Exercise 2 12: End of chapter exercises

1.

a) h(x) = 2x 6

b) Yes

b) h1 (x) = x
2 3

c) y = log 1 x or y = log4 x
4

c)

d) P = 12 , since the point lies on the line

y = x.

y
2

y = 2x 6

e) G(x) = log4 (x + 2) or
G(x) = log 1 (x + 2)

1
1

f) Vertical asymptote: x = 2

5.

b) Domain: {x : x > 0, x R} and range:

{y : y R}.

3
4

a) h1 (x) = log3 x

y = 12 x 3

c)

5
6

7
8

6
5

d) S(2; 2)
4

e) x-coordinate is equal to the y-coordinate.

2.

a) f (x) =

1
2x

b)

x
b

f (x) = 2x + 4

h1
b

1
1

1
1

x
1

f 1 (x) =

1
2x

d) 0 < x < 1

6.

a)
y

3
4

c) Increasing
3.

a)

f (x) = 2x2

1
1

1
1

x
1

b) No
c) Two

7. Graph 1: y = 3x
Graph 2: y = log3 x or y = log 1 x
3

p
b) y = x
2 , x 0. Domain:
{x : x 0, x R}, Range: {y : y R}.
4.

Graph 3: y = 3x
8.

a)

d) y = log3 (x 1)
9.

10.

a) Tn = 100 2n1
b) 204 800 retweets

1
1

a) 10 years
b) Graph C

1
3

c) y = log3 x + 2

y
f

b) a =

c) 1,75
0

x
1

4
f 1

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