12.6: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions- Answers to the Homework Exercises
- Page ID
- 45122
\( \newcommand{\vecs}[1]{\overset { \scriptstyle \rightharpoonup} {\mathbf{#1}} } \)
\( \newcommand{\vecd}[1]{\overset{-\!-\!\rightharpoonup}{\vphantom{a}\smash {#1}}} \)
\( \newcommand{\dsum}{\displaystyle\sum\limits} \)
\( \newcommand{\dint}{\displaystyle\int\limits} \)
\( \newcommand{\dlim}{\displaystyle\lim\limits} \)
\( \newcommand{\id}{\mathrm{id}}\) \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\)
( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) \( \newcommand{\range}{\mathrm{range}\,}\)
\( \newcommand{\RealPart}{\mathrm{Re}}\) \( \newcommand{\ImaginaryPart}{\mathrm{Im}}\)
\( \newcommand{\Argument}{\mathrm{Arg}}\) \( \newcommand{\norm}[1]{\| #1 \|}\)
\( \newcommand{\inner}[2]{\langle #1, #2 \rangle}\)
\( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\)
\( \newcommand{\id}{\mathrm{id}}\)
\( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\)
\( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\)
\( \newcommand{\range}{\mathrm{range}\,}\)
\( \newcommand{\RealPart}{\mathrm{Re}}\)
\( \newcommand{\ImaginaryPart}{\mathrm{Im}}\)
\( \newcommand{\Argument}{\mathrm{Arg}}\)
\( \newcommand{\norm}[1]{\| #1 \|}\)
\( \newcommand{\inner}[2]{\langle #1, #2 \rangle}\)
\( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\) \( \newcommand{\AA}{\unicode[.8,0]{x212B}}\)
\( \newcommand{\vectorA}[1]{\vec{#1}} % arrow\)
\( \newcommand{\vectorAt}[1]{\vec{\text{#1}}} % arrow\)
\( \newcommand{\vectorB}[1]{\overset { \scriptstyle \rightharpoonup} {\mathbf{#1}} } \)
\( \newcommand{\vectorC}[1]{\textbf{#1}} \)
\( \newcommand{\vectorD}[1]{\overrightarrow{#1}} \)
\( \newcommand{\vectorDt}[1]{\overrightarrow{\text{#1}}} \)
\( \newcommand{\vectE}[1]{\overset{-\!-\!\rightharpoonup}{\vphantom{a}\smash{\mathbf {#1}}}} \)
\( \newcommand{\vecs}[1]{\overset { \scriptstyle \rightharpoonup} {\mathbf{#1}} } \)
\(\newcommand{\longvect}{\overrightarrow}\)
\( \newcommand{\vecd}[1]{\overset{-\!-\!\rightharpoonup}{\vphantom{a}\smash {#1}}} \)
\(\newcommand{\ket}[1]{\left| #1 \right>}\)
\(\newcommand{\bra}[1]{\left< #1 \right|}\)
\(\newcommand{\braket}[2]{\left< #1 \vphantom{#2} \right| \left. #2 \vphantom{#1} \right>}\)
\(\newcommand{\braopket}[3]{\left< #1 \vphantom{#2}\vphantom{#3} \right| #2 \vphantom{#1}\vphantom{#3} \left| #3 \vphantom{#1}\vphantom{#2} \right>}\)
\(\newcommand{\qmvec}[1]{\mathbf{\vec{#1}}}\)
\(\newcommand{\op}[1]{\hat{\mathbf{#1}}}\)
\(\newcommand{\expect}[1]{\langle #1 \rangle}\)
\(\newcommand{\dfn}[1]{\emph{\textbf{#1}}}\)
Inverse Functions
- yes
- yes
- no; \([-2,0]\) or \([0,2]\)
- yes
- no
- no
- yes
- no
- \(g^{-1}(x)=\dfrac{4-2x}{x}\)
- \(f^{-1}(x)=-5x+10\)
- \(f^{-1}(x)=\sqrt[3]{x}+3\)
- \(f^{-1}(x)=\dfrac{-x-1}{x-1}\)
- \(g^{-1}(x)=\dfrac{-x+1}{5}\)
- \(h^{-1}(x)=\dfrac{(-2x+4)^3}{4}\)
- \(f^{-1}(x)=\dfrac{2x+7}{x+3}\)
- \(g^{-1}(x)=(x-2)^3-1\)
- \(g^{-1}(x)=3x-9\)
- \(f^{-1}(x)=\dfrac{-4x+12}{3}\)
- \(f^{-1}(x)=\dfrac{-3x-3}{x+2}\)
- \(g^{-1}(x)=-3x+2\)
- \(f^{-1}(x)=\sqrt[5]{\dfrac{-x+3}{2}}\)
- \(f^{-1}(x)=\dfrac{-1-x}{x}\)
- \(g^{-1}(x)=\dfrac{-3x+1}{2}\)
Exponential Functions
-

Figure 12.6.1
-

Figure 12.6.2
-

Figure 12.6.3
-

Figure 12.6.4
- \(0\)
- \(-\dfrac{3}{4}\)
- \(-\dfrac{2}{3}\)
- \(-2\)
- No Solution
- No Solution
- No Solution
- \(0\)
- \(\dfrac{1}{3}\)
- \(\dfrac{3}{8}\)
- \(-1\)
- \(-\dfrac{5}{4}\)
- \(0\)
- \(-\dfrac{5}{6}\)
- \(-\dfrac{4}{3}\)
- \(0\)
- \(\dfrac{1}{4}\)
- No Solution
- \(\dfrac{2}{3}\)
- \(-1\)
Logarithmic Functions
- \(9^2=81\)
- \(13^2=169\)
- \(16^2=256\)
- \(\log_8 1=0\)
- \(\log_{64}2=\dfrac{1}{6}\)
- \(\log_{144}12=\dfrac{1}{2}\)
- \(\dfrac{1}{3}\)
- \(2\)
- \(6\)
- \(0\)
- \(\dfrac{1}{2}\)
- \(\left(-\dfrac{10}{7},\infty\right)\)
- \(\left(-\infty, \dfrac{7}{8}\right)\)
-

Figure 12.6.5
-

Figure 12.6.6
-

Figure 12.6.7
- \(5\)
- \(121\)
- \(-\dfrac{125}{3}\)
- \(-\dfrac{1}{2}\)
- \(\dfrac{2}{5}\)
- \(1,000\)
- \(\dfrac{45}{11}\)
- \(-\dfrac{2401}{3}\)
- \(\dfrac{283}{243}\)
Logarithm Properties
- \(\log_a\left(\dfrac{mk^{6}}{n}\right)\)
- \(\log_8 6x\)
- \(\log_8 (6x^3-12)\)
- \(\log_a \left(\dfrac{a^2(2x+1)^3}{(2x-1)^2}\right)\)
- \(3-\dfrac{1}{2}\log_4 (x-1)\)
- \(2\log_2 x-6\log_2 y\)
- \(\log_b x+3\log_b z\)
- \(\log_b x+5\log_b y-7\log_b z\)
- \(2.8540\)
- \(-3.2694\)
- \(1.3778\)
- \(1\)
- \(0.394\)
- \(\sqrt{5}\)
- \(0\)
Solve Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
- \(\dfrac{377}{124}\)
- \(10\)
- \(6\)
- \(8\)
- \(9\)
- No Solution
- \(\dfrac{11}{5}\)
- \(-7+\log_3 7\); \(-5.2288\)
- \(\dfrac{1}{8}\log_2 3.6\); \(0.2310\)
- \(\log_2 \dfrac{11}{10}\); \(0.1375\)
- \(\dfrac{1}{9}\log_5 39.2\); \(0.2533\)
- \(24.75\) years
- year 2034
- \(105\) days
- \(10.5\) minutes


