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7 Review Power Functions

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Convert to Radical Form:   y13y^{\frac{1}{3}}  

a)
b)

y3y^3  

c)
d)

13y\frac{1}{3}y  

2.
Simplify:
a)

2

b)

8

c)

16

d)

32

3.

A bond paying 5.4% interest compounded monthly for 8 years has matured giving the investor $5000. How much did the investor pay for the bond 8 years ago? (Round to the nearest penny)

(a)  

4.

What is the constant ratio of this geometric sequence: 15, 45, 135, . . . ?

(a)  

5.

Convert into Rational Exponent Form: 7\sqrt{7}  

a)

727^2  

b)

727^{-2}  

c)

7127^{\frac{1}{2}}  

d)

7127^{-\frac{1}{2}}  

6.
(2x7)3
a)

6x21

b)

8x21

c)

6x10

d)

8x10

7.

Determine if the following sequence is arithmetic or geometric.


15, 13, 11, 9, 7, ...

a)

Arithmetic

b)

Geometric

8.

There are approximately 3.36 x 1083.36\ x\ 10^8 people in the US. and approximately 3.155 x 10113.155\ x\ 10^{11} pounds of food eaten in a year. How many pounds of food per person is eaten on average each year?

a)

9.39 x 1029.39\ x\ 10^2

b)

9.39 x 1039.39\ x\ 10^3

c)

1.065 x 1021.065\ x\ 10^2

d)

1.065 x 1021.065\ x\ 10^2

9.
Simplify (2m4)(5m2)
a)

10m6

b)

10m8

c)

7m6

d)

7m8

10.

Suppose a ball is dropped from a height of 10 feet, and it bounces up to 70% of its previous height after each bounce. Find the height of the ball bounces to after its fourth bounce. (round to the nearest tenth)

(a)  

11.

Solve for a:

a25=9a^{-\frac{2}{5}}=9

a)

243243

b)

1243\frac{1}{243}

c)

5904959049

d)

159049\frac{1}{59049}

12.

Your $54,200 four-year car loan is at 9.2% compounded monthly. What will you have paid for your car after four years? Round to the nearest dollar.

(a)  

13.

Given: f(x)=xnf\left(x\right)=x^n

where n is a positive even number. In which quadrants is the graph?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

14.

Solve for x:

x32=164x^{-\frac{3}{2}}=\frac{1}{64}

(a)  

15.

True or False:

The domain of even functions is all real numbers.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Write the explicit equation for the geometric sequence: 15, 45, 135, . . . ?

a)

t(n)=3(5)nt\left(n\right)=3\left(5\right)^n

b)

t(n)=5(3)nt\left(n\right)=5\left(3\right)^n

c)

t(n)=15(3(n))t\left(n\right)=15\left(3^{\left(n\right)}\right)

d)

t(n)=15(5)nt\left(n\right)=15\left(5\right)^n

17.

Solve for x:

2x23=502x^{\frac{2}{3}}=50

(a)  

18.

Which of the following recursive formulas represents the given sequence.


7, 14, 28, 56, 112, ...

a)

a1=7a_1=7 , an=a(n1)+7a_n=a_{\left(n-1\right)}+7

b)

a1=7a_1=7 , an=7a(n1)a_n=7a_{\left(n-1\right)}

c)

a1=7a_1=7 , an=2a(n1)a_n=2a_{\left(n-1\right)}

d)

a1=7a_1=7 , an=a(n1)+14a_n=a_{\left(n-1\right)}+14

19.

True or False:

3i3i is a fourth root of 81.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

3b3 ( 2b2)3b^{-3}\ \left(\ -2b^2\right)  

a)

6b26b^2  

b)

6b\frac{6}{b}  

c)

6b-6b  

d)

6b-\frac{6}{b}  

21.

True or False:

Odd functions have reflection symmetry over the y axis.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

7b3  3b27b^3\ \cdot\ 3b^2  

a)

10b610b^6  

b)

21b621b^6  

c)

10b510b^5  

d)

21b521b^5  

23.

Write an equation of the power function that goes through the point (2, 32).

a)

y=x3y=x^3

b)

y=x4y=x^4

c)

y=x5y=x^5

d)

y=x6y=x^6

24.

Solve for x:

x52=41x^{-\frac{5}{2}}=41

a)

0.0000929

b)

0.2264

c)

10763

d)

4.417

25.

Find the recursive formula for the sequence. 1, 3, 9, 27,...1,\ 3,\ 9,\ 27,...  

Given:

g1=1g_1=1

a)

gn=3gn1g_n=3g_{n-1}  

b)

gn=gn11+3g_n=g_{n-1}\cdot1+3  

c)

gn=13n1g_n=1\cdot3^{n-1}  

d)

gn=31n1g_n=3\cdot1^{n-1}  

26.

Determine if the following sequence is arithmetic or geometric.


200, 100, 50, 25, ...

a)

Arithmetic

b)

Geometric

27.

(4x2y)1(2xy2)\frac{\left(4x^2y\right)^{-1}}{\left(2xy^2\right)}  

a)

18x3y3\frac{1}{8x^3y^3}  

b)

2xy3\frac{2x}{y^3}  

c)

2x3y3\frac{2}{x^3y^3}  

d)

18xy\frac{1}{8xy}  

28.

The next term of the geometric sequence

4, 16, 64, ...

is

(a)  

29.

Will deposits $1650 for three years at 3% interest, compounded daily. What is his ending balance?

a)

$1,700.25

b)

$4,056.85

c)

$2,103.87

d)

$1,805.38

30.

Write the explicit equation for the geometric sequence:

10, 20, 40, 80, ...

a)

t(n)=5(2)nt\left(n\right)=5\left(2\right)^n

b)

t(n)=2(5)nt\left(n\right)=2\left(5\right)^n

c)

t(n)=2(10)nt\left(n\right)=2\left(10\right)^n

d)

t(n)=10(2)nt\left(n\right)=10\left(2\right)^n

31.

Given: f(x)=xnf\left(x\right)=x^n

where n is a positive odd number. In which quadrants is the graph?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

32.

A vacuum pump removes 10% of the air from a chamber with each stroke. Find a formula that gives the percent of air that remains in the chamber after the nth stroke.

a)

P(n)=(.9)nP\left(n\right)=\left(.9\right)^n

b)

P(n)=(.1)nP\left(n\right)=\left(.1\right)^n

33.

(2x5)(3x4)\left(2x^{-5}\right)\left(3x^4\right)  =

a)

6x1\frac{6}{x^{-1}}  

b)

5x\frac{5}{x}  

c)

6x\frac{-6}{x}  

d)

6x\frac{6}{x}  

34.

a2(ab3b2)b5a^2\left(\frac{ab^3}{b^2}\right)b^5  

a)

a2b6a^2b^6  

b)

a2b4a^2b^4  

c)

a3b2a^3b^{-2}  

d)

a3b6a^3b^6  

35.

(3x7)2\left(-3x^7\right)^2  =

a)

9x149x^{14}  

b)

6x96x^9  

c)

6x146x^{14}  

d)

9x7-9x^7