How to find an exponent from a rational number - PSAT Math

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Which of the following lists the above quantities from least to greatest?

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If a piece of pie is cut into 3 sections, and each of those pieces is further cut into three sections, then those pieces are cut into three sections, how many (tiny) pieces of pie are there?

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The answer is 33 = 27

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Solve for .

$2^{x}= 64$

Answer

Since $2^{x}= 2^{6}$

Hence

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Simplify:

$\sqrt[3]{x^{10}y^{8}z^{9}}$

Answer

$\sqrt[3]{x^{9}xy^{6}y^{2}z^{9}}=x^{3}y^{2}z^{3}\sqrt[3]{xy^{2}}$

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Solve for :

$\sqrt{x} -1= 4$

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From the equation one can see that

$\sqrt{x} = 5$

Hence must be equal to 25.

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Evaluate:

$\log 0.1=$

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$0.1= 10^{-1}$

$\log 0.1=-1$

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Solve for .

$\log_{2}x=4$

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$x= 2^4{}= 16$

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Solve for .

$\log _{9}x=\frac{1}{2}$

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$\log _{9}x=\frac{1}{2}$

$x = 9^{\frac{1}{2}}= 3$

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Solve for .

$\log (x+3)+\log x=1$

Answer

Use the rules of logarithms to combine terms.

$\log (x(x+3))=1$

Hence, $x(x+3)=10^{1}$

$x^{2}+3x=10$

By fatoring we get

Hence $x=-5\ or\ 2$ .

However, you cannot take the logarithm of a negative number. Thus, the only value for is .

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$\log 3=a$

and

$\log 5=b$

Find $\log 15$

Answer

$\log 15=\log (5\cdot 3)=\log 5+\log 3$

Hence the correct answer is .

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Solve for .

$2^{x}= 64$

Answer

Since $2^{x}= 2^{6}$

Hence

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If a piece of pie is cut into 3 sections, and each of those pieces is further cut into three sections, then those pieces are cut into three sections, how many (tiny) pieces of pie are there?

Answer

The answer is 33 = 27

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Which of the following lists the above quantities from least to greatest?

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Simplify:

$\sqrt[3]{x^{10}y^{8}z^{9}}$

Answer

$\sqrt[3]{x^{9}xy^{6}y^{2}z^{9}}=x^{3}y^{2}z^{3}\sqrt[3]{xy^{2}}$

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Solve for :

$\sqrt{x} -1= 4$

Answer

From the equation one can see that

$\sqrt{x} = 5$

Hence must be equal to 25.

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Evaluate:

$\log 0.1=$

Answer

$0.1= 10^{-1}$

$\log 0.1=-1$

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Solve for .

$\log_{2}x=4$

Answer

$x= 2^4{}= 16$

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Solve for .

$\log _{9}x=\frac{1}{2}$

Answer

$\log _{9}x=\frac{1}{2}$

$x = 9^{\frac{1}{2}}= 3$

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Solve for .

$\log (x+3)+\log x=1$

Answer

Use the rules of logarithms to combine terms.

$\log (x(x+3))=1$

Hence, $x(x+3)=10^{1}$

$x^{2}+3x=10$

By fatoring we get

Hence $x=-5\ or\ 2$ .

However, you cannot take the logarithm of a negative number. Thus, the only value for is .

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$\log 3=a$

and

$\log 5=b$

Find $\log 15$

Answer

$\log 15=\log (5\cdot 3)=\log 5+\log 3$

Hence the correct answer is .

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