Pure Math 30 Name:________________

Exponents, Logarithms, and the Geometric Series

Part A Multiple Choice/ Numerical Response
1. The solution to the equation
3 1 2
1
27 81
9
n n +
| |
=
|
\ .
is:
(a)
1
11

(b)
9
5
(c)
11
5
(d)
13
5




2. If

, where and , then y is equal to:

(a) (b)

(c)

(d)

3. An investment of $100 000 is invested in a GIC earning 2% interest compounded annually. The
value of the investment after n years is given by 100000(1.02)
n
A = . Solving the equation for n
gives:
(a)
log
5.1
A
n = (b)
log 5
log1.02
A
n

= (c)
log
5log1.02
A
n = (d)
5log1.02
A
n =



Numerical Response #1
Refer back the MC question #3. The number of years, correct to the nearest tenth, that it would take
for the investment to grow to $250 000 is _____.



4. Evaluating
2
log
m
n
m
| |
|
\ .
, if log 6
m
n = , is:
(a) 12 (b) 11 (c) 8 (d) 7




5. The solution to the equation
5 5
log (3 ) log ( 3) 2 x x = is:
(a) 6 (b)
1
2
(c)
75
22
(d) 11




6. If
2
log 5 x = and
2
log 3 y = , then an expression for
2
15
log
2
, in terms of x and y, is:
(a) 2 xy (b) 2 x y + (c) 1 xy (d) 1 x y +

Use the following information to answer the next two questions:









7. The graph of ( ) f x is reflected about the line y x = . The equation of this new function is:
(a)
4
log (2 ) y x = (b)
4
2
log ( ) y
x
= (c)
4
2 log y x = + (d)
4
log ( )
2
x
y =


Numerical Response #2
The x-intercept of the transformed function from the previous question is _____.



8. The population of a city was 173 500 on January 1, 1996, and it was 294 000 on January 1, 2010.
The average annual growth rate of the city, expressed to the nearest tenth of a percent, was:
(a) 1.0% (b) 3.8% (c) 6.9% (d) 12.1%




Numerical Response #3
An earthquake that measured 8.6 on the Richter Scale is 200 times as intense has a lesser earthquake.
Correct to the nearest tenth, the Richter Score of the lesser earthquake is _____.




9. An equivalent expression for
3
log
2
x
y
is:
(a) log log2 3log x y + (b) log 3log2 3log x y +
(c) log log2 3log x y (d) log 3log2 3log x y




9. The equation
3
log 243 log (3 27)
x
= has a solution of x =:
(a) 9 (b)
5
2
(c)
25
4
(d) 3





The graph of ( ) 2(4 )
x
f x = is shown:

x
- 4 4
y
- 4
4
Numerical Response #4
A radioactive substance decays from 11.5g to 1.2g in 42 days. The half-life of this substance, correct to
the nearest tenth of a day, is _____.



10. The value of
13
1
3
5( 2)
k
k

is:
(a) 13 660 (b) 13 655 (c) - 13 651.67 (d) -13 646.67




11. The third term of a geometric sequence is 3 and the sixth term is
64
9
. The value of the fifth term
is:
(a)
27
16
(b)
16
3
(c)
32
3
(d)
256
27






12. Given a geometric sequence 8, k, 20 a possible value of k is:
(a)
10
2
(b) 2 10 (c) 4 5 (d) 4 10





Numerical Response #5
The sum of the first 60 terms of the series 2 2.02 2.0402 + + , correct to the nearest tenth, is: _____.





13. Given that
2 1
6
4
n
i
i
+
=

has 116 terms, the value of n is:

(a) 121 (b) 120 (c) 60 (d) 61







Part One Multiple Choice

1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____

8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____ 11. _____ 12. _____ 13. _____ 14. _____


Numerical Response Answers:

1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______

Part B: Written Response Name:_______________

1. The value of an investment in a company increases by 8%/a in each of the first three years then
decreases by 11% in the fourth year. This pattern of investment return repeats on a four-year
cycle.
(a) The table to the right represents a $1000 investment
over a full four-year cycle. Complete the table for
years 3 and 4.


(b) When the initial value of $1000 and final value after four years are considered, the average
compounded rate of return is 2.9%/a. Algebraically show how this rate was found.







2. Algebraically solve:
(a) 2log log3 log75 x + = (b)

3. Write as a fully simplified single log:
6
1
3
2
+ log log (log log ) A B C A



Year Initial Value Final Value
1 $1000.00 $1080.00
2 $1080.00 $1166.40
3 $1166.40
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