Math 12 Practice Test (1) Logarithms & Exponents

Read each question and select the correct response:

1) Evaluate log12 8000 .
a) 0.33

b) 2.82

c) 3.62

d) 3.90

2) Express 3loga+logb-logc as a single logarithm.

a)

a 3b

log

b) log a 3 b c

c)

ab

3 log

3) Which of the following is equivalent to

a)

x
log c

log mn 2 ?

b) log m log n 2
d) 2logm+2logn

a) 2logm+logn
c) logm+2logn
4) solve for y:

3ab

d) log

x log c y .

b) log c x

c)

x
c

d) x-logc

5) Determine the equation of the asymptote of y 2 log 3 x 1 4 .

a) x=-1

b) x=1

c) y=-4

d) y=4

6) Solve log 3 x 2 log 3 5 2 .

a)
7) Solve

b)

x 2 5 x log 3 x .

c) 12

d) 43

a) 5.20

b) 5.29

c) 0.12, 5.20

log 3 2 x 3 log 3 x 1 2 .

8) Solve

6
7

a)

b)

9) Simplify

3
4

c) 0

d) no real roots

8 log 2 6 x

a) 18x

b)

c)

6x 3

d) 1296x 4

216x 3

1
1

2.
log 2 x log 8 x

10) Solve
a) 2

b) 4

c) 8

d) 16

11) Which of the following is equivalent to

a)

d) 0.26, 5.29

1
3 log a log b
2

a3

log

b)

1
2

c) log 3a log b

d)

3 log a
1
log b
2
log 3a
1
log b
2

12) Given a 1 and log a 2 b , which expression is equivalent to

log a log a a 8 ?

a)

b3

b)

c) 3b

b4

d) 4b
1
4

13) Determine an expression for x if log x log a 2 log b log c .

a)

a
b2 4 c

b)

a4 c
b2

c)

a
c

d)

ac 4
b

14) Solve for x

a) 3
15) Solve:

log 1
2

b)

1
log 2 x 2 .
9
1
3

c)

1
3

d) 3

log 2 8 x log 9 3 x 1 0 .

a) -0.50

b) -0.39

c) -0.33

d) 1.71

PART B: Written response.

1) The population of a bacterial culture doubles every 6 hours. If the
present population is 4000bacteria, how long will it take for the
population to reach 75 000. (Answer in hours accurate to nearest
hundredth).

2) Solve algebraically for x:

log(3x-5) + log(2x-1) = 1.

3) What per cent annual increase will allow a population of 2 million fish
to increase to a population of 3 million over 10 years? (nearest
hundredth)

4)

Express y as a polynomial function of x with restrictions.

log x 2 y log x 2 x 2 4

y log 2 x 3 1 .

5) Algebraically, determine the y-intercept of

Round to the nearest hundredth.

6) Graph y log 2 x 3 1 . Indicate the asymptote and give its equation.

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