Directions: Find the exponential growth or decay by using one of the formulas from your guided notes.

5. You deposit $1500 in an account that earns 8% annual interest. Find the balance after one year if the interest is
compounded monthly.

6. You have saved all your birthday money for the last 6 years and are now investing $2,700 into an account that pay
3.2% annual interest. Find the balance after 4 years.

7. You bought a new car for $13,000. The value of the car decreases by 28% each year. Find the value of the car after
5 years.

8. You deposit $11,000 into an account that pays 2.25% annual interest compounded continuously. Find the balance
after 4 years.

4.3

Directions: Simplify the given expressions.

27𝑒 7𝑥
1. 𝑒 5𝑥 ∙ 𝑒 7𝑥 2. (3𝑒 −2𝑥 )4 3. 3𝑒 2𝑥
4. 6𝑒 −2𝑥 ∙ −3𝑒 5𝑥
Directions: Tell whether the function represents exponential growth or decay. Then identify the horizontal asymptote
and the domain and range.

5. 𝑦 = 3𝑒 −4𝑥
Growth / Decay
Domain: _______________
Range: ________________
HA: __________________
6. 𝑦 = 2𝑒 𝑥 + 2
Growth / Decay
Domain: ______________
Range: _______________
HA: _________________
7. 𝑦 = −6𝑒 2𝑥 − 4
Growth / Decay
Domain: ______________
Range: _______________
HA: __________________

4.4

Directions: Rewrite the function in logarithmic form

1. 33 = 27 2. 42 = 16 3. 90 = 1 4. 72 = 49

Directions: Rewrite the function in exponential form

5. log39 = 2 6. log525 = 2 7. log31 = 0 8. log77 = 1

Directions: Evaluate the Expression

9. 𝑙𝑜𝑔5 125 10. 𝑙𝑜𝑔9 3 11. 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 8

1
12. 𝑙𝑜𝑔5 25 13. 𝑙𝑜𝑔16 4 14. 𝑙𝑜𝑔1 4
4

1
15. 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 32 16. 𝑙𝑜𝑔81 3 17. 𝑙𝑜𝑔6 36
Directions: Graph the function. Then state the domain, range and vertical asymptote.

18. y =𝑙𝑜𝑔3 (𝑥 − 2) + 1 19. y = 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 (𝑥 + 4)

Domain: ________________ Domain: _________________

Range: _________________ Range: __________________

V.A: __________________ V.A:___________________

Directions: Find the inverse of the function

20. 𝑦 = 3𝑥−2 + 1 21. y = 𝑙𝑜𝑔4 (𝑥 + 1) − 5

22. y = 𝑙𝑜𝑔3 𝑥 + 1 23. 𝑦 = 5𝑥+3 − 4

4.5
Directions: Use properties of logarithms to expand the expression.
𝑥3 2𝑥 2
1. 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 2. 𝑙𝑜𝑔6
𝑦2 𝑦5

Directions: Use properties of logarithms to condense the expression.

3. log 3 + 2 log 𝑥 − log 𝑦 4. 2𝑙𝑜𝑔3 𝑥 + 4𝑙𝑜𝑔3 𝑦 − 𝑙𝑜𝑔3 𝑧

4.6

Directions: Solve the given equations using whatever strategy that is appropriate.
1. 2𝑥 = 16𝑥+2 2. 9𝑥+1 = 27𝑥−2

3. 42𝑥+1 = 7 4. 52 x3  17
5. 𝑙𝑜𝑔3 (4𝑥 − 1) = 𝑙𝑜𝑔3 (𝑥 + 2) 6. log(𝑥 − 2) = log(3𝑥 + 4)

7. log5 (3x  1)  2 8. log 4 (10 x  6)  2

4.7
1. Write an exponential function 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑏 𝑥 whose graph passes through (0,1) and (2,4).

2. Write a power function 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 𝑏 whose graph passes through (4, 8) and (8, 30).