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Inverse/Logs

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Quinten and his sister Kelsey always make a habit of undoing each other’s work. If Kelsey folds the laundry, Quinten unfolds it. If Quinten rakes the leaves in the yard, Kelsey “unrakes” them! While working on her math homework, Kelsey wrote the following equations. Help Quinten undo this equation by finding the inverse equation.


y = 3x − 2

a)

y=(x+2)/3

b)

y=x+0.6667

c)

y=(x-2)/3

d)

y=x-0.6667

2.

Find the inverse of the equation above:

a)

y= 4x-1

b)

y=x/4+1

c)

y=x/4-1

d)

y=4x-0.25

3.

Given the function above:

What is the domain?

a)

x >= 1

b)

x > -1

c)

y >= 1

d)

x >= 0

4.

Give the function above

What is the range?

a)

y > 0

b)

y >= 2

c)

y >= 5

d)

x >= 0

5.

What does the graph of the equation above look like?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Determine the equation for f−1(x), that is, the inverse of f(x).

a)

f-1(x)= x+5

b)

f-1(x)= (x-2)2+1

c)

f-1(x)= (x-2)2-1

d)

f-1(x)= (x+2)2+1

7.

Use the definition of logarithms to compute each of the following without using a calculator


log8(64)

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

Use the definition of logarithms to compute each of the following without using a calculator


log9(x)=1/2

x=____

a)

3

b)

4.5

c)

18

d)

81

9.

log3(34) = x

x=

a)

81

b)

4

c)

3

d)

27

10.

What does x =_____

a)

1000

b)

40

c)

3.1415

d)

4

11.

Change to exponential form.

loga2 = 5

a)

a2 = 5

b)

52 = a

c)

a5 = 2

d)

25 = a

12.

Evaluate.

log28

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

8

13.

Evaluate.

log3(1/9)

a)

3

b)

-3

c)

2

d)

-2

14.
What is the inverse of the given coordinates: (1, 2) (3, 8) (-3, 6)
a)
(1, 2) (3, 8) (-3, 6)
b)
(1, 2) (8, 3) (-3, 6)
c)
(-1, -2) (-3, -8) (3, -6)
d)
(2, 1) (8, 3) (6, -3)
15.
f(x) = {(3, 7), (4, -2), (5, -1), (8, 7)}
Is f-1(x) a function?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
No way to tell
16.
Find the inverse of
f(x) = 1/4x - 7
a)
f-1(x) = 4x + 7
b)
f-1(x) = -4x + 28
c)
f-1(x) = -4x - 7
d)
f-1(x) = 4x + 28
17.
Are the following inverses of each other?
a)
True
b)
False
18.
What is the equation that the inverse will reflect across?
a)
y = x
b)
y = 0
c)
x = 0
d)
Potato
19.

What is the FIRST step I need to take to solve for x in the following equation?

a)

Add 9 to both sides

b)

Take the square root of both sides

c)

Divide both sides by 49

d)

Multiply both sides by 9

20.

The functions f(x), g(x), and h(x) are defined.

f(x) = 6x,

g(x) = x2 + 3x +7,

h(x) = 2x2+10,

Calculate f(a + b).

a)

f(6x)

b)

2a+2b

c)

a+2b

d)

6a+6b

21.

Are the following inverse functions?

a)

Yes

b)

No

22.

Use the functions below to find h(g(x)).


h(x) = x2+5

g(x) = 3x

a)

h(g(3x)

b)

3x2

c)

3x2 + 15

d)

g(fx))

23.

What is the inverse function of a quadratic (x2)?

a)

A square root function

b)

2x

c)

Another quadratic

d)

A linear function

24.

The function g(x) is defined below.

g(x) = 2x+5

What is g(a+b)?

a)

g(a)

b)

4ab+5

c)

4a+4b+5

d)

2a+2b+5