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Unit 4: Exponential and Logarithmic functions

AFM Fall 2016
Date

Day

Topics Covered

Classwork

Thursday
10/20

Review of Exponents
and Logarithms

Story Time
One Grain of
Rice

Conversions between
Exponential and
Logarithmic Functions

Solving
Exponential/
Logs Worksheet

Review
Midterm Review

Review

Tutorials
A Lunch

Friday
10/21

Early
Release

Monday
10/24
Tuesday
10/25

Thursday
10/27
Tutorials
A Lunch

Friday
10/28
End of 1st
Quarter

Monday
10/31
Make-up
Day

Tuesday
11/1
Tutorials
B Lunch

Wednesday
11/2

92%

Graphs, Inverses,
and Transformations
Practice with Functions
and Regression

Exponential
Regression
Practice

Application of
Exponential
Functions
Application of
Logarithmic
Functions
Review

76%

68%

92%

84%

76%

68%

60%

Day 2 Homework
92%

84%

76%

68%

60%

Study for Midterm Exam

Practice
Worksheets
Log Function
Application
Worksheet
Study
Guide/Review
Worksheet

92%

84%

76%

68%

60%

Day 3 Homework
92%

84%

76%

68%

60%

Day 4 Homework
92%

84%

76%

68%

60%

Day 5 Homework

92%

84%

76%

68%

60%

Day 6 Homework
92%

84%

76%

68%

Study for Test

Warm-Ups:
Test Unit 4

60%

No Homework
Exploration of
Graphs
Matching
Activity

Quiz

84%

Day 1 Homework

Midterm
Exam

Tutorials
B Lunch

Wednesday
10/26

Assignments

No Homework

60%

HW 1 Review of Exponential and Logarithmic Properties

1) Express the following with a singular base, and a positive
exponent.

a.

23 2 7
25

b.

x 2
x 6

c.

Unit 4
Exponential &
Logarithmic

3 7

m 3 m 5

d.

2) Condense the following logarithms

a.

2 log 3 x 3 log 3 5

b.

log 12
log 3

c.

log 7 4 log 7 x 2 log 7 x 2 log 4 7

3) Expand the following logarithms

5

a.

log 3 9 x y

log 2

b.

16m 5
n2

ln

c.

x
e3

HW 2 Conversion between Exponential and Logarithmic Form

1) Solve for x in each problem. Leave answers in exact form (no need for a calculator)

a.

log 2 x 9

b.

32 x 7 g

c.

log x 5 2

2) The value of Royce Companys computer equipment is decreasing in value according to

the following function.

y 4000 0.87 x
In the equation, x is the number of years that have elapsed since the equipment was
purchased and y is the value in dollars. How many whole years will it take before the
equipment is worth less than $2500?
3) Solve each exponential equation

a.

9 a 5 27 a 1

b.

3 x 5 9 4 x

log x log( x 3) 1

d. ln x + ln (x + 3) = ln 10

c.

HW 3 Graphing, Inverses and Transformations

1)
f x 2 x

a. Construct an accurate sketch of the function

b. On the same graph, construct an accurate sketch of its inverse function.

c. Describe the following transformations that occur in our function:

g x 3 2 x 1 2

g x
.
d. Determine the inverse of

e. How do the transformations of the inverse compare to the transformations of

g x

(This should be a complete thought in complete sentences)

2) Determine the inverses of the following functions.

a.

M x 2 33 x 1 4

q x log 2 5 x 3

b.

J x 23x 2 4 x

c.

HW 4 Functions and Regression

1) Jack planted a mysterious bean just outside his kitchen window. It immediately
sprouted 2.56 cm above the ground. Jack kept a careful log of the plants growth. He
measured the height of the plant each day at 8am and recorded this data.
Day
Height (cm)

0
2.56

1
6.4

2
16

3
40

4
100

a. Define variables and determine an exponential equation for this pattern. If the pattern
were to continue, what would be the height on the fifth morning, at 8am?

b. Jacks younger brother measured the plant at 8pm on the evening of the third day
and found it to be about 63.25 cm tall. Show how to find this value mathematically.

c. Find the height of the sprout at 12noon on the sixth day.

d. Find the day and hour at which the sprout has doubled in height.

e. Find the day and hour when the plant reaches a height of 1km.
2. The wind speed (in miles per hour) near the center of a tornado is related to the
distance (in miles) the tornado travels. The following chart is a list of known wind speeds
and distances.
Distance
Wind

10
152

5
134

50
219

28
201

36
208

47
219

Speed
a. The large tornado that hit Sanford, and trekked through North Carolina in April 2011
stayed on the ground for 63 miles. What is its estimated wind speed according to a
logarithmic regression?

b. Based on this regression, what would be the distance the tornado travels if it has a
wind speed of 157?

HW 5 Application of Exponential Functions

1) The atmospheric pressure (in millibars) at a given altitude x, in meters, can be
approximated by the following function. The function is valid for values of x between 0
and 10,000.

f x 10381.000134 x
a. What is the pressure at sea level?

b. The McDonalds Observatory in Texas is at an altitude of 2000 meters. What is the

approximate atmospheric pressure there?

c. As altitude increases, what happens to atmospheric pressure?

2) When doctors prescribe medication, they have to consider the rate at which the body
filters a drug from the bloodstream. Suppose it takes the human body 6 days to filter out
half of the Flu-B-Gone vaccine. The amount of Flu-B-Gone vaccine remaining in the
bloodstream x hours after an injection is given by the equation
the initial amount. Suppose a doctor injects a patient with 20
Gone.
a. How much of the vaccine will remain after 1 day?

b. How much of the vaccine will remain after 12 days?

y y 0 0.5

, where

y0

is

(micrograms) of Flu-B-

c. After how many days will the amount of vaccine be less than 1

d. Express the meaning of the number 6 in the equation.

If the present value of my investment is $1,000 and the rate of interest is 6% compounded
annually, what will the value be after 10 years?
3)

HW 6 Applications of Logarithmic Functions

1) The Richter scale is used for measuring the magnitude of an earthquake. The Richter
magnitude is given by

R 0.67 log 0.37 E 1.46

, where E is the energy (in kilowatt-hours)

released by the earthquake.

a. If an earthquake releases 15,500,000,000 kilowatt-hours of energy, what is the

earthquakes magnitude?

b. How many kilowatt-hours of energy would an earthquake have to release in order to be

an 8.5 on the Richter scale?
c. The largest earthquake in North Carolina happened on February 21, 1916. Explore
online to determine its magnitude and use the scale to determine the number of
kilowatt-hours released.

2) Newtons Law of Cooling describes the way the temperature of objects adjust to the
ambient temperature over time. This relationship is an exponential function. Let

H t 93 0.91 68
t

describe the temperature of a beverage (in degrees F) t minutes after a

Dunkin Donuts employee hands it to you.

a. Is the beverage hot coffee or iced coffee? How can you tell by looking at the equation?

b. Sketch a rough graph of

H t

. [Be mindful of your x-axis (or t-axis in this case) where

should it start?]

c. What will be the temperature of the coffee after 10 minutes?

d. Exactly when will the temperature of the coffee reach

90

, a good temperature to drink

coffee at?

e. Exactly when will the temperature of the coffee reach

75

, the temperature at which it

starts to get too cold to enjoy?

3) How much would you need to invest now, to get $10,000 in 10 years at 8% interest
rate if compounded continual?

Suppose $500 is invested at 6% annual interest compounded twice a year? When will the
investment be worth $1000?
4)