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Exponential EQ's
Word Problems
Solving Exponential EQ's
Solving Log EQ's
Transformations
100
Simplify the expression: log (base 2) 8
What is 3?
100
Write the exponential equation 4^5= 1,024 in logarithmic form.
What is log (base 4) 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?
100

-12

200
Write the equation log (base 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 (base 27) 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? Round to the nearest whole number. 

What is 3 hours?

200
Solve: 25^(x-4)=5^3x+1)
What is x=-9 ?
200
log (base 3) x = 5
What is x = 243 ?
200

If I wanted to transform the graph y=2x by reflecting the x-axis and shifting to the left 4, what would by equation be?

y=-2x+4

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 (base 1/2) 8 = -3
300

Ryan invests a sum of money in a savings account with a fixed annual interest rate of 4.31% compounded 12 times per year. After 10 years, the balance reaches $12,855.94. What was the amount of the initial investment? 

$10,253.04

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 ?
300

Which function has a vertical asymptote?

Log

400
What is the asymptote of the graph of f(x) = log(x - 1) ?
What is x=1 ?
400
Is the graph y= .7^x increasing or decreasing, and is it a function?
What is decreasing and yes, a function?
400

The formula shown relates the mass, M, in kilograms, to the length, L, in centimeters, of female spinner dolphins. 

log M = 2.65(log L) - 4.22

According to the formula, what is the approximate mass of a female spinner dolphin that is 152.4 cm in length?

36.72 kg

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 ?
400

Which equation has a horizontal asymptote?

Exponential

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

Given 450,000(1.091)m, what is the rate? 

9.1%

500
Solve: 10^(2x+1) + 2 = 4 Round your answer to two decimal places.
What is x = -0.35 ?
500
Solve: Hint: two answers
What is x=4 and x = -4 ?
500

Given 

g(x)= -4x+2-8

f(x)= log(2x+2)+1

State the asymptotes for each.

g(x) - y=-8

f(x) - x=-2