Chapter 6 P R AC T I C E T E S T

For questions 1 to 4, choose the best answer. D y

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x
1. The graph of y  _ 1 is shown. 4
2
2
y
x
冢2冣
1 4
y 4 2 0 2 4 x

2 2

4
4 2 0 2 4 x

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4 2. What is the value of log5 _ 1 ?

125 ( )
A 3 B 2 C 2 D 25
Which of the following is the graph of the
3. What is the value of log4 163?
inverse of this function?
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A y A _ B 6 C 12 D undefined
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4 4. Which of the following graphs represents the
2
function y  log (x  3)  5?
A y
2
4 2 0 2 4 x

2 2 0 2 4 6 8 10 x

4 2

4

B y 6

4 8

2 10

4 2 0 2 4 x
B y
2 10

4 8

C y 4
4
2
2
2 0 2 4 6 8 10 x
4 2 0 2 4 x 2
2

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 C y 8. $250 is put into an account that pays 6.5%
2
interest, compounded annually. How long
will it take for the amount in this account
6 4 2 0 2 4 6x
to double?
2
9. Use the pH formula, pH  log [H], to
4
answer the following.
6 a) Ammonia has a hydronium ion concentration
of 3.2  1012 mol/L. What is its pH level?
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b) The pH of vinegar can range between 2 and
10 3.5. Determine the range of the hydronium
ion concentration in vinegar.
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10 c) Refer to the pH scale presented on
page 349. Classify ammonia and vinegar
8 as acidic, alkaline, or neutral. Explain your
6 answers.

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10. The atmospheric pressure, P, in kilopascals
(kPa), as a function of altitude, d, in kilometres,
2 above sea level can be modelled by the equation
P  101.3(1.133)d.
6 4 2 0 2 4 6x
a) Graph this function for 0  d  10.
2
b) Use the graph to estimate the atmospheric
pressure at an altitude of 5 km.
5. Evaluate, correct to three decimal places.
c) Use the graph to estimate how high above
a) log6 27 sea level a mountain climber is who is
b) log12 63 feeling an atmospheric pressure of 85 kPa.
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6. Consider the function g(x)  _ log (x  3)  6. d) Provide algebraic solutions to parts b) and
2 c) to check your answers.

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a) Describe the transformations required to I
map f(x)  log x onto g. 11. Use the decibel scale, 2  1  10 log _2 ,
I1
to answer the following.
b) Graph the function g.
a) The sound as a subway train passes is about
c) Identify
315 times as intense as normal city traffic,
i) the domain which has a decibel level of about 85. What
ii) the range is the decibel level of a passing subway train?
iii) an equation for the asymptote b) A worker using a power saw hears a decibel
1 level of 118. How many times as intense as
d) Sketch a graph of g (x). What type of
function is the inverse? the sound of normal city traffic is the sound
of a power saw?
7. Use Technology Refer to question 6. Use
graphing technology to verify your answers. 12. Use Technology Design and carry out a
method for demonstrating that the power law
of logarithms holds using graphing technology
and examples of your choice.

Chapter 6 Practice Test • MHR 359