Exponents and Exponential Functions

Unit Test

1. Simplify the following expression: \(2^4 \cdot 2^3\).

2. Express \(4^3\) as a single power of 4.

3. Solve the exponential equation \(3^x = 9\).

4. Evaluate the exponential function \(f(x) = 2^x\) for \(x = 2\) and \(x = 3\).

5. Write the exponential function in the form \(y = a \cdot b^x\) given the exponential function \(f(x) = 5 \cdot 3^x\).

6. Solve the exponential equation \(6^{2x} = 36\).

7. Find the inverse of the exponential function \(g(x) = 4^x\).

8. Graph the exponential function \(h(x) = 2^x\) on the coordinate plane.

9. Evaluate the exponential function \(k(x) = 3^{x-1}\) for \(x = 2\) and \(x = 3\).

10. Write the exponential function in the form \(y = a \cdot b^x\) given the exponential function \(m(x) = 10 \cdot 2^{x-2}\).