Exponential Equations & Modelling

2 Solve the equation \(3 ^ { x } = 15\), giving your answer correct to 4 decimal places.

1. Do not use a calculator for this question

Find the value of \(x\) for which \(\sqrt { 3 } \times 3 ^ { x } = \frac { 1 } { 9 }\) [0pt] [2 marks]

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1. On a single diagram, sketch the curves with the following equations. In each case state the coordinates of any points of intersection with the axes.
   (a) \(y = a ^ { x }\), where \(a\) is a constant such that \(a > 1\).
   (b) \(y = 2 b ^ { x }\), where \(b\) is a constant such that \(0 < b < 1\).
2. The curves in part (i) intersect at the point \(P\). Prove that the \(x\)-coordinate of \(P\) is $$\frac { 1 } { \log _ { 2 } a - \log _ { 2 } b } .$$

Solve

1. \(5 ^ { x } = 8\), giving your answer to 3 significant figures,
2. \(\log _ { 2 } ( x + 1 ) - \log _ { 2 } x = \log _ { 2 } 7\).

3. Find, giving your answer to 3 significant figures where appropriate, the value of \(x\) for which

1. \(5 ^ { x } = 10\),
2. \(\log _ { 3 } ( x - 2 ) = - 1\).

1．（a）By writing \(u = \log _ { 4 } r\) ，where \(r > 0\) ，show that $$\log _ { 4 } r = \frac { 1 } { 2 } \log _ { 2 } r$$ （b）Solve the equation $$\log _ { 4 } \left( 5 x ^ { 2 } - 11 \right) = \log _ { 2 } ( 3 x - 5 )$$

3. Find the exact solutions of

1. \(\mathrm { e } ^ { 2 x + 3 } = 6\),
2. \(\ln ( 3 x + 2 ) = 4\).

3. Find the exact solutions of

1. \(\mathrm { e } ^ { 2 x + 3 } = 6\),
2. \(\ln ( 3 x + 2 ) = 4\).

3. Giving your answers to 2 decimal places, solve the simultaneous equations $$\begin{aligned} & \mathrm { e } ^ { 2 y } - x + 2 = 0 \\ & \ln ( x + 3 ) - 2 y - 1 = 0 \end{aligned}$$

2 Solve the equation \(4 ^ { x } = 3 + 4 ^ { - x }\). Give your answer correct to 3 decimal places.

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1. Given that \(y = 2 ^ { x }\), show that the equation $$2 ^ { x } + 3 \left( 2 ^ { - x } \right) = 4$$ can be written in the form $$y ^ { 2 } - 4 y + 3 = 0$$
2. Hence solve the equation $$2 ^ { x } + 3 \left( 2 ^ { - x } \right) = 4$$ giving the values of \(x\) correct to 3 significant figures where appropriate.

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1. Show that the equation $$\ln \left( 1 + \mathrm { e } ^ { - x } \right) + 2 x = 0$$ can be expressed as a quadratic equation in \(\mathrm { e } ^ { x }\).
2. Hence solve the equation \(\ln \left( 1 + \mathrm { e } ^ { - x } \right) + 2 x = 0\), giving your answer correct to 3 decimal places.

9 You are given that \(\log _ { 10 } y = 3 x + 2\).

1. Find the value of \(x\) when \(y = 500\), giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
2. Find the value of \(y\) when \(x = - 1\).
3. Express \(\log _ { 10 } \left( y ^ { 4 } \right)\) in terms of \(x\).
4. Find an expression for \(y\) in terms of \(x\). Section B (36 marks)

3. \begin{figure}[h] \end{figure} The line \(l\) in Figure 1 shows a linear relationship between \(\log _ { 10 } y\) and \(x\).
The line passes through the points \(( 0,1.5 )\) and \(( - 4.8,0 )\) as shown.

1. Write down an equation for \(l\).
2. Hence, or otherwise, express \(y\) in the form \(k b ^ { x }\), giving the values of the constants \(k\) and \(b\) to 3 significant figures.

4. \begin{figure}[h] \end{figure} The number of subscribers to an online video streaming service, \(N\), is modelled by the equation $$N = a b ^ { t }$$ where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants and \(t\) is the number of years since monitoring began.
The line in Figure 1 shows the linear relationship between \(t\) and \(\log _ { 10 } N\) The line passes through the points \(( 0,3.08 )\) and \(( 5,3.85 )\) Using this information,

1. find an equation for this line.
2. Find the value of \(a\) and the value of \(b\), giving your answers to 3 significant figures. When \(t = T\) the number of subscribers is 500000 According to the model,
3. find the value of \(T\)

3 The variables \(x\) and \(y\) satisfy the equation \(y = 3 ^ { 2 a } a ^ { x }\), where \(a\) is a constant. The graph of \(\ln y\) against \(x\) is a straight line with gradient 0.239 .

1. Find the value of \(a\) correct to 3 significant figures.
2. Hence find the value of \(x\) when \(y = 36\). Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

3 The variables \(x\) and \(y\) satisfy the equation \(y = 3 ^ { 2 a } a ^ { x }\), where \(a\) is a constant. The graph of \(\ln y\) against \(x\) is a straight line with gradient 0.239 .

1. Find the value of \(a\) correct to 3 significant figures.
2. Hence find the value of \(x\) when \(y = 36\). Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

5 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{de8af872-9f77-4787-8e66-ed199405ca25-2_583_597_1457_772} The variables \(x\) and \(y\) satisfy the equation \(y = K \left( 2 ^ { p x } \right)\), where \(K\) and \(p\) are constants. The graph of \(\ln y\) against \(x\) is a straight line passing through the points ( \(1.35,1.87\) ) and ( \(3.35,3.81\) ), as shown in the diagram. Find the values of \(K\) and \(p\) correct to 2 decimal places.
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3 The variables \(x\) and \(y\) satisfy the equation \(x ^ { n } y = C\), where \(n\) and \(C\) are constants. When \(x = 1.10\), \(y = 5.20\), and when \(x = 3.20 , y = 1.05\).

1. Find the values of \(n\) and \(C\).
2. Explain why the graph of \(\ln y\) against \(\ln x\) is a straight line.

3 Two variable quantities \(x\) and \(y\) are related by the equation $$y = A x ^ { n }$$ where \(A\) and \(n\) are constants. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{9b103197-7ba0-427a-b983-34edb51b6cca-2_422_697_977_740} When a graph is plotted showing values of \(\ln y\) on the vertical axis and values of \(\ln x\) on the horizontal axis, the points lie on a straight line. This line crosses the vertical axis at the point ( \(0,2.3\) ) and also passes through the point (4.0,1.7), as shown in the diagram. Find the values of \(A\) and \(n\).

13. \begin{figure}[h] \end{figure} The resting heart rate, \(h\), of a mammal, measured in beats per minute, is modelled by the equation $$h = p m ^ { q }$$ where \(p\) and \(q\) are constants and \(m\) is the mass of the mammal measured in kg .
Figure 2 illustrates the linear relationship between \(\log _ { 10 } h\) and \(\log _ { 10 } m\) The line meets the vertical \(\log _ { 10 } h\) axis at 2.25 and has a gradient of - 0.235

1. Find, to 3 significant figures, the value of \(p\) and the value of \(q\). A particular mammal has a mass of 5 kg and a resting heart rate of 119 beats per minute.
2. Comment on the suitability of the model for this mammal.
3. With reference to the model, interpret the value of the constant \(p\).

8 Using logarithms, rearrange \(p = s t ^ { n }\) to make \(n\) the subject.

5. The number of bacteria present in a culture at time \(t\) hours is modelled by the continuous variable \(N\) and the relationship $$N = 2000 \mathrm { e } ^ { k t } ,$$ where \(k\) is a constant. Given that when \(t = 3 , N = 18000\), find

1. the value of \(k\) to 3 significant figures,
2. how long it takes for the number of bacteria present to double, giving your answer to the nearest minute,
3. the rate at which the number of bacteria is increasing when \(t = 3\).

4 The variables \(x\) and \(y\) satisfy the equation \(5 ^ { y + 1 } = 2 ^ { 3 x }\).

1. By taking logarithms, show that the graph of \(y\) against \(x\) is a straight line.
2. Find the exact value of the gradient of this line and state the coordinates of the point at which the line cuts the \(y\)-axis.

1 Given that \(2 ^ { x } = 5 ^ { y }\), use logarithms to find the value of \(\frac { x } { y }\) correct to 3 significant figures.

1 Use logarithms to solve the equation \(\mathrm { e } ^ { x } = 3 ^ { x - 2 }\), giving your answer correct to 3 decimal places.

3 The variables \(x\) and \(y\) satisfy the equation \(x = A \left( 3 ^ { - y } \right)\), where \(A\) is a constant.

1. Explain why the graph of \(y\) against \(\ln x\) is a straight line and state the exact value of the gradient of the line.
   It is given that the line intersects the \(y\)-axis at the point where \(y = 1.3\).
2. Calculate the value of \(A\), giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

11 In a science experiment a substance is decaying exponentially. Its mass, \(M\) grams, at time \(t\) minutes is given by \(M = 300 e ^ { - 0.05 t }\).

1. Find the time taken for the mass to decrease to half of its original value. A second substance is also decaying exponentially. Initially its mass was 400 grams and, after 10 minutes, its mass was 320 grams.
2. Find the time at which both substances are decaying at the same rate.

1 Find the set of values of \(x\) for which \(2 \left( 3 ^ { 1 - 2 x } \right) < 5 ^ { x }\). Give your answer in a simplified exact form. [4]

1 Solve the equation $$\frac { 2 ^ { x } + 1 } { 2 ^ { x } - 1 } = 5$$ giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures.