Chapter 6 Exponents and Exponential functions

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

What is the simplified form of each expression?

____ 1.

a. 1 b. 0 c. –5.1 d. –1

____ 2.

a. 10 b. c. –32 d.

____ 3.

a. b. c. d.

____ 4.

a. b. c. d.

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____ 5.

a. b. c. d.

What is each expression written using each base only once?

____ 6.

a. b. c. d.

____ 7.

a. –3.1611 b. 3.16 c. 1 d. 11

____ 8.

a. 413 b. –4 c. 13 d. 1

____ 9.

a. b. c. d.

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 What is the simplified form of each expression?

____10.

a. b. c. d.

____11.

a. b. c. d.

____12.

a. b. c. d.

____13.

a. b. c. d.

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 Find the simplified form of the expression. Give your answer in
scientific notation.

____14.
a. 1.5  1012 b. 5.6  1012 c. 1.5  1029 d. 5.6  1029

What is the simplified form of the expression?

____15.

a. b. c. d.

____16.

a. b. c. d.

____17.

a. b. c. d.

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____18.

a. b. c. d.

What is the simplified form of each expression?

____19.

a. b. c. d.

____20.

a. b. c. d.

____21.

a. b. c. d.

____22.

a. b. c. d.

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____23.

a. b. c. d.

____24.

a. b. c. d.

What is the simplified form of each expression?

____25.

a. b. c. d.

____26.

a. b. c. d.

____27.

a. b. c. d.

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 What is the simplified form of the expression?

____28.

a. b. c. d.

____29.

a. b. c. d.

____30.

a. b. c. d.

____31.

a. b. c. d.

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____32.

a. b. c. d.

____33.

a. b. c. d.

Solve the exponential equation.

____34.

a. b. c. d.

____35.

a. 3 b. 8 c. 3 d. 2
4 3 8

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____36. An initial population of 820 quail increases at an annual rate of 23%. Write
an exponential function to model the quail population. What will the
approximate population be after 3 years?

a. ; 1526 c. ; 6,708,494
b. ; 9,976,940 d. ; 1526

____37. Suppose that the amount of algae in a pond doubles every 4 hours. If the
pond initially contains 90 pounds of algae, how much algae will be in the
pond after 12 hours?

a. 720 pounds c. 1440 pounds

b. 360 pounds d. 114 pounds

____38. Suppose a population of 160 crickets doubles in size every month. The
function gives the population after x months. How many crickets
will there be after 2 years?

a. 2,684,354,560 crickets c. 7,680 crickets

b. 640 crickets d. 640 crickets

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____39. Suppose an investment of $2,300 doubles in value every decade. The
function gives the value of the investment after x decades. How
much is the investment worth after 2 decades?

a. $9,200 c. $46,000
b. $92,000 d. $9,200

____40. A boat costs $11,850 and decreases in value by 10% per year. How much
will the boat be worth after 8 years?

a. $5,101.04 b. $11,770.00 c. $4,590.93 d. $25,401.53

____41. A population of 800 cheetahs decreases by 13% per year. How many
cheetahs will there be in the population after 5 years? Round your answer
to the nearest whole number.

a. 1474 b. 399 c. 735 d. 347

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____42. A tractor costs $15,450 and depreciates in value by 14% per year. How
much will the tractor be worth after 3 years?

a. $22,889.85 b. $15,408.00 c. $8,451.28 d. $9,827.07

Graph the exponential function.

____43.
a. y c. y
4
16

–6 –4 –2 2 4 6 x 12
–4
8
–8
4
–12

–16 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 x
–4
–20

b. y d. y
20
16
16
12
12
8
8
4
4

–6 –4 –2 2 4 6 x
–4 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 x
–4

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 Graph the function.

____44.
a. y c. y
6 6

4 4

2 2

–6 –4 –2 2 4 6 x –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 x
–2 –2

–4 –4

–6 –6

b. y d. y
6 6

4 4

2 2

–6 –4 –2 2 4 6 x –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 x
–2 –2

–4 –4

–6 –6

____45. Find the annual percent increase or decrease that models.

a. 230% increase c. 30% decrease

b. 130% increase d. 65% decrease

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 Write the equation in logarithmic form.

____46.

a. c.
b. d.

Evaluate the logarithm.

____47.

a. –3 b. 5 c. –4 d. 4

____48.

a. 5 b. –5 c. 4 d. 3

____49. log 0.01

a. –10 b. –2 c. 2 d. 10

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____50. A construction explosion has an intensity I of W/m2. Find the
loudness of the sound in decibels if and W/m2. Round to
the nearest tenth.

a. 146.9 decibels c. 106.9 decibels

b. 115.8 decibels d. 48.5 decibels

____51. The sales of lawn mowers t years after a particular model is introduced is
given by the function , where y is the number of mowers sold.
How many mowers will be sold 4 years after a model is introduced? Round
the answer to the nearest whole number.

a. 20,289 mowers c. 8,811 mowers

b. 41,709 mowers d. 19,713 mowers

____52. The altitude of an aircraft, h, in miles, is given by log , where P =

the outside air pressure, and B = the atmospheric pressure at sea level. Let
B = 31 inches of mercury (in. Hg). What is the outside air pressure at a
height of 3.6 miles? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

a. 14.7 in. Hg c. 1.2 in. Hg

b. 65.4 in. Hg d. –0.5 in. Hg

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____53. Express as a single logarithm. Simplify, if possible.

a. 3 c.
b. d. 27

____54. Express as a single logarithm. Simplify, if possible.

a. c. 4
b. 8 d.

____55. Express as a product. Simplify, if possible.

a. –9 c. 271
b. 3 d. 9

____56. Simplify the expression .

a. 16 c. 4
b. 64 d. 3

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____57. Simplify .
a. c.
b. d.

____58. The amount of money in a bank account can be expressed by the

exponential equation where A is the amount in dollars and t is
the time in years. About how many years will it take for the amount in the
account to be more than $900?

a. 19 years c. 37 years
b. 30 years d. 221 years

Write the expression as a single logarithm.

____59.

a. c.
b. d.

____60.

a. b. c. d.

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 Expand the logarithmic expression.

____61.

a. c.

b. d.

____62.

a. c.
b. d.

____63. A construction explosion has an intensity I of W/m2. Find the

loudness of the sound in decibels if and W/m2. Round to
the nearest tenth.

a. 146.9 decibels c. 106.9 decibels

b. 115.8 decibels d. 48.5 decibels

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Short Answer

64. Without graphing, determine whether the function represents

exponential growth or exponential decay.

65. Without graphing, determine whether the function represents

exponential growth or exponential decay.

66. Does the table represent an exponential function? Explain.

x 1 2 3 4
y 15 45 135 405

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