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100

Condense the problem below:

log(3) + log (x)

log (3x)

100

Solve for X

7x = 9


x= (ln(9) / ln (7))

100

This country is shaped like a boot and is home to Rome.

What is Italy?

100

John set up a bank account to save money. He has $1600 and pays 4% annual interest. Write the formula 

A(t)= 1600 (1.04)t

100

What are the first 3 terms of the sequence with the explicit formula, an = 4n2 

4, 16, 36

200

Expand the problem below:

log (xy/√z)

log(x) + log (y) - 1/2 log (z)

200

Solve for x:

 7𝑒4𝑥+2 +3 = 17

x = (ln(2) - 2) / 4

200

The Amazon Rainforest, the largest rainforest in the world, is mostly in this country.

What is Brazil?

200

Jon's grandfather was planning to give him $12,000 in 10 years. Jon has convinced his grandfather to pay him $6,000 now, instead. Write the formula, given that Jon invests his money at 7.5% compounded continuously.

A(t) = 6000 (e)0.075*t

200

Given the sequence 20, 15, 10, ..., -50 

What is the explicit formula?

an= 20 - 5(n - 1)

300

Condense the problem below:

5ln(x+y) − 2ln(y) − 8ln(x)

ln((((x+y)^5)/y^2)/x^8)

300

Solve for x: 

2𝑒3𝑥 +2𝑒4𝑥 = 24

x= (ln(12) / 7)

300

This South American country’s official language is Portuguese.

What is Brazil?

300

Lydia's aunt Rose left her $5,000. Lydia spent $1,000 on her wardrobe and deposited the rest
in an account that pays 6.9% compounded daily. How much money will she have in 5 years?

(**Hint: Only set up the equation**)

A(5)= 4000 (1 + (0.069/365))365(5)

300

Given the sequence 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, … 

What is the explicit formula?

an= 3 (2)n-1

400

Expand the problem below:

ln(x^(4)√(zy^3)

4ln(x) + 1/2(ln(z) + 3ln(y))

400

Solve for x: 

𝑙𝑜𝑔(5𝑥 + 2) ― 𝑙𝑜𝑔(3) = 𝑙𝑜𝑔(𝑥 + 2)

x=2

400

This country is famous for its pyramids and the Nile River.

What is Egypt?

400

After a patient takes 400 mg of ibuprofen, it is eliminated so that it decays exponentially. After 1
hour, it is expelled and approximately 58% remains in the body

Find the formula

A(t)= 400(0.58)t

400

Given in the geometric sequence, a2 = 12, r = -3, Find a3

a3 = -36

500

What is the change of base formula?

logb(a)=(logx(a)/logx(b))

500

What does ln(e) equal to?

1

500

This island nation in Southeast Asia is made up of more than 17,000 islands.

What is Indonesia?

500

After a patient takes 400 mg of ibuprofen, it is eliminated so that it decays exponentially. After 1
hour, it is expelled and approximately 58% remains in the body.

What is the half life?

(log (0.5) / log (0.58) hours

500

An arithmetic sequence starts with 4 and increases by 3 each term.

Find the sum of the first 10 terms.

S10 = 175