Chapter 7 P R AC T I C E T E S T

For questions 1 to 4, select the best answer. 8. Consider the graphing calculator screens shown.
 is equivalent to
1. √8
A 4
2
_
B 23
3
_
C 22
D (22)3
2. What is the solution to 2x ⫹ 1 ⫽ 4x?
A 1
B 2
C 4
D ⫺1
3. Which is the product law of logarithms?
A log a ⫻ log b ⫽ log (ab)
B log a ⫻ log b ⫽ log (a ⫹ b)
C log a ⫹ log b ⫽ log (a ⫹ b)
D log a ⫹ log b ⫽ log (ab)
a) What equation is being solved?
4. The expression log2 5 ⫹ log2 10 ⫺ log2 25 is
equal to b) What is the solution? Explain how you know.

A log 2 c) Verify this solution using algebraic reasoning.

B 0 9. A technician places 50 mg of a certain

C 1 radioactive substance into a laboratory chamber.
After 10 min, there are 41 mg remaining.
D 2
a) Determine the half-life of the substance.
5. Write as a single logarithm, and then evaluate.
b) How long will it take for the material to
log3 6 ⫹ log3 4 ⫺ log3 _()
8
3
decay to 1% of its initial amount?
10. The carbon fusion cycle is one way that a
6. Solve.
star is fuelled. Through a series of processes,
a) 8x ⫹ 2 ⫽ 42x ⫺ 1 carbon atoms combine with hydrogen to form
b) 3x ⫽ 81x ⫺ 4 other elements such as nitrogen and oxygen,
c) log 2 ⫽ log (x ⫹ 5) ⫺ 1 before returning back to carbon. Throughout
this cycle, energy is released. In one step of
d) log 8 ⫽ log (x ⫺ 2) ⫹ 1
the carbon fusion cycle, nitrogen-13
7. Use Technology Check your answers to spontaneously decays into carbon-13. Suppose
question 6 using graphing technology. that in a laboratory simulation, a sample of
nitrogen-13 is measured to be 10% of its
initial amount after approximately 33 min.
Determine the half-life of nitrogen-13.

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11. a) Solve 2 log (x ⫺ 1) ⫽ log (x ⫹ 1) and 13. Use Technology A cup of tea is placed on a
identify any extraneous roots. counter and allowed to cool. The table shows
b) Check your answer using graphing the temperature of the tea over time.
technology.
Time (min) Temperature (°C)
12. Examine the scatter plot shown. 0 98
2 88
y
4 79
6 72
8 66
10 62
12 58

a) Create a scatter plot of temperature versus

x
time.
0
b) Create a quadratic model to fit the data.
c) Create an exponential model to fit the data.
a) Could a quadratic curve of best fit be
d) Which model is better, and why?
drawn through these points? Explain why
or why not. e) Use the better model to

b) Could an exponential curve of best fit be
drawn through these points? Explain why
or why not.
c) Describe a scenario that these data might fit,
in which the better model is
i) exponential
ii) quadratic
Justify your answers in each case.
i) predict the temperature of the tea after
15 min
ii) predict how long will it take for the tea
to reach 38°C
f) Describe any assumptions you must make.

Chapter 7 Practice Test • MHR 411