Sample Quiz 13 (Read example in the book and find the ones similar to the problems below!)

a a c c c    b a c 

9.5

1  Solve for x. 4(3x -2) = 256. (See example 1 a. ) The value of x is in the ranges below: 
a (0,3)
b (3,6)
c (6,9)
d (9,12)
e  nota 
2.  125x = 625 ( See example 1 b. Hint write 625 as a power of 5; Also write 125 as a power of 5. On the 125x expression you will get 125 = 5nx, where n is an integer.  Then solve for x like you did in the previous problem, yo. x is in the range:  
a  (0,2)
b  (2,4)
c  (4,6)
d  nota
3. Solve for x .  9ex = 99. Hint : first divide by 9 to get ex = 11. Then use the golden rule for logs as used in quiz 12. Or you can take the natural log  (ln = loge) of both sides.  In any event, see examples 3 and 8.
a  x = log9 11
b  x = log 11
c  x = ln 11
d  x = log 99 
e   nota
4.  Solve for x. log3x = 4.  See quiz 12 and example 4 of this section (9.5). 
a   x = 3
b   x = 27 
c   x = 81
d nota
5.  Solve for x. log5(x  - 7) = 2.  See example 4. 
a  x = 12
b  x  = 22
c  x = 32
d  x = 42
e nota
6. Rewrite the  following in exponential form:  log6(x  +  5) + log6x  = 2.  Example 5. 
a  ( x + 5)  +  x = 36
b  ( x + 5)·x = 36
c  ( x + 5)·x = 12
d ( x + 5)·x = 8
nota
7.  Solve for x in the previous problem. x is in the following ranges:   
a  (-10, 0)  or ( 0, 5)
b  (-5, 0)   or (0,10)
c   (0,5)    or  (5,10)
d   nota
8. Example 5. Solve for x:  log3(x  -  5) + log3(x + 3)  = 2.  
Hint: Rewrite as log3(x  -  5)·(x + 3)  = 2. Then write in exponential form. The value for x is in the ranges: 
a  (0,3) or (3,7)
b   (-7,0) or (0,3)
c   (-7,0) or (0,7)
d   nota
written problems: 
9. See example 6. Solve for x.  log(2x  -  1) - logx  = 2. Yo, log means log base 10 and subtraction must be converted to log of the quotient. Once you do that, convert to exponential notation, then cross multiply. Hint: Rewrite the equation as:
log[(2x  -  1)/x]  = 2
log10[(2x  -  1)/x]  = 2
Now write in log form:
102 = (2x  -  1)/x
100 = (2x  -  1)/x

Now cross multiply and solve for x. 

10.1
10. Find the distance d between the points (-6,-1)   and (2,5). Answer: distance d = 10 (See example 1) 
11. Find the midpoint between the points (-6,-1)   and (2,5). Answer: Midpoint = (-2, 2) (See example 2) 
12. Find the center  and radius of the circle given by the equation here.
(x - 1)2 + (y + 2)2 = 256.  Answer: (center = (1, -2) and radius = 16. Note 162 = 256. ( See example 3)
13. Find the center  and radius of the circle given by the equation here. ( See example 6)
x2 + y2 + 6x + 2y + 6 = 0.
Hint:

# Rewrite the equation as x2 +  6x +  y2 +  2y + 6 = 0.

#The complete the square twice for the terms that are in brackets:

(x2 +  6x) +  (y2 +  2y) + 6 = 0
(x2 +  6x + 9) +  (y2 +  2y + 1) + 6 = 9 + 1. Note in this step, I had to add 9 + 1 to both sides !

Factoring the terms in brackets, collecting like terms, and isolating the numbers to the rights hand side, we get in the explicit steps shown:
(x + 3)2  + (y + 1)2 + 6 = 9 + 1
(x + 3)2  + (y + 1)2 + 6 = 10
(x + 3)2  + (y + 1)2  = 4.

Thus: center = (-3, -1) and radius = 2. Note 22 = 4.