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Unit 7: Logarithmic Functions

Unit Assignment
Read the course material and complete the practice questions in the Unit 7 Logarithmic Functions Guide
for Learning Booklet before working on this Unit Assignment.
The following chart shows you which lesson to review if you’re having difficulty with the questions in
this assignment booklet.

Unit Assignment Questions Lesson

1, 2 7A
3, 4, 5, 6, 11 7B
7, 8, 9 7C
10 7D
12 *Logic and Reasoning
*Contact your teacher if you need help with Logic and Reasoning.

For full marks, show all calculations, steps, and/or explain your answers.

Total Marks: 54

1. Complete the following chart to analyze the characteristics of each logarithmic function.
(10 marks – 0.5 each)
Equation y  log x y  2log x y  2log x y  log2 x

Graph

Domain

Range

Coordinates
of
intercept(s)

End
Behaviour

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2. Each of the equations below was graphed on a calculator, using the following window settings:
X: [-10, 10, 1] Y: [-10, 10, 1]

Match each equation with its corresponding graph and write the equation on the line below the
graph. (3 marks – 0.5 marks each)

y  10 x
y  2x
y  0.5x
y   log x
y  log0.5 x
y  3log5 x

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3. Write each exponential equation in logarithmic form.

a. y  5x (1 mark)

b. x  75 y (1 mark)

4. Write each logarithmic equation in exponential form.

a. y  log x (1 mark)

b. y  log2 x (1 mark)

5. Place the following logarithmic expressions in order from least to greatest. (2 marks)

a. log7 65
b. ln10
c. log3 100
d. log10  log100
e. 2log 510  log5 4

6. A student is asked to find the value of the following logarithmic function without using
technology. Explain how the student can do this, showing all steps and the correct answer.
(2 marks)
y  log3 729

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7. Match the expanded logarithmic expression in the left column with the simplified form of the
expression in the right column. (6 marks)

Expanded Form Simplified Form

a. logb A  logb B i. logb AC B 

b. logb A  logb B ii. logb  ABC 

c. C logb A  logb B  AC 
iii. logb  
 B 

d. log b A  logb B  logb C  A

iv. logb  
B

logb A v. logb ( AB)

e.
logb C
f. log b A  logb B  logb C vi. logC A

a. _____ b. _____ c. _____

d. _____ e. _____ f. _____

8. Solve the following logarithmic equations algebraically. Express your answers to the nearest
hundredth, if necessary. (5 marks – 1 mark each)

a. log x  5 b. log x 64  3

c. log2 x  2 d. log3 6  x

e. log4 4 x  5

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9. Solve the following exponential equations, algebraically using logarithms. Then, check your
answer using technology. Express your answers to the nearest tenth.

a. 4x  85 b. 5x3  7 c. 2x 5  3x 8

Algebraically (2 marks) Algebraically (2 marks) Algebraically (2 marks)

Graphically (1 mark) Graphically (1 mark) Graphically (1 mark)

y1  ________________ y1  ________________ y1  ________________

y2  ________________ y2  ________________ y2  ________________

Coordinates of intersection Coordinates of intersection Coordinates of intersection

(_____, _____) (_____, _____) (_____, _____)

Solution Solution Solution

x  ______ x  ______ x  ______

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10. The Spanish flu was a worldwide epidemic that began in 1918 and lasted approximately 2 years.
During the first few months of the epidemic, the flu spread rapidly through a Canadian city as
shown in the table below.

Time (months) Number of

Confirmed Cases
0 150
1 345
2 828
3 2484
4 6707
5 14084

a. Determine the equation of the exponential regression function, in the form C  abt , that
models the number of confirmed cases, C, as a function of time, t. Express the values of
a and b to the nearest hundredth. (2 marks)

b. Use the exponential regression equation to determine the time that it will take, to the nearest
tenth of a month, for the number of confirmed cases to equal 20 000. Show or explain how
you found the answer for full marks. (2 marks)

c. Determine the equation of the logarithmic regression function t  a  b ln C , that models

time, t, as a function of confirmed cases, C. Express the values of a and b to the nearest
hundredth. (2 marks)

d. Use the logarithmic regression equation to determine the time it will take, to the nearest tenth
of a month, for the number of confirmed cases to equal 20 000. Show your work for full
marks. (2 marks)

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11. The pH of a solution can be determined using the formula pH   log  H   , where H  is the
hydrogen ion concentration in the solution.

a. The hydrogen ion concentration of a solution is 0.008 mol/L. Calculate the pH of the
solution, to the nearest tenth. (1 mark)

b. A baking soda solution has a pH of 8.9. Algebraically determine the hydrogen ion
concentration of this solution. Show all your work and express your answer in scientific
notation to the nearest tenth. (2 marks)

12. Patterns and Games: Describing Number Patterns

Three rows of a number pattern are shown below.

Row 1 1  10  1  11
Row 2 12  10  2  122
Row 3 123  10  3  1233

a. Identify and describe the pattern used in the first three rows. (1 mark)

b. Use the pattern you described above to write out Row 9. (1 mark)

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