I.
Choose the correct answer
II. Find the inverse of each function
a. y=3x-7
b. y=log(x-5)+3
c. y=2(x+3)
III. Solve for x:
a. log(5x-1)=2
b. ln(2x-1)-ln(x-2)=ln5
c. 5e3x+3+2=7
d. Log(2x-1)+log(5)=2
IV. Change the exponential function to logarithmic function \ (vice versa)
a. 33=27
b. Log(x-2)=10
c. Ln(x)+3=8
V. Write the equation of a logarithmic function with base 3, shifted 3
units downwards, 4 units right, reflected over x axis and vertically
stretched with scale factor 3
VI. Write a logarithmic expression as a sum or difference of logarithms
(Expand logarithms).
a. 𝑙𝑜𝑔2[4𝑥𝑦4𝑧3√𝑡]
b. 𝑙𝑜𝑔[𝑥(𝑥−1)2(𝑥+4)4]
c. 𝑙𝑛[√𝑥(𝑥−3)3(𝑥+7)5]
VII. Write logarithmic expressions as a single logarithm of coefficient of 1
(Condense logarithms).
a. 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑎+𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑏+𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑐+𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑑
b. 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑚−𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑏−𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑐−𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑓
c. 2𝑙𝑛𝑥−3𝑙𝑛𝑦
d. 7𝑙𝑛𝑎−14𝑙𝑛𝑏−12𝑙𝑛𝑓
e. 5𝑙𝑛𝑥+4𝑙𝑛𝑦+2
VIII. Let 𝑙𝑜𝑔2=𝑎, 𝑙𝑜𝑔3=𝑏, and 𝑙𝑜𝑔7=𝑐. Find each of the following expressions
in terms of a, b, and c.
a. 𝑙𝑜𝑔(6)
b. l𝑜𝑔(42)
c. 𝑙𝑜𝑔(3/7)
d. 𝑙𝑜𝑔(3.5)
e. 𝑙𝑜𝑔(98)
IX. Graph y=log(x-2)+3 and find all the key features
X. Graph y=2e(x+3)-2 and find all the key features
XI. A substance decays 22% each day. After 7 days, there are 9
milligrams of the substance remaining. How many milligrams were
there initially?
XII. The number n of college graduates in thousands after t years can be
modeled by n = 46 log 5 (t + 3). Let t = 0 represent 1985. How many
college graduates were there in 2003?
XIII. When Angela was born, her grandparents deposited $5,000 into a
college savings account paying 6% interest compounded continuously.
a. Using the formula, A = Pert, what is the balance after 15 years?
b. How long will it take the balance to reach at least $17,000
c. If her grandparents want her to have $15,000 after 17 years, how
much would they need?
1 𝑡
XIV. The equation 𝐴 = 𝐴0 (2)3 represents the radioactive sample where the
half-life is 3 years. If the initial mass of the sample is 67g, how long
will it take for the sample to reach 7g?
XV. After taking a cough suppressant, the amount, A, in mg, remaining in
the body is given by 𝐴 = 10(0.85)𝑡 , where 𝑡 is given in hours.
a. What was initial amount taken?
b. What percent of the drug leaves the body each hour?
c. How much of the drug leaves the body 6 hours after the dose is
administered?
d. How long is it until only 1 mg of the drug remains in the body?
XVI. Solve each of the following equations in the interval [𝟎, 𝟐𝝅).
a. 𝟖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙 − 𝟒 = 𝟎
b. −𝟐𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒙 − √𝟐 = 𝟎
c. 𝟑𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒙 − √𝟑 = 0
d. Solve each of the following equations in the interval [𝟎, 𝟐𝝅).
a. (𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙 − 𝟏)(𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒙 + 𝟏) = 0
b. 2𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐𝒙 + 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒙 − 𝟏 = 0
c. 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐𝒙 + 𝟐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙 = 0
e.
.
f. Find the exact value of each expression.
a. 𝑠𝑖𝑛50° 𝑐𝑜𝑠10° + 𝑠𝑖𝑛10° 𝑐𝑜𝑠50°
b. 𝑠𝑖𝑛75° 𝑐𝑜𝑠15° − 𝑠𝑖𝑛75° 𝑐𝑜𝑠15 °
c. 𝑐𝑜𝑠93° 𝑐𝑜𝑠87° + 𝑠𝑖𝑛93° 𝑠𝑖𝑛87°
d. 𝑐𝑜𝑠50° 𝑐𝑜𝑠40° − 𝑠𝑖𝑛50° 𝑠𝑖𝑛40°
g. use the sum and difference identities to find the exact value.
h.
i.
