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Let f be the exponential function with base a. (a) Write an equation that defines f. (b) Write an...Problem 5RCC:
(a) How is loga x defined? (b) Find log3 9. (c) What is the natural logarithm? (d) What is the...Problem 9RCC:
(a) What is an exponential equation? (b) How do you solve an exponential equation? (c) Solve for x:...Problem 12RCC:
Suppose that the initial size of a population is n0 and the population grows exponentially. Let n(t)...Problem 34RE:
Evaluating Logarithmic Expressions Evaluate the expression without using a calculator. 34. log4 8Problem 92RE:
Compound Interest A sum of 5000 is invested at an interest rate of 812 per year, compounded...Problem 93RE:
Compound Interest A money market account pays 5.2% annual interest, compounded daily. If 100,000 is...Problem 94RE:
Compound Interest A retirement savings plan pays 4.5% interest, compounded continuously. How long...Problem 97RE:
Cat Population The stray-cat population in a small town grows exponentially. In 1999 the town had 30...Problem 98RE:
Bacterial Growth A culture contains 10,000 bacteria initially. After 1 hour the bacteria count is...Problem 99RE:
Radioactive Decay Uranium-234 has a half-life of 2.7 105 years. (a) Find the amount remaining from...Problem 101RE:
Radioactive Decay The half-life of radium-226 is 1590 years. (a) If a sample has a mass of 150 mg,...Problem 102RE:
Radioactive Decay The half-life of palladium-100 is 4 days. After 20 days a sample has been reduced...Problem 103RE:
Bird Population The graph shows the population of a rare species of bird, where t represents years...Problem 105RE:
pH The hydrogen ion concentration of fresh egg whites was measured as [H+]=1.3108M Find the pH, and...Problem 3T:
(a) Write the equation 62x = 25 in logarithmic form. (b) Write the equation ln A = 3 in exponential...Problem 4T:
Find the exact value of the expression. (a) 10log 36 (b) ln e3 (c) log327 (d) log2 80 log2 10 (e)...Problem 5T:
Use the Laws of Logarithms to expand the expression. (a) log(xy3z2) (b) lnxy (c) logx+2x4(x2+4)3Problem 10T:
The initial size of a culture of bacteria is 1000. After 1 hour the bacteria count is 8000. (a) Find...Problem 11T:
Suppose that 12,000 is invested in a savings account paying 5.6% interest per year. (a) Write the...Problem 12T:
The half-life of krypton-91 (91Kr) is 10 s. At time t = 0 a heavy canister contains 3 g of this...Problem 13T:
An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale struck Japan in July 2007, causing extensive...Problem 1P:
U.S. Population The U.S. Constitution requires a census every 10 years. The census data for 17902010...Problem 2P:
A Falling Ball In a physics experiment a lead ball is dropped from a height of 5 m. The students...Problem 3P:
Half-Life of Radioactive Iodine A student is trying to determine the half-life of radioactive...Problem 4P:
The Beer-Lambert Law As sunlight passes through the waters of lakes and oceans, the light is...Problem 6P:
Modeling the Species-Area Relation The table gives the areas of several caves in central Mexico and...Browse All Chapters of This Textbook
Chapter 1 - FundamentalsChapter 1.1 - Real NumbersChapter 1.2 - Exponents And RadicalsChapter 1.3 - Algebraic ExpressionsChapter 1.4 - Rational ExpressionsChapter 1.5 - EquationsChapter 1.6 - Complex NumbersChapter 1.7 - Modeling With EquationsChapter 1.8 - InequalitiesChapter 1.9 - The Coordinate Plane; Graphs Of Equations; Circles
Chapter 1.10 - LinesChapter 1.11 - Solving Equations And Inequalities GraphicallyChapter 1.12 - Modeling VariationChapter 2 - FunctionsChapter 2.1 - FunctionsChapter 2.2 - Graphs Of FunctionsChapter 2.3 - Getting Information From The Graph Of A FunctionChapter 2.4 - Average Rate Of Change Of A FunctionChapter 2.5 - Linear Functions And ModelsChapter 2.6 - Transformations Of FunctionsChapter 2.7 - Combining FunctionsChapter 2.8 - One-to-one Functions And Their InversesChapter 3 - Polynomial And Rational FunctionsChapter 3.1 - Quadratic Functions And ModelsChapter 3.2 - Polynomial Functions And Their GraphsChapter 3.3 - Dividing PolynomialsChapter 3.4 - Real Zeros Of PolynomialsChapter 3.5 - Complex Zeros And The Fundamental Theorem Of AlgebraChapter 3.6 - Rational FunctionsChapter 3.7 - Polynomial And Rational InequalitiesChapter 4 - Exponential And Logarithmic FunctionsChapter 4.1 - Exponential FunctionsChapter 4.2 - The Natural Exponential FunctionChapter 4.3 - Logarithmic FunctionsChapter 4.4 - Laws Of LogarithmsChapter 4.5 - Exponential And Logarithmic EquationsChapter 4.6 - Modeling With Exponential FunctionsChapter 4.7 - Logarithmic ScalesChapter 5 - Trigonometric Functions: Unit Circle ApproachChapter 5.1 - The Unit CircleChapter 5.2 - Trigonometric Functions Of Real NumbersChapter 5.3 - Trigonometric GraphsChapter 5.4 - More Trigonometric GraphsChapter 5.5 - Inverse Trigonometric Functions And Their GraphsChapter 5.6 - Modeling Harmonic MotionChapter 6 - Trigonometric Functions: Right Triangle ApproachChapter 6.1 - Angle MeasureChapter 6.2 - Trigonometry Of Right TrianglesChapter 6.3 - Trigonometric Functions Of AnglesChapter 6.4 - Inverse Trigonometric Functions And Right TrianglesChapter 6.5 - The Law Of SinesChapter 6.6 - The Law Of CosinesChapter 7 - Analytic TrigonometryChapter 7.1 - Trigonometric IdentitiesChapter 7.2 - Addition And Subtraction FormulasChapter 7.3 - Double-angle, Half-angle, And Product-sum FormulasChapter 7.4 - Basic Trigonometric EquationsChapter 7.5 - More Trigonometric EquationsChapter 8 - Polar Coordinates And Parametric EquationsChapter 8.1 - Polar CoordinatesChapter 8.2 - Graphs Of Polar EquationsChapter 8.3 - Polar Form Of Complex Numbers; De Moivre's TheoremChapter 8.4 - Plane Curves And Parametric EquationsChapter 9 - Vectors In Two And Three DimensionsChapter 9.1 - Vectors In Two DimensionsChapter 9.2 - The Dot ProductChapter 9.3 - Three-dimensional Coordinate GeometryChapter 9.4 - Vectors In Three DimensionsChapter 9.5 - The Cross ProductChapter 9.6 - Equations Of Lines And PlanesChapter 10 - Systems Of Equations And InequalitiesChapter 10.1 - Systems Of Linear Equations In Two VariablesChapter 10.2 - Systems Of Linear Equations In Several VariablesChapter 10.3 - Matrices And Systems Of Linear EquationsChapter 10.4 - The Algebra Of MatricesChapter 10.5 - Inverses Of Matrices And Matrix EquationsChapter 10.6 - Determinants And Cramer's RuleChapter 10.7 - Partial FractionsChapter 10.8 - Systems Of Nonlinear EquationsChapter 10.9 - Systems Of InequalitiesChapter 11 - Conic SectionsChapter 11.1 - ParabolasChapter 11.2 - EllipsesChapter 11.3 - HyperbolasChapter 11.4 - Shifted ConicsChapter 11.5 - Rotation Of AxesChapter 11.6 - Polar Equations Of ConicsChapter 12 - Sequences And SeriesChapter 12.1 - Sequences And Summation NotationChapter 12.2 - Arithmetic SequencesChapter 12.3 - Geometric SequencesChapter 12.4 - Mathematics Of FinanceChapter 12.5 - Mathematical InductionChapter 12.6 - The Binomial TheoremChapter 13 - Limits: A Preview Of CalculusChapter 13.1 - Finding Limits Numerically And GraphicallyChapter 13.2 - Finding Limits AlgebraicallyChapter 13.3 - Tangent Lines And DerivativesChapter 13.4 - Limits At Infinity; Limits Of SequencesChapter 13.5 - Areas
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