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Example Question #1 : Solving Exponential Equations
In 2009, the population of fish in a pond was 1,034. In 2013, it was 1,711.
Write an exponential growth function of the form that could be used to model , the population of fish, in terms of , the number of years since 2009.
Solve for the values of a and b:
In 2009, and (zero years since 2009). Plug this into the exponential equation form:
. Solve for to get .
In 2013, and . Therefore,
or . Solve for to get
.
Then the exponential growth function is
.
Example Question #1 : Solving Exponential Functions
Solve for .
8 and 4 are both powers of 2.
Example Question #2 : Solving Exponential Functions
Solve for :
No solution
Because both sides of the equation have the same base, set the terms equal to each other.
Add 9 to both sides:
Then, subtract 2x from both sides:
Finally, divide both sides by 3:
Example Question #11 : Solving Functions
Solve for :
No solution
125 and 25 are both powers of 5.
Therefore, the equation can be rewritten as
.
Using the Distributive Property,
.
Since both sides now have the same base, set the two exponents equal to one another and solve:
Add 30 to both sides:
Add to both sides:
Divide both sides by 20:
Example Question #7 : Solving Exponential Equations
Solve .
No solution
Both 27 and 9 are powers of 3, therefore the equation can be rewritten as
.
Using the Distributive Property,
.
Now that both sides have the same base, set the two exponenents equal and solve.
Add 12 to both sides:
Subtract from both sides:
Example Question #1 : Solving Exponential Equations
The first step in thist problem is divide both sides by three: . Then, recognize that 8 could be rewritten with a base of 2 as well (). Therefore, your answer is 3.
Example Question #9 : Solving Exponential Equations
Solve for .
Let's convert to base .
We know the following:
Simplify.
Solve.
Example Question #10 : Solving Exponential Equations
Solve for .
Let's convert to base .
We know the following:
Simplify.
Solve.
.
Example Question #11 : Solving Exponential Equations
Solve for .
When multiplying exponents with the same base, we will apply the power rule of exponents:
We will simply add the exponents and keep the base the same.
Example Question #11 : Solving Exponential Functions
Solve for .
When multiplying exponents with the same base, we will apply the power rule of exponents:
We will simply add the exponents and keep the base the same.
Simplify.
Solve.