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Davonna Rhodes - Lesson 2.4 Practice

The document covers exponential function manipulation, including transformations of functions and evaluating them at specific input values. It also presents a real-world application involving the melting of ice in a lake, where the area of ice is modeled by an exponential function. Additionally, it discusses finding constants for the model, calculating average rates of change, and interpreting the results in context.

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Davonna Rhodes - Lesson 2.4 Practice

The document covers exponential function manipulation, including transformations of functions and evaluating them at specific input values. It also presents a real-world application involving the melting of ice in a lake, where the area of ice is modeled by an exponential function. Additionally, it discusses finding constants for the model, calculating average rates of change, and interpreting the results in context.

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2.

4 Exponential Function Manipulation


AP Precalculus
2.4 Practice
Let 𝒇 𝒙 be a function on which a transformation occurs. Let 𝒈 𝒙 be a transformation of 𝒇. For each problem,
name the transformation(s) of 𝒇.
1. 𝑓 𝑥 3 and 𝑔 𝑥 𝑓 𝑥 ∙ 27 2. 𝑓 𝑥 9 and 𝑔 𝑥 3 3. 𝑓 𝑥 7 and 𝑔 𝑥

4. 𝑓 𝑥 4 and 𝑔 𝑥 𝑓 𝑥 ∙ 16 5. 𝑓 𝑥 4 and 𝑔 𝑥 ∙ 6. 𝑓 𝑥 5 and 𝑔 𝑥 𝑓 𝑥

7. 𝑓 𝑥 6 and 𝑔 𝑥 8. 𝑓 𝑥 3 and 𝑔 𝑥 27 9. 𝑓 𝑥 4 and 𝑔 𝑥 16

10. 𝑓 𝑥 16 and 𝑔 𝑥 2 11. 𝑓 𝑥 7 and 𝑔 𝑥 12. 𝑓 𝑥 2 and 𝑔 𝑥

13. 𝑓 𝑥 3 and 𝑔 𝑥 3𝑓 𝑥 14. 𝑓 𝑥 2 and 𝑔 𝑥 𝑓 𝑥 ∙ 32

Evaluate the function at the given input values.


15. Let ℎ 𝑥 2 ∙ 3 ⁄ . Find ℎ 1 16. Let ℎ 𝑥 4∙4 ⁄
. Find ℎ 2

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⁄ ⁄
17. Let ℎ 𝑥 7∙2 . Find ℎ 2 18. Let ℎ 𝑥 2∙6 . Find ℎ 1

2.4 Exponential Function Manipulation 2.4 Test Prep


19. Calculator active. A lake in the Cascade Mountains has frozen over during the winter. As spring brings warmer
weather, the ice sheet begins to melt. The table below gives the area of the ice, is square feet, at various times, in
days since the beginning of spring.

Time
0 1 2
(days)
Area
2.5 2 1.6
(millions of square feet)

The area of the ice can be modeled by the function 𝐴 𝑡 𝑎𝑏 , where 𝐴 𝑡 is the area, in square feet, at time 𝑡 days
since the beginning of spring.

a. Use the given data to write two equations that can be used to find the values for constants 𝑎 and 𝑏 in the
expression 𝐴 𝑡 .

Possible equations are


𝒂𝒃𝟎 𝟐. 𝟓
𝒂𝒃𝟏 𝟐
𝒂𝒃𝟐 𝟏. 𝟔

b. Find the values for 𝑎 and 𝑏, then write the expression for 𝐴 𝑡 .

𝒂 𝟐. 𝟓

𝟐. 𝟓𝒃 𝟐
𝒃 𝟎. 𝟖

𝒕
𝑨 𝒕 𝟐. 𝟓 𝟎. 𝟖

c. Use the given data to find the average rate of change of the area from 𝑡 0 to 𝑡 2 days. Show the
computations that lead to your answer.

𝑨 𝟐 𝑨 𝟎 𝟏.𝟔 𝟐.𝟓
𝟎. 𝟒𝟓 million square feet per day
𝟐 𝟎 𝟐

or 𝟒𝟓𝟎, 𝟎𝟎𝟎 square feet per day

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d. Interpret the meaning of your answer from part c in the context of the problem.

On average, as the time increases from 0 to 2 days, the area of the ice sheet decreases by 450,000
square feet per day.

e. Use the average rate of change found in part c to estimate the area of the ice, in square feet, at time 𝑡 3
days. Show the work that leads to your answer.

𝒚 𝒚𝟏 𝒎 𝒙 𝒙𝟏
𝒚 𝑨 𝟎 𝟎. 𝟒𝟓 𝒕 𝟎 or 𝒚 𝑨 𝟐 𝟎. 𝟒𝟓 𝒕 𝟐
For 𝒕 𝟑, either equation gives the same answer.
𝒚 𝟐. 𝟓 𝟎. 𝟒𝟓 𝟑 𝟏. 𝟏𝟓
The area of the ice at time 𝒕 𝟑 days is 𝟏. 𝟏𝟓 million square feet.

f. Does the model found in Part b demonstrate exponential growth or exponential decay? Give a reason for
your answer.

Because 𝒂 𝟎 and 𝟎 𝒃 𝟏 in the model 𝑨 𝒕 , the model demonstrates exponential decay.

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