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Algebra 2

The document contains a series of algebra and logarithm problems from past board exams, focusing on population growth, decay models, and logarithmic calculations. It includes specific questions with multiple-choice answers related to exponential growth and decay, particularly in biological and environmental contexts. The problems require knowledge of mathematical concepts such as half-life, exponential functions, and logarithms.

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Algebra 2

The document contains a series of algebra and logarithm problems from past board exams, focusing on population growth, decay models, and logarithmic calculations. It includes specific questions with multiple-choice answers related to exponential growth and decay, particularly in biological and environmental contexts. The problems require knowledge of mathematical concepts such as half-life, exponential functions, and logarithms.

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ALGEBRA – PAST BOARD EXAM QUESTIONS

DEC 2014 CE REF 3 MAY 2018 CE REF 4


18. The population in a certain nation 2. Strontium-90 is a waste product from
grows geometrically. The population nuclear reactors. As a consequence of
five years ago was 96,000 and its fallout from atmospheric nuclear tests,
present population is 100,000. we all have a measurable amount of
Determine the population 20 years strontium-90 in our bones. The half-
hence. life of strontium-90 is 28 years,
A. 152,578 C. 124,682 meaning that after 28 years a given
B. 117,738 D. 110,592 amount of the substance will have
DEC 2014 CE REF 3 decayed to half the original amount.
19. The population of an alien bacteria Find the exponential decay model for
follows the equation P = Poekt. The half- strontium-90. Suppose that a nuclear
life of the bacteria is 8 years. How accident occurs and releases 60 grams
many year will the population of the of strontium-90 into the atmosphere.
bacteria becomes 20% of the original. How long will it take for strontium-90
A. 18.6 years C. 11.2years to decay to a level of 20 grams?
B. 20.1 years D. 24.6 years A. 44.4 years C. 38.56 years
DEC 2014 CE REF 3 B. 46.9 years D. 32.78 years
20. A = Aoe0.02476t at time t years. How LOGARITHM
many years will Ao triples. MAY 2000 CE REF 2
A. 66.7 years C. 44.4 years 7. 𝑙𝑜𝑔8 975 = 𝑥. Find x
B. 55.6 years D. 33.3 years A. 3.31 C. 5.17
NOV 2015 CE REF 4 B. 4.12 D. 2.87
6. If y = x3, find the value of y if NOV 2002 CE REF 2
4 1. Find the value of x in (35)(96)=32x
√83 3√2√8𝑥 = 2 A. 8.5 C. 9.5
A. 16 C. 4 B. 9 D. 8
B. 2 D. 8 MAY 2003 CE REF 2
NOV 2015 CE REF 4 1. If logx12 = 2.262, find the value of
12. The population size of the logx3.
bacterial culture growing under A. 0.75 C. 0.5
controlled conditions is doubling each B. 0.25 D. 1.0
day. Predict how large the culture will MAY 2004 CE REF 2
be at the beginning of day 7 if it 1. If logx 6 = 1.2925, what is the value
measures 10 units at the beginning of of logx 11?
day 1. A. 1.65 C. 1.42
A. 540 C. 640 B. 1.73 D. 1.51
B. 580 D. 680 NOV 2005 CE REF 2
NOV 2015 CE REF 4 1. If logx 146 = 5, find log10x
13. The population of a community of A. 29094 C. 0.6384
lemmings is defined by P = Poe0.15t, where B. 0.4329 D. 1.8563
tis the time in months and Po is the MAY 2016 CE REF 4
initial population. Estimate their 2. If log x to the base 2 minus log 5
population after 8 months if there were to the base 2 is equal to 3, find the
5000 lemmings initially. value of x.
A. 16,200 C. 16,800 A. 50 C. 55
B. 16,600 D. 16,100 B. 40 D. 60
MAY 2016 CE REF 4 MAY 2016 CE REF 4
4. The rate of deforestation in Nigeria 6. The formula log (1-k) = -0.3/H
is 5.75% per year. If the decrease in models the relationship between the
forest is exponential, how long will it half-life H of a radioactive material
take until only 25% of the current and its rate of decay k. Find the rate
forests are left? of the decay of the iodine isotope -131
A. 25.36 years C. 24.78 years it its half-life is 8 days. Round to
B. 24.11 years D. 23.98 years four decimal places.
MAY 2018 CE REF 4 A. 0.0827 C. 0.1845
1. Given the half-life radium is 1690 B. 0.0635 D. 0.0984
years, how much will remain of 10 grams
of radium after 500 years?
A. 6.814 grams C. 4.816 grams
B. 8.614 grams D. 8.146 grams

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