(Mai 2.5-2.6) Exponents and Logarithms-I - Solutions
(Mai 2.5-2.6) Exponents and Logarithms-I - Solutions
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EXPONENTS AND LOGARITHMS - I
SOLUTIONS
Compiled by: Christos Nikolaidis
1. (a)
(b)
y – intercept y 1
Domain x R
Range y0
3. (a) b e 2 2
(b) y-intercept: (0,3), horizontal asymptote: y 2
(c) Domain: x R , Range: y 2
4. y-intercept: (0,3), horizontal asymptote: y 2
Graphs for 3 and 4 are shown below
y2 y2
1
5.
(a) y- intercept: (0,5) (b) y- intercept: (0,-1) x- intercept: ln(3/2)
h. asymptote: y=3 value of b: 2e+3 h. asymptote: y= -3 value of b: 2e-3
Domain: xR Range: y>3 Domain: xR Range: y> -3
LOGARITHMS
x
6. (a) x ln 3 1.10 y log 3 0.477 (b) e 3 10 x 3
7.
1 1
log -2 log -1 log 0.1 -1
100 10
ln 1 0 ln e 1 ln e 2 2
1 1
ln -1 ln -2 ln e 1/2
e e2
8. (a) x 10 3 1000 (b) x e 3 (c) x 1 10 3 1000 x 999
9. (a) k 5 (b) k 5 (c) k 7 (d) k 7
log xy log x log y and ln xy ln x ln y
10. (a) k 5 (b) k 5 (c) k 7 (d) k 7
log x n n log x and ln x n n ln x
11. (a) 2 x 100 x 50 (b) 2 x 4 10 x 3 (c) 2 x 6 1 x 7 / 2
12. (a) x 2
(b)
Ax 3 ln 2 3(0.693) 2.08 B ln 8 2.08
(c)
Ax 3 log 2 3(0301) 0.903 B log 8 0.903
13. (a) y=log2 x (b) (1,0)
14. (a) x = – 1 (b) (i) ln(0.001) = – 6.91 (ii) e0 = 1 (c) (4.64, 1.89)