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Solve 82𝑥 = 16 𝑥−1 for 𝑥
𝑥 = _____
(4 marks)
3. Find the fifth term of a geometric sequence for which a1 = 8 and r = 3.
The sixth term is ______
(4 marks)
4. Find three geometric means between 2 and 1250.
The geometric means are _____ and _____
(4 marks)
5. Find the sum of a geometric series for which a1 = 2, r = 4 and n = 10.
Sn = ________
(4 marks)
6. Evaluate log2 256.
_______
(3 marks)
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7. Use log5 16 ≈ 1.7277 and log5 2 ≈ 0.4307 to approximate log5 32
_______
(3 marks)
8. Solve log3 3x + log3 2 = log3 36
x = _______
(3 marks)
9. Solve 𝟓𝟒𝒙 > 𝟕𝒙+𝟐
x = _______
(3 marks)
10. Express log5 25 in terms of common logarithms. Then round to the nearest ten-thousandth.
_______
(3 marks)
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11. Solve 𝟑𝒆𝟔𝒙 + 𝟏 = 𝟏𝟑. Round to the nearest ten-thousandth.
x ≈ _______
(4 marks)
𝟖𝒂 𝟏𝟐𝒃𝟒
12. Simplify ∙
𝟑𝒃 𝟐𝒂𝟑
_______
(4 marks)
𝒓𝟐 +𝟔𝒓 𝒓𝟐 −𝟑𝟔
13. Simplify ÷
𝟐𝒓 𝟔𝒓−𝟏𝟐
_______
(4 marks)
𝟒𝒂 𝟐
14. Simplify −
𝒂𝟐 −𝟒 𝒂−𝟐
_______
(4 marks)
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19. If y varies inversely as x and x = 12 when y = -8, find x when y = 5.
x = _____
(4 marks)
𝟓 𝟏
20. Solve + =𝟎
𝒙+𝟐 𝒙
x = _____
(4 marks)
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Geometric Sequences and Series
𝒂𝒏 = 𝒂𝟏 𝒓𝒏−𝟏 nth term of a geometric sequence
𝒂𝟏 −𝒂𝟏 𝒓𝒏
𝑺𝒏 = Sum formula
𝟏−𝒓
Exponent Properties
𝒂𝒎 ∙ 𝒂𝒏 = 𝒂𝒎+𝒏 Product Rule
𝒎
𝒂
= 𝒂𝒎−𝒏 Quotient Rule
𝒂𝒏
(𝒂𝒎 )𝒏 = 𝒂𝒎𝒏 Power of a Power Rule
𝒂 𝒎
𝒂𝒎
( ) = Power of a Product Rule
𝒃 𝒃𝒎
𝒂𝟎 = 𝟏
Zero Exponent Rule
𝟏
𝒂−𝒎 = Negative Exponent Rule
𝒂𝒎
𝒎
(𝒂) 𝒏 = 𝒏 √𝒂𝒎 Fractional Exponent Rule
Logarithmic Properties
𝐥𝐨𝐠 (𝒙𝒚) = logax + logay Product Rule
𝒙
𝐥𝐨𝐠 (𝒚) = logax - logay Quotient Rule
logaxp = p logax Power Rule
logb x
loga x = logb a Change of Base Rule
If loga x = loga y then x = y Equality Rule
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