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Solving Exponential Equations
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100

Simplify the expression: log_2 8

What is 3?

100

Write the exponential equation  4^5= 1,024  in logarithmic form.

What is  log_4 1,024 = 5  ?

100

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?

100

Solve: 8^(2x)=8^(x+7)

What is   x=7  ?

100

Solve: log x = 3

What is 1000?

200

Write the equation  log_3 729=6   in exponential form.

What is  3^6=729   ?

200

Write the exponential equation  27^ (1/3) = 3  in logarithmic form.

What is  log_{27}3 = 1/3 ?

200

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?

200

Solve: e^(2x)=e^(x+4)

What is x=4 ?

200

Solve:  log_3 x = 5 

What is x=243 ?

300

Write the equation log 1000=3 in exponential form.

What is  10^3=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 intensity of an earthquake with a Richter scale of 7.567 Round your answer to four decimal places.

What is 36,897,759.8570?

300

Solve: 25^(x-4)=5^(3x+1) 

What is x=-9 ?

300

Solve:  ln x = 4  Round your answer to two decimal places.

What is x=54.60 ?

400

This is the asymptote of the graph of f(x) = log(x - 1).

What is  x=1   ?

400

This is the domain and the range of f(x)= 0.7^x.

What is all real numbers for the domain and all positive numbers for the range?

400

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?

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

This is the asymptote of the graph of  f(x)= log(x + 2) -1.

What is  x=-2   ?

500

This is the asymptote of the graph of    f(x)=3-e ^(x-1) 

What is y=3 ?

500
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?
500

Solve:  10^(2x+1) + 2 = 4  Round your answer to two decimal places.

What is x=-0.35 ?

500

Solve:  log_3 (x^2-7)=2 

Hint: two answers

What is

x=4 and x=-4 ?