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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Express in terms of logarithms of a single variable or a number.

15 r
1) log8 1)
s
1 1
A) log8 s - log8 15 - log8 r B) log8 15 + log8 r - log8 s
2 2
1
C) log8 (15 r) + log8 s D) log8 15 ∙ log8 r ÷ log8 s
2

3
13
2) log11 2)
2
y x
1 1
A) log11 13 - 2 log11 y - log11 x B) log11 13 - 2 log11 y + log11 x
3 3
1
C) log11 13 - 2 log11 y - 2 log11 x D) 3 log11 13 - 2 log11 y - log11 3
3

Express as a single logarithm.

3) (log c x - log c y ) + 3 log c z 3)
x z3 x 3xz
A) log c B) log C) log c D) log c x z 3 y
y a z3 y y

6 1
4) 4 log a x - log a y + log a w - 3 log a z 4)
5 2
x4 z 3 x 4 w 1/ 2
A) log a B) log a
w 1/ 2 y 6/ 5 y 6/ 5 z 3
x 4 y 6/ 5 6 1
C) log a D) log a ( 4 x - y+ w - 3 z)
w 1/ 2 z 3 5 2

Convert to an exponential equation.

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5) log 4 = -2 5)
16
1 1 1 2
A) 4 16 = 2 B) 4 -2 = C) 2 4 = D) ( ) = 4
16 16 16

Solve.
6) log 4 x = -3 6)
1 1
A) B) -12 C) D) 1
64 81

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 7) log x 1024 = 5 7)
A) 4 or -4 B) 5 or -5 C) 5 D) 4

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8) log 64 x = 8)
3
128
A) B) 64 C) 16 D) 4
3

Solve the equation.

9) log9 (x - 5) + log9 (x - 5) = 1 9)
A) 8 B) - 26, 26 C) -8, 8 D) 26

10) log (x - 3) = 1 - log x 10)

A) -2, 5 B) -5, 2 C) 5 D) -5

11) e0.467 = 7 11)

A) 4.167 B) 0.909 C) 0.24 D) 1.946

12) 192 - x = 28 (Round to the nearest hundredth.) 12)

A) 0.53 B) -0.53 C) 2.88 D) 0.87

Solve the problem.

13) A computer is purchased for $4000. Its value each year is about 76% of the value the preceding 13)
year. Find the value of the computer after 10 years.
A) $30,400.00 B) $195.44 C) $257.16 D) $148.53

14) Find the amount of money in an account after 6 years if $3900 is deposited at 4% annual interest 14)
compounded quarterly.
A) $4955.89 B) $4934.74 C) $4946.14 D) $4951.97

15) The number of bacteria growing in an incubation culture increases with time according to 15)
B(x) = 4200(3)x, where x is time in days. Find the number of bacteria when x = 0 and x = 5 .
A) 4200 ; 113,400 B) 4200 ; 1,020,600
C) 4200 ; 63,000 D) 12,600 ; 1,020,600

Solve.
16) The number of books in a small library increases according to the function B = 4400e0.02t, where t is 16)
measured in years. How many books will the library have after 10 years?
A) 5374 B) 6974 C) 7082 D) 3075

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Solve the problem.
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17) Use the formula L = 10 ∙ log , where the loudness of a sound in decibels is determined by I, the 17)
I0

number of watt/m 2 produced by the soundwave, and I0 = 10-12 watt/m 2 . What is the intensity in
watt/m2 of a noise measured at 34 decibels? Round to the nearest tenth.
A) 3.4 × 10-10 watt/m 2 B) 3.0 × 1013 watt/m 2
C) 2.5 × 10-8 watt/m 2 D) 2.5 × 10-9 watt/m 2

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18) The loudness of a sound can be approximated by the formula d = 10 log10 , where d is the 18)
Io
number of decibels. The higher the value of d, the louder the sound. Find the number of decibels
when I = 1000 and Io = 1.
A) 3 decibels B) 1000 decibels C) 13 decibels D) 30 decibels

Solve the problem. When appropriate, round the solution to the nearest tenth. As needed, use the formula
pH = -log H3 O+ .
19) Find the pH if the [H3 O+ ] = 6.3 × 10 -2 . 19)
A) 1.2 B) 2.2 C) 1.8 D) 2.8

20) Find the [H3 O+ ] if the pH = 4 .4. 20)

A) 4.0 × 10 -4 B) 2.5 × 10 -5 C) 2.5 × 10 -4 D) 4.0 × 10 -5