Exponentials & Logarithms

C3 A3 Exponentials & Logarithms

1.

Find the exact solutions of

(i) e2x + 3 = 6,
(3)
(ii) ln (3x + 2) = 4.
(3)

2.

The function f is given by

f: x ln (3x 6),

x ,

x > 2.

(a) Find f1(x).

(3)
(b) Write down the domain of f 1 and the range of f 1.
(2)
(c) Find, to 3 significant figures, the value of x for which f(x) = 3.
(2)

3.

The function g is given by

g: x ln 2x 1,

x ,

x .

(a) Sketch the graph of y = g(x).

(3)
(b) Find the exact coordinates of all the points at which the graph of y = g(x) meets the
coordinate axes.
(3)

4.

A particular species of orchid is being studied. The population p at time t years after the
study started is assumed to be
p=

2800ae 0.2t
, where a is a constant.
1 ae 0.2t

Given that there were 300 orchids when the study started,
(a)

show that a = 0.12,

(3)

(b)

use the equation with a = 0.12 to predict the number of years before the
population of orchids reaches 1850.
(4)

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(c)

Show that p =

336
.
0.12 e 0.2t

(1)
(d)

Hence show that the population cannot exceed 2800.

(2)

5.

Figure 1
y
(0, c)

(d, 0)

Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve with equation y = f(x), x 0. The curve meets the
coordinate axes at the points (0, c) and (d, 0).
In separate diagrams sketch the curve with equation
(a) y = f 1(x),
(2)
(b) y = 3f(2x).
(3)
Indicate clearly on each sketch the coordinates, in terms of c or d, of any point where the curve
meets the coordinate axes.
Given that f is defined by

f : x 3(2x ) 1, x , x 0,

(c) state
(i) the value of c,
(ii) the range of f(x).
(3)
(d) Find the value of d, giving your answer to 3 decimal places.
(3)
The function g is defined by
g : x log2 x, x , x 1.
(e) Find fg(x), giving your answer in its simplest form.
(3)