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IB Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation HL · 12.6: Exponents & Logarithms · 12.6.3

Mixed exponent and logarithm practice Problem set A Answers

Skills

    1. (a) \(3x+y\)
    2. (b) \(2y-x-4z\)
    3. (c) \(3+\tfrac12y-2x\)
    1. (a) \(\ln(a^4b^2)\)
    2. (b) \(\ln\dfrac{\sqrt x}{y^3}\)
    3. (c) \(\ln27\)
    1. (a) x = 95
    2. (b) x = 4
    3. (c) x = 8.39
    1. (a) x = 1.75
    2. (b) x = 1.70
    3. (c) x = 41.0
    1. (a) \(-\tfrac32\)
    2. (b) \(\tfrac23\)
    3. (c) \(\tfrac52\)
    1. (a) x = 3
    2. (b) \(x=\tfrac17\)
    3. (c) x = 4
    1. (a) x = −12
    2. (b) x = 9
    3. (c) \(x=-\tfrac32\)
  1. x = ln 50 / ln 1.6 = 8.32

    1. (a) x = 25
    2. (b) x = 7.1
    3. (c) x = 4.73
    1. (a) x = 5
    2. (b) \(x = \frac{3}{2}\)
    3. (c) x = 13

In context

    1. (a) 80 mg
    2. (b) 49.1 mg
    3. (c) t = 8.53 hours
  1. t = 6.34 days

  2. 8.47 years

    1. (a) 250; 2620
    2. (b) t = 7.85 hours
    3. (c) 60%
    1. (a) 5730 years
    2. (b) 9950 years
    1. (a) k = 0.0875
    2. (b) t = 16.3 years

Stretch

    1. (a) \(2^x=\tfrac{15}2\)
    2. (b) x = 2.91
    1. (a) \(x=1000,\ y=10\)
    2. (b) \(x=100,\ y=e^3\approx20.1\)
    1. (a) \(-a^{b/2}\)
    2. (b) \(a^{5}\)
  1. x = 3

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