The University of Zambia: F F F F F F
The University of Zambia: F F F F F F
The University of Zambia: F F F F F F
(a) i. vi. x
f(x) = 3x f(x) =
1
ii. 4
f(x) = −3x vii. x
f(x) = −
iii. 1
f(x) = 4−x 4
iv. viii.
f(x) = 3x + 2 f(x) = 2x−1
v. ix.
f(x) = 3x − 2 f(x) = 2x+1
i. iv.
3x = 81 2x = 0.125
ii. v.
x = 125
3 274x = 9x+1
iii. x vi. −2t
= 2t+3
1 1 1
=
2 16 8
i. iii.
x
2 2x
+ 3(2 ) − 4 = 0 4x − 6(2x ) − 16 = 0
ii. iv.
4x − 2x+1 = 48 22x+1 − 2x+1 + 1 = 2x
i. iii.
x+2
y=5 y = ex
ii. −2
3 16 iv.
8−1 = 0.125
=
4 9
i. iii.
log2 32 = 5 1
log27 3 =
ii. 3
= −4
1
log2
16
(c) Evaluate each of the following:
i. ii. iii.
1
log6
log3 9 log5 125 36
i. iii. v.
log3 x = 4 loga 2 =
1 ln x = −2
2
ii.
iv.
log4 x =
3
2 log2 (3x + 4) = 4
i. iv.
log3 y = 2 log3 7 log3 (x 2 + 2) = 1 + log3 (x + 2)
ii.
log5 x − log5 4 = 2 v.
iii.
logx 8 + logx 4 = 5 log4 (x 2 + 8x − 1) = 2 + log4 (x − 1)
i. iii.
f(x) = log7 x f(x) = − log3 x
ii. iv.
f(x) = log 71 x f(x) = log 31 x