(1/8)

-3/2

300

NO CALCULATOR

5 ln e4

20

300

SOLVE

log (x - 3) = 2

x = 103

300

The average number N of words per minute that the students in a first grade class could read after t weeks of school is modeled by:

N = 62/(1 + 5.4e-0.24t)

How long did it take the students to learn 40 words?

About 9.5 weeks.

400

NO CALCULATOR

Graph the following equation (show three points in a table) and draw your asymptote on your graph.

y = 2x + 4

(0,5)

(1,6)

(2,8)

400

NO CALCULATOR

Graph the following equation (show three points in a table) and draw your asymptote on your graph.

y = 1 + log2x

(1,1)

(2,2)

(4,3)

400

NO CALCULATOR

Evaluate

log42 + log416

5/2

400

SOLVE

6(8-2-x) + 15 = 2601

x = -4.9172

400

The population P (in thousands) in Pittsburgh from 2000 to 2008 (with t=0 corresponding to 2000) can be modeled by the equation:

P = 333.68e-0.0099t, where t is the year.

According to the model, what year will the population reach 290,000?

2014

500

NO CALCULATOR

Graph the following equation (show three points in a table) and draw your asymptote on your graph.

y = 2x+3 -2

(-3,-1)

(-2,0)

(-1,2)

(0,6)

500

NO CALCULATOR

Graph the following equation (show three points in a table) and draw your asymptote on your graph.

y = -3 + log2(x-1)

(2,3)

(3,4)

(5,5)

500

NO CALCULATOR

Evaluate:

log92 - log954

-3/2

500

SOLVE

2e2x + ex - 3 = 0


x = 0

500

Find an EXPONENTIAL model for the data below AND find out how much revenue was collected in 2015. (Use t = 1 for 2001)

Year - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Revenue - 148.8, 177.8, 209.9, 230.3, 309.4, 433.2, 499.7, 581.9

y = 115.4671(1.2270)x


$2483.86