Exponents and Logarithms Review

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1. Simplify:

a)

(22 a 2b 2 ) 2
(8ab) 1

c)

(a p q ) q (a q r ) r p

(a r + q )r q

b)

182 x 61
4 x 92 x 12 x

c)

(2n +1 ) m 2m 2n 1
(2m +1 ) n 2n 1

b)

81 x 2 x 3 = 16

c)

2 2 x 17 +

b)

a 2 + b 2
(ab)1

r 1

2. Simplify:

6 2 18
1

a)

13

12 4

3. Solve for x:
a)

52 x1 = 1

8
=0
2x

4. Simplify:
a)

2
1
1
log 27 + log 64 + log 25
3
3
2

b)

2
1
2
log 4 + log 54 log 2
3
3
3

c)

4
log + 2 log 5 + log 3
3

d)

log 64 log 5 10
log 5 8

5. The number of bacteria in a colony grows at a continuous rate and doubles every 5 days. If the colony currently
contains 25 cells, how many cells will there be after 12 days?

6. Solve:
a)

9 2
log x =
4 3

b)

log 2 ( x 2 + 6 x) = 4

c)

5 x = 7 x 2

d)

e4 x + e2 x = 6

e)

5 2 x > 10

f)

92 x1 > 243

7. A sum of $2500 is invested at a compound interest rate of 5.3% per annum. The value of the investment will
exceed $10000 after n full years. Calculate the value of n.

8. Sketch the graph of:

f ( x) = 2 x + 2

a)

f ( x) = log 2 ( x + 2) + 2

b)

10

10
8

6
6
4
4
2

10

10

2
6

10

4
2
6
4

8
10

Solutions:
1
2a3b3

1. a)
3. a)
6. a)

b)

x = 12
x = 278 ,

b)
27
8

a 2 +b2
ab

c)

a p+q2r

x = 2 c) x = -1, 3
b) x = 8, 2
c)

2. a)
4. a)

log 209

x = 11.6

10

b)

d) x = 0.347

10

8
8

6
6

4
4

10

10

2
6

6
4

8.

a)

10

b)

10

11
12

2 3 3

log 6

c) 2

e) x > 0.715

b)

2 2 x 1 37 x 1

d) 2
f)

c)

22 m n
5. 132 cells

x>

7
4

7. 27 years