Chapter 3: Problem 41
Use a graphing utility to construct a table of values for the function. Then sketch the graph of the function. $$f(x)=3 e^{x+4}$$
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Chapter 3: Problem 41
Use a graphing utility to construct a table of values for the function. Then sketch the graph of the function. $$f(x)=3 e^{x+4}$$
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Let \(f(x)=\log _{a} x\) and \(g(x)=a^{x},\) where \(a>1\) (a) Let \(a=1.2\) and use a graphing utility to graph the two functions in the same viewing window. What do you observe? Approximate any points of intersection of the two graphs. (b) Determine the value(s) of \(a\) for which the two graphs have one point of intersection. (c) Determine the value(s) of \(a\) for which the two graphs have two points of intersection.
A conservation organization releases 100 animals of an endangered species into a game preserve. The organization believes that the preserve has a carrying capacity of 1000 animals and that the growth of the pack will be modeled by the logistic curve \(p(t)=\frac{1000}{1+9 e^{-0.1656 t}}\) where \(t\) is measured in months (see figure). (a) Estimate the population after 5 months. (b) After how many months will the population be \(500 ?\) (c) Use a graphing utility to graph the function. Use the graph to determine the horizontal asymptotes, and interpret the meaning of the asymptotes in the context of the problem.
The sales \(S\) (in thousands of units) of a new CD burner after it has been on the market for \(t\) years are modeled by \(S(t)=100\left(1-e^{k t}\right) .\) Fifteen thousand units of the new product were sold the first year. (a) Complete the model by solving for \(k\). (b) Sketch the graph of the model. (c) Use the model to estimate the number of units sold after 5 years.
Complete the table for the time \(t\) (in years) necessary for \(P\) dollars to triple if interest is compounded annually at rate \(r\). $$ \begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline r & 2 \% & 4 \% & 6 \% & 8 \% & 10 \% & 12 \% \\ \hline t & & & & & & \\ \hline \end{array} $$
Solve the logarithmic equation algebraically. Approximate the result to three decimal places. $$\log (x+4)-\log x=\log (x+2)$$
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