Edexcel Core 3 Algebra and functions Section 3: The exponential and log functions

Section test
1. The value of e 2 , to 3 decimal places, is (a) 7.389 (c) 5.137 (e) I dont know 2. The value of ln 5 2 , to 3 decimal places, is (a) 2.322 (c) 0.916 (e) I dont know 3. The equation e2 x 0.5 has the solution (a) x = 2.693 (c) x = 0.693 (e) I dont know (b) x = 1.307 (d) x = 2.693 (b) 0.398 (d) 0.805 (b) 0.135 (d) 0.718

4. The equation ln (1 2x) = 0.4 has the solution (a) x = 1.246 (c) x = 0.246 (e) I dont know (b) x = 0.246 (d) x = 1.246

5. The equation 2ln x 1 ln(2 x) has the solution (a) x = 5.437 (c) x = 0.736 (e) I dont know (b) x = 5.437 (d) x = 0.736

6. The solutions of the equation 2e x 3e x 7 are (a) ln 1.5 and 0 (c) ln 2 and ln 3 (e) I dont know (b) ln 2 and ln 3 (d) ln 2 and ln 3

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Questions 7 and 8 refer to the graphs P, Q, R and S below.

7. The graph of y e x is graph (a) P (c) R (e) I dont know 8. The graph of y = ln x is graph (a) P (c) R (e) I dont know (b) Q (d) S (b) Q (d) S

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Questions 9 and 10 are about the movement of an object whose velocity, v m/s, after t seconds is given by v 5et /10 2 9. The velocity of the object after 5 seconds is (a) 1.033 m/s (c) 6.967 m/s (e) I dont know (b) 6.244 m/s (d) 1.997 m/s

10. The object comes to rest momentarily after (a) 10.916 seconds (c) 9.163 seconds (e) I dont know (b) 1.386 seconds (d) 6.931 seconds

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