U2D5 Logarithmic Functions Jan29

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19 questions
The population of rabbits is modeled by the exponential function


where R(t) is the population at time t in years.

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What is the initial population of the rabbits in this model?

_______ rabbits
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Does this model growth or decay?

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Determine the annual growth rate of the rabbit's population.

_______ %
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Rounding to the nearest rabbit, how many rabbits will there be after 3 years?

About _______ rabbits.
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How long do you think it will take for the rabbit population to double from the initial amount?
Justify your answer.

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A town has a population of 12000 and grows at 3.5% every year.
What will be the population after 7 years, to the nearest whole number?

About _______ people.
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A new car is purchased for 16400 dollars. The value of the car depreciates at 12.5% per year. What will the value of the car be, to the nearest cent, after 8 years?

$_______
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Try setting this up as an equation to solve.

9700 dollars is placed in an account with an annual interest rate of 6.25%.
How long will it take for the account value to reach 51700 dollars?

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Try setting this up as an equation to solve.

An element with a mass of 300 grams decays by 5.4% per minute.
How long will it be until there are 110 grams of the element remaining?

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Write the exponential equation as a logarithmic equation.

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Write the exponential equation as a logarithmic equation.

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Write the logarithmic equation as an exponential equation.

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Write the logarithmic equation as an exponential equation.


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Evaluate the value of

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Evaluate the value of

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Evaluate the value of

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Evaluate the value of

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Evaluate the value of


No base means base 10, calculator ready.

Using Log to Solve an Exponent

Example:
A town has a population of 10000 and grows at 5% every year.
To the nearest year, how long will it be until the population will reach 22000?

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You Try!

4500 dollars is placed in an account with an annual interest rate of 7%. To the nearest tenth of a year, how long will it take for the account value to reach 10800 dollars?

_______ years