9-4 - Practice With Exponentials
9-4 - Practice With Exponentials
f ( x ) = 2 x +3 + 1 g ( x) = e
−( x −1)
a. b. +2
h ( x ) = −e x +3 − 4 k ( x ) = −3
−( x −1)
c. d. +1
x
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2. Given the function f ( x ) = −2 Write f ( x ) as one term with a base of 8.
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3. Given 3x = 20
a. Write an inequality that gives the possible range of values for x
b. Evaluate 2 3x+1
4 ( 42 x ) − 33 ( 4 x ) = −8
1
a. 5−2 x 5x = b.
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5. Find the balance for each investment below.
a. $15,200, 3.2% interest rate compounded monthly, 12 years
6. A certain type of bacterium increases according to the model P ( t ) = 100e0.2197 t , where t is the time in hours. Find:
a) P ( 0 )
b) P ( 5)
c) P (100 )
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7. The demand equation for a certain product is p = 5000 1 − −0.002 x
4+e
a) Use a graphing calculator to graph the demand function for x 0 and p 0 . Sketch the shape of the
curve on here.
c) Use the graph you created on your calculator to approximate the number of units that would yield a demand
cost of $350.