017a. Unit 2 Mock Test - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
017a. Unit 2 Mock Test - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
4. Consider the graph of the functions 𝑓 and 𝑔. Determine the equation of the transformed function 𝑔(𝑥).
6. Ms. Ko will retire in 20 years. This year she wants to invest a certain amount so that she has
$2,000,000 available in 20 years. How much does she have to deposit now into a pension plan
earning 18% annually?
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(b) Solve the system of equations simultaneously: log 𝑥 2 = 𝑦 3 and log 2 𝑥 =
𝑦2
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10. (a) The point (16 , −4) is on the graph of the logarithmic function 𝑓(𝑥) = log 𝑐 𝑥 . The point (𝑘, 64)
is on the graph of the inverse, 𝑦 = 𝑓 −1 (𝑥). Determine the value of 𝑘.
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(b) If 𝑓(𝑥) = log 3 5 = 𝑥, express 2log 3 45 − 2 log 3 225 in terms of 𝑥.
11. The function 𝑓(𝑥) is defined for 𝑥 > 2 by 𝑓(𝑥) = log 2 𝑥 + log 2 (𝑥 − 2) − log 2 (𝑥 2 − 4).
12. The table below lists some values for 𝑀 the amount, in grams, of radioactive material held in a
laboratory over 𝑡 years.
𝒕 (years) 0 60 80 100
𝑴 (grams) 90 11.25 𝑣 2.8125
(a) What was the original mass of the radioactive material?
(b) Create an algebraic model (i.e., an equation) for the amount of radioactive material as a function
of time in years.
(c) Find the value of 𝑣. Round your answer to one decimal place if needed.
𝑥+𝑦 1
14. If 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 14𝑥𝑦, where 𝑥 > 0, 𝑦 > 0, show that log ( ) = 2 (log 𝑥 + log 𝑦).
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15. Find the value of the expression WITHOUT using your CALCULATOR. Give you answer in the form
𝑎
where 𝑎 ∈ ℤ.