v Topic 2 – Logarithmic and Exponential Functions

Subtopic 2.1 Exponential and Logistic Functions and Modeling

1. Determine a formula for the exponential function whose graph is shown below.

A. !(#) = 2 ∙ 4!

B. !(#) = 4 ∙ 2!

C. !(#) = 4 ∙ 8!

D. !(#) = 8 ∙ 4!

2. Determine a formula for the exponential function whose graph is shown below.

A. !(#) = 3 ∙ (2) !

1 !
B. !(#) = 3 ∙ + -
2
C. !(#) = 3 ∙ (1.5)!

D. !(#) = 1.5 ∙ (3)!

3. Ali is working in a hospital laboratory. He found that the number B of bacteria in a certain
culture after t hours is given by 0 = 2002 ".$%& . When will the number of bacteria be 350?

A. 1 hour

B. 1.5 hour

C. 1.56 hours

D. 2 hours

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 4. During its exponential growth phase, a certain bacterium can grow from 5,000 cells to 12,000
cells in 10 hours. At this rate, approximately how many cells will be present after 36 hours?

A. 98,365
B. 116,877
C. 154,324
D. 197,633

5. The number of students infected with flu at a certain school in Dubai after t days is modeled by
!"#
the function !(#) = !".$%
.What was the initial number of infected students?
$%!&'

A. 1
B. 10
C. 64
D. 650

6. The number of students infected with flu at high school in RAK after t days is modeled by the
()#
function !(#) = .The school will close when 320 of the 720-student body are
$%"*' !".&%
infected. If the initial number of infected students was 12, after how many days will the school
close?

A. About 16 days
B. About 18 days
C. About 19 days
D. About 22 days

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7. Given the logistic function y = ()'*!"

Which of the following is/are true about the function?

I. The domain is (−∞, ∞)

II. The range is (0, 36)
III. It is always decreasing for all x

A. I only

B. I and II only

C. I and III only

D. I, II and III

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8. Which of the following is true about the logistic function !(#) = ()$("..$)# ?

I. y=0 and y= 24 are horizontal asymptotes

II. < −intercept = 4
III. lim !(#) = 0
!→12

A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

9. The logistic function that satisfies the conditions below is ___________.

< −intercept = 12 and limit to growth = 48

36
A.
1 + 7(1.7550)!
48
B.
1 + 4(2.7550)!
48
C.
1 + 3(0.861)!
36
D.
1 + 8(0.797)!

10. Which of the following is a formula for the logistic function whose graph is shown below?

60
A <=
1 + 3(0.87)!
60
B. <=
1 + 3(1.15)!
60
C. <=
1 + (0.87)!
60
D. <=
1 + 3(0.84)!

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 11. Determine a formula for the exponential function whose values are given in the table below.

1 !
A. !(#) = + -
2
3 1 !
B. !(#) = + -
2 2
2 1 !
C. !(#) = + -
3 2
3
D. !(#) = (2)!
2

12. Determine an exponential function with initial value 7 and increasing at a rate of 19% per year.

Answer:

13. The half-life of a certain radioactive substance is 30 days. There are 240 grams of the substance
present initially. After how many days will there be only 20 grams remaining ?

A. 97.891
B. 107.549
C. 120
D. 137.549

14. Determine a formula for the exponential function which has initial mass equals to 592 g and
halving once every 6 years.

A < = 592(6)".$!
B. < = 592(0.5)1!/%
C. < = 592(2)!/%
D. < = 592(2)1!/%

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 15. State whether the function is an exponential growth function or exponential decay function.
Describe its end behavior using limits.

i. !(#) = 31+!

ii. !(#) = 0.751!

16. Describe how to transform the graph of f into the graph of g.

i. !(#) = 0.5! , A(#) = 3(0.5)! + 4

ii. !(#) = 2 ! , A(#) = 32 +! − 1

17. Find the y-intercept, describe the end behavior using limits, and find the horizontal
asymptotes.

12
!(#) =
1 + 2(0.8)!

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 18. The half-life of a certain radioactive substance is 30 days. There are 640 grams of the substance
present initially. Find the amount of substance, in grams, remaining after 150 days.

19. The half-life of a certain radioactive substance is 30 days. There are 240 grams of the substance
present initially. Answer (i-ii).

i. Express the amount of substance remaining as a function of time t.

ii. When will there be less than 10 grams remaining?

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 20. Sketch and analyze !(#) = 52 1! .

Domain:

Range:

Is the function continuous?

Is the function increasing or decreasing?

Symmetry?

Boundedness?

Extrema?

End behaviour?

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21. Sketch and analyze !(#) = ()+4 !#
.

Domain:

Range:

Is the function continuous?

Is the function increasing or decreasing?

Symmetry?

Boundededness?

Extrema?

End behaviour?

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