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IB MSL 2 Assess Sa

The document contains self-assessment questions for the Mathematics Standard Level of the IB Diploma, focusing on exponents and logarithms. It includes problems requiring exact values, simplifications, and solving equations without a calculator. The questions are designed for students aiming for grades 3 to 6 and cover various mathematical concepts related to logarithmic functions and exponential growth models.

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IB MSL 2 Assess Sa

The document contains self-assessment questions for the Mathematics Standard Level of the IB Diploma, focusing on exponents and logarithms. It includes problems requiring exact values, simplifications, and solving equations without a calculator. The questions are designed for students aiming for grades 3 to 6 and cover various mathematical concepts related to logarithmic functions and exponential growth models.

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Mathematics Standard Level for the IB Diploma

Self-assessment: 2 Exponents and logarithms

1. Do not use a calculator to answer this question.

(a) Find the exact value of 3 log(5) – log(20) + log(16).

 45 
(b) Given that x = ln 2, y = ln 3 and z = ln 5, express ln   in terms of x, y and z.
 4 

(c) If ln K = 2 – ln c, find and simplify an expression for K in terms of c.

(accessible to students on the path to grade 3 or 4) [6 marks]

2. Do not use a calculator to answer this question.

Solve the following equation:

log2 (x + 2) – log2 x = 3

(accessible to students on the path to grade 3 or 4) [3 marks]

3. Find the exact solutions of the equation,


2x x
3e – 7e + 2 = 0

(accessible to students on the path to grade 5 or 6) [5 marks]

−kt
4. The diagram shows the graph with equation y = C + Ae . The graph passes through the point
P(2, 3).

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Mathematics Standard Level for the IB Diploma

(a) Write down the value of C and the value of A.

(b) Find the exact value of k.

(accessible to students on the path to grade 5 or 6) [5 marks]

kt
5. (a) The population of bacteria increases according to an exponential model, N = A × b ,
where N is the number of bacteria after t minutes and A and b are positive constants.
Given that initially there were 50 bacteria and that after three minutes the number has
grown to 270,

(i) Write down the value of A.


k
(ii) Show that, to three significant figures, b = 1.75.

(iii) Find the size of the population after five minutes.

(b) After five minutes the population growth slows down, so that now it follows the new
model,
−0.47t
N = 2000 – Me .

(i) Find the value of M.

(ii) According to this model, the size of the population approaches a limit in the long
term. Find this limit.

(iii) How long does it take for the population size to reach1999? Give your answer to the
nearest minute.

(accessible to students on the path to grade 5 or 6) [11 marks]

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