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Module Test Form A1
Logarithmic Functions
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1. Write 37 = 2187 in logarithmic form.
Ⓐ log3 7 = 2187
Ⓑ log7 3 = 2187
Ⓒ log7 2187 = 3
Ⓓ log3 2187 = 72
2. Evaluate log2 256.
Ⓐ 8
Ⓑ 16
Ⓒ 128
Ⓓ 5123
3. Use the graph to identify the value of k for the function f(x) = log0.5 x + k.
k = ________4
4. Consider g(x) = log10 (x + 3) and the h(x) shown in the graph.
Compare the end behavior of the g(x) and h(x).
g(x): As x → –3, g(x) → [ Ⓐ –∞ Ⓑ ∞ ], and as x → ∞, g(x) → [ Ⓐ –∞ Ⓑ ∞ ].
h(x): As x → 0, h(x) → [ Ⓐ –∞ Ⓑ ∞ ], and as x → ∞, h(x) → [ Ⓐ –∞ Ⓑ ∞ ].
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5. Which of the following is the graph of g(x) = log5 x?
Ⓐ Ⓑ
Ⓒ Ⓓ
5
6. Solve log27 x = .
3
Ⓐ 15
Ⓑ 45
Ⓒ 243
Ⓓ 59,0496
7. Solve log4 9x = log4 (x2 – 36).
x = __________7B,
8. Explain how you can use log6 9 ≈ 1.2263 to approximate the value of log6 1944.
9. CHEMISTRY The pH of a substance is defined as the concentration of hydrogen ions [H+] in moles. It is given by
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the formula pH = log10 +¿ .
H ¿
The amount of hydrogen in a liter of apple cider vinegar that has a pH of 2.85 is
[ Ⓐ 0.0014 Ⓑ 0.0141 Ⓒ 0.4548 ] moles per liter.
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10. Solve 42x = 95.
Ⓐ 6.5699
Ⓑ 1.6425
Ⓒ 2.1900
Ⓓ 3.2849
11. Consider 12x = 85.
Part A
Which equation expresses the solution as a logarithm?
log 12
Ⓐ x=
log 85
log 85
Ⓑ x=
12
log 85
Ⓒ x=
log 12
Ⓓ x = 12 log 85
Part B
Find the value of x. Use a calculator. Round to the nearest ten-thousandth.
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12. Solve 36y > 5y+2.
y [ Ⓐ < Ⓑ > ] [ Ⓐ 0.5563 Ⓑ 0.6461 Ⓒ 1.7976 ]11
13. Evaluate log6 24. Round to the nearest ten-thousandth.
log6 24 ≈ ____________12
14. Which equation is equivalent to 18 = –12 + 18 log15 x?
Ⓐ 1 log x
=
3 log 15
Ⓑ 1 log 15
=
3 log x
Ⓒ 5 log x
=
3 log 15
Ⓓ 5 log 15 13
=
3 log x
15. Match each equation to an equivalent equation.
e8 = 5x ______ A ln 5 = 8x
e5 = 8x ______ B ln 8 = 5x
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e5x = 8 ______ C ln 5x = 8
e8x = 5 ______ D ln 8x = 5
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16. Which shows ln 16 – ln 5 + ln 15 as a single logarithm?
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Ⓐ ln 12
Ⓑ ln 13
Ⓒ ln 14
Ⓓ ln 24
17. MEDICINE Mark took 200 mg of a medication. The function f(t) = 200e−0.4t can be used to determine the
amount of medication f(t) still in his system after t hours. To the nearest hundredth, after how much time will
Mark have only 50 mg of medication left in his system?
________ hours16
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18. True or false: The value of x in the equation ln (2x – 8) = is approximately 0.3012.
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Ⓐ True
Ⓑ False17A
19. FISH In 2017, scientists studied a local lake and counted 370 fish of an invasive species. In 2013, scientists
counted 5 of the fish in the same lake.
Part A
Which equation models the population of the invasive fish t years after 2013?
Ⓐ y = 370e–1.076t
Ⓑ y = 370e1.076t
Ⓒ y = 5e–1.076t
Ⓓ y = 5e1.076t17B
Part B
Predict the year in which the population will reach 2000 fish.
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20. TELEPHONES In 2016, there were 5508 landlines in a suburban town. In the same town in 2004, there were
11,124 landlines.
Part A
The continuous exponential decay for the number of landlines is:
y = [ Ⓐ 5058 Ⓑ 5626 Ⓒ 11,124 ] [ Ⓐ e–0.059t Ⓑ e–0.042t Ⓒ e 0.059t ], where t is the number of year after 2004.18B
Part B
In what year will the number of landlines be fewer than 1000?
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Ⓐ 2029
Ⓑ 2033
Ⓒ 2041
Ⓓ 2044
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