1. (5 pts)
2. (5 pts)
4. (10 pts) Solve
5. (10 pts) Write an exponential function to model the situation. Tell what each variable represents. A population of red ants is initially at 100,000 ants and grows (exponentially) at 20% per week.
6. (5 pts) Write the equation in exponential form.
7. (5 pts) Evaluate .
8. (10 pts) Express in terms of logarithms of x, y, and z.
9. (10 pts) Solve correct to four decimal places:
10. (5 pts) Solve:
11. (5 pts) Find the value of the expression:
12. (5 pts) Graph:
13. (5 pts) Write the following as the logarithm of a single expression. Assume that variables represent positive numbers.
14. (5 pts) The population (in millions of people) of Soretoothistan t years after 2000 is given by . If there are 12 million people in Soretoothistan in 2005, find k.
15. Cobalt-60 is a radioactive substance that decays according to the model , where A = A(t) is the amount of cobalt-60 present at time t (in years).
a. (5 pts) Find the half-life of cobalt-60. You may leave your final answer in terms of .
b. (5 pts) To the nearest 10th of a year, what is the half-life of cobalt-60, according to this model? (Base your answer on your result from part a.)
16. (10 pts bonus) The half-life of carbon-14 is (approximately) 5730 years.
a. Find an exponential model that gives the amount of radioactive carbon-14 present in a charcoal sample after t years.
b. How old is a sample from a neolithic fire pit if it is found that 19% of naturally-occurring carbon-14 is present in the sample?
17. (5 pts) Solve the equation: .