Tuen Mun Catholic Secondary School

F.4 Mathematics Pre-Quiz

Chapter 3 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Name:
Time allowed: 50 min.
Maximum marks: 80 Class:_____ Class No.:___
Answer ALL questions.
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1. Simplify ( x 3  1)( x 3  x 3  1) . (3 marks)

2. Simplify
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a 3  a 1 and express the answer with rational indices. (4 marks)

3. Simplify b  3 b and express the answer with rational indices. (4 marks)

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4. Without using calculator, evaluate (log 2) + (log 4)(log 5) + (log 5) . (4 marks)

2 k  4  8  2 k 1
5. Simplify . (4 marks)
3  2 k 1
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6. Simplify (0.008a ) 3 and express the answer with positive indices. (4 marks)

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7. If log 2 (3x + y) = 3, express x in terms of y. (4 marks)
log x  4 log x
8. Without using calculator, evaluate 1 . (4 marks)
log
x

9. Suppose log 3 2  a and log 3 5  b . Express log 3 60 in terms of a and b. (4 marks)

10. If 2  2  8 , find x.
x1
(Give the answer correct to 3 significant figures.) (5 marks)

11. Solve the following equation: log(1  x) + log(10  x) = log 7 + 1 (6 marks)

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 bx 1 . It is given that f (1)  12 and f (9)  4 .
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12. Suppose f ( x)  ax 2

(a) Find the values of a and b. (4 marks)

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(b) Find f  4   f (4)  1 . (5 marks)
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13. In a laboratory, an experiment is conducted to study of the growth of bacteria.

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The number of bacteria N after t hours is found to be N  a  1.6 .
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After 4 hours, the number of bacteria is 1280.

(a) Find the value of a. (3 marks)
(b) How many bacteria are there at the beginning of the experiment? (2 marks)
(c) Will the number of bacteria exceed ten thousand after 10 hours? (2 marks)

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14. The figure shows the graph of y = 1.6 + c for − 1 ≤ x ≤ 6 .
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(a) Write down the y-intercept. (1 mark)

(b) What is the value of c? (2 marks)
(c) Find the range of x such that 1.6x <10.5, correct to 1 decimal place. (4 marks)

15. (a) Sketch the graph of y = log x, showing the x-intercept and the point when x = 10.(3 marks)
(b) What transformation is needed if you want to draw the graph of y = − log x using the
graph in (a)? Hence, sketch y = − log x on the same graph. (2 marks)
(c) (i) What transformation is needed if you want to draw y = log 0.1x using the graph in (a)?
(ii) Hence, sketch y = log 0.1x on the same graph, and mark on the graph the new
positions of the points marked in part (a). (6 marks)
Challenge
1. Solve the equation: 4 x + 2 x = 2
2. Given that log 9 4 = x and 9 y = 5 , express log 81 20 in terms of x and y.

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