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Test - 1 Exponents and Logs
Test - 1 Exponents and Logs
Test - 1 Exponents and Logs
(a) logx 49 = 2
(3)
(b) log2 8 = x
(2)
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(c) log25 x =
2
(3)
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(b) Find f–1 .
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(4)
(Total 7 marks)
4. The population of a city at the end of 1972 was 250 000. The population increases by 1.3 per year.
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5. Let f(x) = log3 x , for x > 0.
(c) After k minutes, the rate of increase in n is greater than 10 000 bacteria per minute. Find the least
value of k, where k .
(4)
(Total 8 marks)
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(a) Show that A =10.
(2)
(b) Given that f(15) = 3.49 (correct to 3 significant figures), find the value of k.
(3)
(iii) Write down the equation of the horizontal asymptote of the graph f.
(5)
(Total 10 marks)
(b) The graph of g is a transformation of the graph of f. Give a full geometric description of this
transformation.
(3)
(Total 7 marks)
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9. Let f(x) = log3 + log3 16 – log3 4, for x > 0.
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