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Logarithmic and exponential functions

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12 past-paper questions on Logarithmic and exponential functions

  • 9709/32 · May/June 20255 marks

    Solve the equation ex+2e-x / ex-3 = 4. Give your answer correct to 3 decimal places.

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  • 9709/31 · May/June 20244 marks

    The variables x and y satisfy the equation aʸ = bx, where a and b are constants. The graph of y against lnx is a straight line…

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  • 9709/22 · May/June 20244 marks

    Use logarithms to solve the equation 6^(2x−1) = 5e^(3x+2). Give your answer correct to 4 significant figures.

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  • 9709/33 · May/June 20244 marks

    Solve the equation 8^(3-6x) = 4×5^(-2x). Give your answer correct to 3 decimal places.

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  • 9709/33 · May/June 20244 marks

    The variables x and y satisfy the equation ky = e^(cx), where k and c are constants. The graph of ln y against x is a straight…

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  • 9709/33 · May/June 20254 marks

    Solve the equation 2 ln (2x+3) - ln(2x + 5) = ln(3x).

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  • 9709/31 · May/June 20244 marks

    Solve the equation ln(x-5) = 7-lnx. Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

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  • 9709/32 · October/November 20244 marks

    The variables x and y satisfy the equation ay = bˣ, where a and b are constants. The graph of lny against x is a straight line…

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  • 9709/33 · October/November 20243 marks

    The number of bacteria in a population, P, at time t hours is modelled by the equation P = aekt, where a and k are constants. The…

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  • 9709/32 · May/June 20243 marks

    The variables x and y satisfy the equation a^(2y−1) = b^(x−y), where a and b are constants. Show that the graph of y against x is…

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  • 9709/32 · October/November 20243 marks

    Solve the equation 5ˣ = 5ˣ⁺² – 10. Give your answer correct to 3 decimal places.

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  • 9709/33 · October/November 20242 marks

    Find the time taken for P to double. Give your answer correct to the nearest hour.

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