Algebra II : Algebra II

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Algebra II

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Example Questions

Example Question #431 : Mathematical Relationships And Basic Graphs

Solve .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First we divide both sides of the equation by :

Next, we write the equation in exponential form:

Then we solve for  by taking the cube root, and then squaring :

Example Question #52 : Solving Logarithms

Solve .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First we can divide each side by :

Next, we rewrite in exponent form:

From here, we simply take the square root of , and then subtract :

Example Question #51 : Solving And Graphing Logarithms

Solve 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First we rewrite the equation in exponential form:

Now we take the cube root of :

Example Question #54 : Solving Logarithms

Solve .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First we subtract  from both sides:

Then we divide both sides by :

Now it would help if we wrote the equation in exponential form (remember, if the log doesn't show a base, it's base 10):

Finally, we use algebra to solve:

Example Question #201 : Logarithms

Solve 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, we can combine the log terms:

Now we can change to exponent form (remember, if a log doesn't specifically have a base, then it's base 10):

We need to set the equation equal to  in order to solve the quadratic equation, so we combine the  terms and subtract :

Then we factor and solve for :

Lastly, we have to check our answers.  When we plug  in to the original equation, everything comes out well.  However, when we use  we get errors (because you can't take the log of a negative number). Therefore, we only have 1 solution: .

Example Question #202 : Logarithms

Solve .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, we combine the logs:

Next, we can rewrite the equation in exponent form:

Now we use algebra to set the equation equal to :

We then factor and solve for :

Lastly, we have to check our answers.  Using  in the original equation results in errors (because you can't take the log of a negative number).   works out fine though, so we have 1 solution.

Example Question #52 : Solving Logarithms

Solve 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, we add  to each side of the equation:

Next, we divide each side by :

Now, we write the equation in exponent form and solve for :

Plugging our answer doesn't produce any errors, so it's a valid answer!

Example Question #61 : Solving And Graphing Logarithms

Solve .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, we subtract  from each side:

Then we divide each side by :

Now we write the equation in exponent form (remember, "ln" has a base of ):

We could solve numerically, but the answer would be messy, so let's leave it like this.  If we plug it back into the original equation, we see that there are no errors.

Example Question #61 : Solving And Graphing Logarithms

Solve .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, combine the ln terms on the left of the equation:

Next, we can make each term an exponent of :

Remember, a log that's an exponent of it's base cancels out, so our equation becomes:

Now we FOIL the terms on the left, and set the equation equal to .

Lastly, we factor (or use the quadratic equation) to find our solutions:

If we check our solutions, we notice that  produces an error (you can't take the log of a negative number), so  is our only solution.

Example Question #206 : Logarithms

Solve .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The first thing we can do is use the change of base formula on the term on the left so that all our logs are in base :

, so we can simplify that, and then multiply the denominator to the other side:

We can subtract  from each side and simplify a bit:

It can be tough to see what to do here, but making a substitution can clear it up a bit:

Now we can see that the form of the equation is a quadratic.  We can factor and solve:

We now plug our answers back into our substitution.  Starting with :

Write it in exponent form and solve:

Plugging this back into the original equation, we don't get any errors, so it's a valid solution.  Now we do the same with :

We could solve this numerically, but the answer wouldn't be tidy, so let's leave it as is.  Plugging it back into the original equation, we don't get any errors, so it's also a valid solution.

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