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Rewrite the function f(x)=9x with a base of 81. Then describe how you can graph this function using 81 as a base, in the form y=81ax.

Important Questions on The Power of Exponentials (Exponential Functions)

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One bacterium cell divided to produce two cells every minute.

Write down a function for the number of cells after x minutes.

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One bacterium cell divided to produce two cells every minute. Calculate the number of cells after 15 minutes.

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One bacterium cell divided to produce two cells every minute.

If the number of cells after half an hour is k, then value of k is ......

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One bacterium cell divides to produce two cells every minute. Graph the function to determine when there will be 1 million cells (after how many minutes). (Round off and write your answer to the nearest integer) [Use log 2=0.301]

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The half-life of carbon-11 is 20 minutes.

A  sample of carbon-11 has 10000 nuclei. Make a table of values for five 20-minute intervals and write a function for the number of nuclei after x number of 20 minute intervals.

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The half-life of carbon-11 is 20 minutes. A sample of carbon-11 has 10000 nuclei. Find the number of nuclei after 3 hours. (Round the answer to the nearest integer)

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The half-life of carbon-11 is 20 minutes. A sample of carbon-11 has 10000 nuclei. If it takes x minutes for the number of nuclei to reduce less than 10% of the original number, then find the value of x (correct up to one decimal place). [Use log 0.5=-0.301]

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Drug testing trials show that the amount of a pain-relieving medicine in a person's body reduces by one quarter every hour. It is safe to take another dose of the medicine when there is less than 200 mg in the body. If it is safe to take another dose after x hours of a dose of 400 mg, then find the value of x (rounded off to one place of decimal).