Exercise 2 18: Logarithms (ENRICHMENT ONLY)

1.

a) False: log t + log d = log (t d)

c) 1,4

b) False: q = logp r

d)

c) True

e) 5

d) False: log (A) B cannot be simplified

further.

4.

7
3

b) 16
c)

e) True
f) False: logk m =

logp m
logp k

f (x)
18

g) True

16

f 1 (x) = 2x

14

h) True

12

i) False: bases are different

10

j) True

k) False

(16; 4)
b

l) False

f (x) = log2 x

m) False
6

n) False
2.

x
2

10

12

14

16

18

y=x

a) 1

4
6

b) 0
c) 2
3.

d) log 3

5. 1,68

a) 1,7

6.

b) 1,3

a) x < 10, (x Z)
b) x < 11

Finance

Exercise 3 1: Determining the period of an investment

1. Just over 3 years

4. After 7 years

2. Just over 5 years and 10

months

5. 5 years ago
6. 11

7.

a) 71 years
b) less than 5 years

8. 4,5 years

3. 3 years and 8 months ago

Exercise 3 2: Future value annuities

1.

3.

a) R 232 539,41
b) R 210 000

a) R 1 792 400,11
b) R 382 800

c) R 22 539,41

4. R 2 923 321,08

2. R 590,27

5.

b) R 214 557
6. R 1123,28
7.

a) 2 years and 211 days

a) R 510,85

b) R 377,53

a) R 262 094,55

b) R 362 635,97

b) R 1988

b) No

c) R 4560,42

Exercise 3 3: Sinking funds

1.
2.

454

a) R 104 384,58

3.

a) R 230,80

10.8. Summary