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Additional Practice Problems--Functions

1. Solve the following equations for x:

a. 9x2=(127)2x+19^{x-2}=\left(\frac{1}{27}\right)^{2x+1}


b. ex2=ln(3)e^{x^2}=\ln\left(3\right)


c. log3(x+1)+log3(2x1)=2\log_3\left(x+1\right)+\log_3\left(2x-1\right)=2


d. 2sin2x=23cosx,   x[0,2π]2\sin2x=2\sqrt{3}\cos x,\ \ \ x\in\left[0,2\pi\right]


2. Simplify the following expressions:

a. ln(3e2)+e2ln3\ln\left(3e^2\right)+e^{2\ln3}


b. Simplify 2log510+log52log582\log_5 10+\log_5 2-\log_5 8


c. Simplify log59log527\frac{\log_5 9}{\log_5 27}


d. sin2x+cos2x12cos2x\frac{\sin2x+\cos2x-1}{2\cos^2x}


3. For each of the following functions, find its inverse and state the domain and range:

a. f(x)=2(x1)2+3,   (x1)f\left(x\right)=-2\left(x-1\right)^2+3,\ \ \ \left(x\ge1\right)


b. g(x)=ln(4x)g\left(x\right)=\sqrt{\ln\left(4-x\right)}


c. h(x)=4cos(x+1),   on the appropriate domainh\left(x\right)=4-\cos\left(x+1\right),\ \ \ on\ the\ appropriate\ domain


d. j(x)=9xxj\left(x\right)=\frac{9-x}{x}


4. Which of the following results in a value that is positive:

a. ln(150)+ln(51)\ln\left(\frac{1}{50}\right)+\ln\left(51\right)


b. ln(1π)+ln(e)\ln\left(\frac{1}{\pi}\right)+\ln\left(e\right)


c. log218\log_2\sqrt{\frac{1}{8}}


d. sin(5π4)\sin\left(\frac{5\pi}{4}\right)


e. tan(4π3)cos(11π6)\tan\left(\frac{4\pi}{3}\right)-\cos\left(\frac{11\pi}{6}\right)


f. sin(arcsin(0.67))\sin\left(\arcsin\left(0.67\right)\right)


g. tan(arctan(13))\tan\left(\arctan\left(-\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\right)\right)


h. arccos(cos(π3))\arccos\left(\cos\left(-\frac{\pi}{3}\right)\right)


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