Match each equation with the letter of the graph that most closely resembles the graph of the equation. Assume that a > 1. L ysa? Ly=a42 Ro y=-a'+2 4 y=a*+2 «@) y o) y 0 * o * © y i) > 7 . 1\ Write these expressions as a single logarithm. Assume all variables represent positive quantities. 29. log 4x + log 5x° 30. 4logu — Slogu® 31. 3logb — 2loge 32. TInx — 3(Inx3 + SInx) Solve each equation. Round to the nearest thousandth. 33. In(m + 8) — Inm = In3 34, 2In(y + 1) = Ing? — 1) + Ins 35. log(m + 3) 36. log? 37. log, (3k + 1) = 38. tes ( z 39% log.x + logix — 3) = 1 40. logy r + logs (r — 2) 1 9\ 3 41, 2 = 4. (=) == ot ) q 1 /b\ue 43. 45 (%)- CL + 003) = 1.089 54. (1 + 004) 46. ¥ = 11 48, 2-15 = 18 50, 1 = 12 52, 587! = es 87 Natural Science The amount of polonium (in grams) pre- sent after f days is given by Alt) = 10e70™°5, (a) How much polonium was present initially? (b) What is the half-life of polonium? (c) How long will it take for the polonium to decay to 3 grams? Business The annual average natural gas price (in dollars per million BTUs) can be approximated by the function h(x) = 69.54e 2, where x = 8 corresponds to the year 2008. (Data from: Energy Information Administration.) (a) What was the average price per million BTUs in the year 2010? (b) According to the model, in what year did the average price per million BTUs hit $3.00? Natural Science In April, 2013, Enarot: fered an earth (a) Express the intensity of this earthquake in terms of ig. (b) In March, 2013, Papa New Guinea suffered an earthquake that registered 6.5 on the Richter scale. Express the inten- sity of this earthquake in terms of ip (c) How many times more intense was the earthquake in Indone- sia than the one in Papua New Guinea?