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1.7.E: Exercises

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    1.7 Exercises

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\)

    A population numbers 11,000 organisms initially and grows by 8.5% each year. Write an exponential model for the population.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{2}\)

    A population is currently 6,000 and has been increasing by 1.2% each day. Write an exponential model for the population.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{3}\)

    A vehicle purchased for $32,500 depreciates at a constant rate of 5% each year. Determine the approximate value of the vehicle 12 years after purchase.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{4}\)

    A business purchases $125,000 of office furniture which depreciates at a constant rate of 12% each year. Find the residual value of the furniture 6 years after purchase.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{5}\)

    If $4,000 is invested in a bank account at an interest rate of 7 per cent per year, find the amount in the bank after 9 years if interest is compounded annually, quarterly, monthly, and continuously.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{6}\)

    If $6,000 is invested in a bank account at an interest rate of 9 per cent per year, find the amount in the bank after 5 years if interest is compounded annually, quarterly, monthly, and continuously.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{7}-\PageIndex{12}\)

    Match each function with one of the graphs below.

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    7. \(f(x) = 2(0.69)^x\)
    8. \(f(x) = 2(1.28)^x\)
    9. \(f(x) = 2(0.81)^x\)
    10 \(f(x) = 4(1.28)^x\)
    11. \(f(x) = 2(1.59)^x\)
    12. \(f(x) = 4(0.69)^x\)
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{13}-\PageIndex{16}\)

    If all the graphs to the right have equations with form \(f(t) = ae^{kt}\),

    1.7.2.PNG

    13. Which graph has the largest value for \(k\)?

    14. Which graph has the smallest value for \(k\)?

    15. Which graph has the largest value for \(a\)?

    16. Which graph has the smallest value for \(a\)?

    1.8 Exercises

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}-\PageIndex{4}\)

    Rewrite each equation in exponential form

    1. \(\log (v) = t\) 2. \(\log (r) = s\) 3. \(\ln (w) = n\) 4. \(\ln (x) = y\)
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{5}-\PageIndex{8}\)

    Rewrite each equation in logarithmic form.

    5. \(10^a = b\) 6. \(10^p = v\) 7. \(e^k = h\) 8. \(e^y = x\)
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{9}-\PageIndex{24}\)

    Solve each equation for the variable.

    9. \(5^{x} = 14\) 10. \(3^x = 23\) 11. \(7^x = \frac{1}{15}\) 12. \(3^x = \frac{1}{4}\)
    13. \(e^{5x} = 17\) 14. \(e^{3x} = 12\) 15. \(3^{4x-5} = 38\) 16. \(4^{2x-3} = 44\)
    17. \(1000(1.03)^t = 5000\) 18. \(200(1.06)^t = 550\)
    19. \(3(1.04)^{3t} = 8\) 20. \(2(1.08)^{4t} = 7\)
    21. \(50e^{-0.12t} = 10\) 22. \(10e^{-0.03t} = 4\)
    23. \(10 - 8 \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^x = 5\) 24. \(100-100\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)^x = 70\)
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{25}\)

    The population of Kenya was 39.8 million in 2009 and has been growing by about 2.6% each year. If this trend continues, when will the population exceed 45 million?

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{26}\)

    The population of Algeria was 34.9 million in 2009 and has been growing by about 1.5% each year. If this trend continues, when will the population exceed 45 million?

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{27}\)

    If $1000 is invested in an account earning 3% compounded monthly, how long will it take the account to grow in value to $1500?

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{28}\)

    If $1000 is invested in an account earning 2% compounded quarterly, how long will it take the account to grow in value to $1300?

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{29}\)

    Sketch a graph of: \(f(x) = \log (x)\), \(g(x) = \ln (x)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{30}-\PageIndex{33}\)

    Find the domain of each function.

    30. \(f(x) = \log (x-5)\) 31. \(f(x) = \ln (3-x)\)
    32. \(f(x) = \ln (1-3x)\) 33. \(f(x) = \log (2x+5)\)

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