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270 Chapter 3 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions<br />

Chapter 3<br />

Practice Test<br />

1. Solve for x: x 35 8 2. Solve for x: 3 x1 1 81<br />

3. Graph fx 2 x by hand.<br />

4. Graph gx e x 1 by hand.<br />

5. If $5000 is invested at 9% interest, find the amount after three years if the interest is compounded<br />

(a) monthly. (b) quarterly. (c) continuously.<br />

6. Write the equation in logarithmic form: 7 2 1 49<br />

7. Solve for x: x 4 log 2 1 64<br />

8. Given log evaluate log 4 b 2 0.3562 and log b 5 0.8271,<br />

b<br />

825.<br />

9. Write 5 ln x 1 2 ln y 6 ln z as a single logarithm.<br />

10. Using your calculator and the change of base formula, evaluate log 9 28.<br />

11. Use your calculator to solve for N: log 10 N 0.6646<br />

12. Graph y log 4 x by hand.<br />

13. Determine the domain of fx log 3 x 2 9.<br />

14. Graph y lnx 2 by hand.<br />

15. True or false: ln x lnx y<br />

ln y<br />

16. Solve for x: 5 x 41<br />

17. Solve for x: x x 2 log 5 1 25<br />

18. Solve for x: log 2 x log 2 x 3 2<br />

19. Solve for x: e x e x<br />

4<br />

3<br />

20. Six thousand dollars is deposited into a fund at an annual percentage rate of 13%.<br />

Find the time required for the investment to double if the interest is compounded continuously.<br />

21. Use a graphing utility to find the points of intersection of the graphs of y ln3x and y e x 4.<br />

© Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.<br />

22. Use a graphing utility to find the power model y ax b for the data 1, 1, 2, 5, 3, 8, and 4, 17.

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