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Directions: Complete ALL questions for full credit. Do all work on notebook paper
and/or graph paper.
Logarithmic Functions
Natural log
Writing in logarithmic and exponential form
Evaluating logs
Change of Base
Applications
PROBLEM SET
a) 72 = 49 b) 34 = 81 c) 641/3 = 4
1
log 4
64 log 1/11 11 log 75 1
a) b) c)
g) -4 ln 2x = -26 h) 3e-3x + 4 = 6
a) 82+x = 2 b) 2x = 13
6) Graph each function. Identify the transformation (if any), the asymptote, and the
x- or y-intercept.
log 3 x
a) f(x) = 2x-1 b) f(x) =
x2
1
1
log 2 (x 1) 2
c) f(x) = 2 d) f(x) =
r
A P (1 )nt
Formulas: y A(1 r) y A(1 r)
t t
n A = Pert
8) You have inherited land that was purchased for $30,000 in 1960. The value of the
land increased by approximately 5% per year. What is the approximate value of the
land in 2015?
9) Wade deposits $1600 in a bank account. Find the balance after 3 years for each of
the following situations:
10) Rose buys a new computer for $2100. The computer decreases by 35% annually.
When will the computer have a value of approximately $600?