Exponential Inequality Solving

The question requires solving an inequality involving exponential or logarithmic expressions, possibly combined with optimizing a function over the resulting domain.

csat-suneung 2011 Q2 3 marks View
What is the sum of all natural numbers $x$ that satisfy the exponential inequality $\left( 3 ^ { x } - 5 \right) \left( 3 ^ { x } - 100 \right) < 0$? [3 points]
(1) 5
(2) 7
(3) 9
(4) 11
(5) 13
csat-suneung 2019 Q14 4 marks View
When the graphs of the quadratic function $y = f ( x )$ and the linear function $y = g ( x )$ are as shown in the figure, the sum of all natural numbers $x$ satisfying the inequality $$\left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right) ^ { f ( x ) g ( x ) } \geq \left( \frac { 1 } { 8 } \right) ^ { g ( x ) }$$ is? [4 points] [Figure]
(1) 7
(2) 9
(3) 11
(4) 13
(5) 15
isi-entrance 2006 Q8 View
Find all values of $c$ for which the equation $\log_2 x = cx$ has solutions.
kyotsu-test 2017 QCourse2-III View
Consider the function $y = \frac { 2 ^ { x ^ { 2 } } } { 5 ^ { 3 x } }$, where $x \geqq 0$.
(1) We are to find the $x$ at which $y$ is minimized.
When we differentiate $y$, we have
$$\frac { d y } { d x } = \frac { 2 ^ { x ^ { 2 } } } { 5 ^ { 3 x } } \left( 2 x \log _ { e } \mathbf { A } - \mathbf { B } \log _ { e } \mathbf { C } \right) .$$
Hence, when we express the value of $x$ at which $y$ is minimized using the common logarithm, we have
$$x = \frac { \mathbf { D } } { \mathbf { F } \left( 1 - \log _ { 10 } \mathbf { E } \right) } .$$
(2) We are to find the smallest positive integer $x$ satisfying $\frac { 2 ^ { x ^ { 2 } } } { 5 ^ { 3 x } } > 1000$.
From the inequality $y > 1000$, we obtain
$$x ^ { \mathbf { H } } \log _ { 10 } \mathbf { I } - \mathbf { J } x \log _ { 10 } \mathbf { L } - \mathbf { K } > 0 .$$
When we solve the inequality using $0.3$ as an approximate value for $\log _ { 10 } 2 = 0.301 \cdots$, the smallest positive integer $x$ satisfying $y > 1000$ is $\mathbf{Q}$.