document.write( "Question 61834: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(1)Let f(x) = 2^x , g(x) = (1/8)^x, and h(x) = log sub 2(x). Find each of the following:
\n" ); document.write( "f(3)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "f(-2)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "f(1/2)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "g(2)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "g(-1)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "g(1/3)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "h(2)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "h(1/2)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(2) Solve each of the following equations for the given variable
\n" ); document.write( "(a) 2^a = 16\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(b) 3^z = 1/9\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(c) 9^n = 3\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(d) (1/5)^x = 25
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Exponential and Logarithmic Functions \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(1)Let f(x) = 2^x , g(x) = (1/8)^x, and h(x) = log sub 2(x). Find each of the following:
\n" ); document.write( "\"f%283%29=2%5E3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28f%283%29=8%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"f%28-2%29=2%5E%28-2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"f%28-2%29=1%2F2%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28f%28-2%29=1%2F4%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"f%281%2F2%29=2%5E%281%2F2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28f%281%2F2%29=sqrt%282%29%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"g%282%29=%281%2F8%29%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28g%282%29=1%2F64%29\"
\n" ); document.write( ":
\n" ); document.write( "\"g%28-1%29=%281%2F8%29%5E%28-1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28g%28-1%29=8%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"g%281%2F3%29=%281%2F8%29%5E%281%2F3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"g%281%2F3%29=%281%2F2%5E3%29%5E%281%2F3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"g%281%2F3%29=1%2F2%5E3%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28g%281%2F3%29=1%2F2%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"h%282%29=log2%282%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28h%282%29=1%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"h%281%2F2%29=log2%281%2F2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28h%281%2F2%29=-1%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(2) Solve each of the following equations for the given variable
\n" ); document.write( "(a) \"2%5Ea=16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%5Ea=2%5E4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28a=4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "If you can use a calculator and can't figure this out:
\n" ); document.write( "\"ln%282%5Ea%29=ln%2816%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"aln%282%29=ln%2816%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"aln%282%29%2Fln%282%29=ln%2816%29%2Fln%282%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a=4\" <---This can be done for any that you can't solve mentally as long as you have a log capable calculator.
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\n" ); document.write( "(b) \"3%5Ez=1%2F9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3%5Ez=9%5E%28-1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3%5Ez=%283%5E2%29%5E%28-1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3%5Ez=3%5E%28-2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28z=-2%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(c) \"9%5En+=+3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3%5E%282n%29=3%5E1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2n=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2n%2F2=1%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28n=1%2F2%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(d) \"%281%2F5%29%5Ex=25\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5%5E%28-1x%29=5%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-x=2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!
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