IB Maths AI HL AI 1.3 Exponents, logarithms and equations questions

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Question 1

Paper 1Easy6 marks

A laboratory compares the hydrogen ion concentrations of two aqueous solutions. Figure 1 shows the measured concentrations. For these solutions, the one with the greater hydrogen ion concentration is more acidic.

For the pH calculations, use

pH=−log⁡10(C),\mathrm{pH}=-\log_{10}(C),

where CC is the numerical value of the hydrogen ion concentration in mol dm−3\mathrm{mol\,dm^{-3}}

Solution ASolution BHydrogen ionconcentration =0.000032mol dm-3Hydrogen ionconcentration =0.00000080mol dm-3
(a)

Write down the hydrogen ion concentration of solution B in standard form, including its unit.

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(b)

Calculate the pH of solution A, giving your answer to 2 decimal places.

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(c)

Determine the ratio of the hydrogen ion concentration of solution A to that of solution B, giving your answer in standard form.

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(d)

Hence state which solution is more acidic.

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Question 2

Paper 2Easy6 marks

A theatre records the total revenue from three group ticket sales. Let aa ss and cc be the prices, in dollars, of one adult, student and child ticket, respectively. The records are shown in Figure 1.

Order 12 adult tickets + 1 student ticket + 1 child ticket → total $55Order 21 adult ticket + 3 student tickets + 2 child tickets → total $68Order 33 adult tickets + 2 student tickets + 1 child ticket → total $85

For a later performance, the regular adult ticket price is pp dollars. If the discount is dd dollars, the estimated number of discounted adult tickets sold is 4d+124d+12 The revenue from these tickets is modelled by

R=(p−d)(4d+12),R=(p-d)(4d+12),

where 0<d<p0<d<p

(a)

Use your GDC to determine the values of aa ss and cc

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(b)

Using your answer to (a), use your GDC to find all values of dd for which R=280R=280 Give your answers to the nearest cent.

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