Chapter
3
–
Exponential
Functions
–
Review
MCR3U
Jensen
Section
1:
Exponential
Growth
and
Decay
1)
The
population
of
a
pod
of
Southern
right
whales
has
doubled
in
size
recently
over
a
9
year
period.
They
have
a
current
population
of
38
individuals.
What
might
the
population
be
after
25
more
years?
2)
A
bacteria
culture
doubles
every
15
minutes.
There
were
20
individuals
initially.
a)
How
many
bacteria
will
be
present
after
2
hours?
b)
How
long
will
it
take
to
grow
a
population
of
163
840?
3)
A
weight
loss
program
aims
for
its
clients
to
lost
5%
of
their
weight
each
week.
If
Helene
currently
weighs
280
pounds,
what
can
she
expect
to
weigh
at
the
end
of
the
12-‐week
program?
4)
The
population
of
a
developing
city
increases
by
8%
per
year.
In
2005,
125
000
people
lived
in
the
city.
a)
What
is
the
population
expected
in
2020?
b)
In
what
year
should
the
population
reach
half
a
million?
5)
The
half-‐life
of
Carbon-‐14
is
approximately
6000
years.
A
fossil
of
Carbon-‐14
weighed
100
grams.
How
much
would
it
weigh
after
18
000
years?
6)
A
radioactive
isotope
decays
rapidly
with
a
half-‐life
of
4
minutes.
For
a
12
minute
test,
technicians
need
at
least
6
grams
of
the
isotope
to
remain
at
the
end
of
the
test.
How
much
must
they
start
with?
7)
A
nuclear
power
plant
has
a
stockpile
of
100
tonnes
of
radioactive
waste.
The
radioactive
waste
has
a
half-‐life
of
15
years.
How
long
will
it
take
for
there
to
be
only
1
tonne
remaining?
8)
If
Canada
were
to
stop
accepting
immigrants
the
population
would
begin
to
decrease
by
0.5%
per
year.
Canada’s
population
is
currently
34,
482,
779.
If
it
stopped
accepting
new
immigrants
today,
what
would
the
population
be
in
50
years?
9)
The
amount
of
sunlight
a
diver
can
see
is
halved
for
every
11
meters
she
dives.
What
percentage
of
light
remains
when
the
diver
is
60
meters
below
the
surface?
(Hint:
at
the
surface
is
100%
of
the
light)
10)
Lead-‐210
decays
very
slowly
with
a
half-‐life
of
180
years.
After
1000
years,
how
much
of
a
40
kg
sample
remains?
Section
2:
Interest
11)
A
pension
increases
every
year
by
6%.
If
Opa
has
$24
300
in
his
pension
right
now,
how
much
will
his
pension
be
worth
in
10
years?
12)
An
investor
invests
$1000
into
a
mutual
fund
for
4
years
at
a
growth
rate
of
2.5%
per
year.
How
much
is
the
investment
worth
after
4
years?
13)
You
have
found
an
investment
at
the
bank
that
pays
2.4%
per
year
for
10
years.
How
much
should
you
invest
now
so
that
you
have
$2000
after
the
10
years?
14)
Jeremiah’s
grandparents
placed
$3000
into
an
account
for
him
when
he
was
born.
The
investment
is
to
be
paid
out
when
he
turns
25.
The
account
pays
an
annual
interest
rate
of
8%,
compounded
semi-‐
annually.
How
much
will
be
in
the
account
on
Jeremiah’s
25th
birthday?
15)
Graph
of
both
of
these
functions
on
the
graph
below
using
transformations
of
the
parent
functions.
State
whether
each
function
is
increasing
or
decreasing:
!
a)
𝑦 = 2(2)!(!!!) + 3
b)
𝑦 = −3(!)!!! − 5
y
14
12
10
2
x
−10 −8 −6 −4 −2 2 4 6 8 10
−2
−4
−6
−8
−10
−12
−14
16)
Graph
the
parent
function
𝑦 = 1.5!
and
the
transformed
function
𝑦 = −2(1.5)!!! + 4
onto
the
graph
below:
y
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
x
−9 −8 −7 −6 −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
−1
−2
−3
−4
−5
−6
−7
−8
−9
−10
17)
Match
the
graphs
that
are
the
same:
a) f(x) = 42x
i) r(x) = 52x _____________
b) g(x) =25x
ii) u(x)=8x _____________
c) p(x) = 23x
iii) b(x)=25x _____________
d) h(x) = 32x
iv) a(x)=16x _____________
e) z(x) = 10x
v) no match _____________
18)
Sketch
the
graph
using
your
knowledge
of
increasing
and
decreasing
exponential
functions.
!
a) 𝑓 𝑥 = 5(!)! c) 𝑔(𝑥) = −3(4)!
!
b) ℎ 𝑥 = −5(!)! d) 𝑏 𝑥 = 3(4)!
19)
Write
a
function
for
the
exponential
graph
shown
Answers
1)
260
whales
2)
a)
5120
bacteria
b)
195
minutes
3)
151.3
lbs
4)
a)
396
521
b)
2023
5)
12.5
grams
6)
48
grams
7)
Almost
100
years
8)
26
838
379
9)
2.28%
10)
0.85
kg
11)
$43
517.60
12)
$1103.81
13)
$1577.72
14)
$21
320.05
15)
16)
17)
a)
iv
b)
i
c)
ii
d)
iii
e)
v
18)
a)
b)
c)
d)
! !
19)
𝑦 = 3
!
