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Questions On Logarithmic Functions and Indices

This document contains 17 problems involving logarithmic functions and indices. The problems cover solving logarithmic and exponential equations, expressing numbers in logarithmic and exponential form, graphing logarithmic functions, factorizing logarithmic expressions, and solving systems of logarithmic equations. Many of the problems reference standardized exams in places like Singapore, Cambridge, and more.

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Questions On Logarithmic Functions and Indices

This document contains 17 problems involving logarithmic functions and indices. The problems cover solving logarithmic and exponential equations, expressing numbers in logarithmic and exponential form, graphing logarithmic functions, factorizing logarithmic expressions, and solving systems of logarithmic equations. Many of the problems reference standardized exams in places like Singapore, Cambridge, and more.

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Questions on Logarithmic Functions and Indices

1.
a)

Solve the following equations:


2x

i) 3

= 1000

(Cambridge IGCSE A-Maths 0606/23, May/June 2012 P2 Q5)

ii) 362y-5/63y = 62y-1/216y+6


b)

4x / 25-x = 24x / 8x-3 (IGCSE Q)

c)

3x+1 + 32-x = 28

d)

23x = 8 + 23x 1 (SPM 2011 P1 Q7 @ pg 162)

e)

3x + 2 3x = 8/9

f)

162x-3 = 84x

g)

9(3n 1) = 27n (SPM 2007 P1 Q8 @ pg 58)

h)

3n 3 x 27n =243 (SPM 2009 P1 Q7 @ pg 110)

i)

2x + 4 2x + 3 = 1 (SPM 2005 P1 Q7 @ pg 5)

j)

82x-3 = 1/(4x + 2) (SPM 2006 P1 Q6 @ pg 31)

k)

27(32x + 4) = 1

2.

(i) Write 125 = 53 as a logarithmic equation

(IGCSE Q)

(SPM 2010 P1 Q7 @ pg 136)


(SPM 2008 P1 Q7 @ pg 83)

(SPM 2012 P1 Q7 @ pg 187)

(ii) Express logb32 = 5 in index form


(iii) Evaluate:
(a)

blogbx

(b) 10lg10
(c)
3.

eln x for x = 3
For each of the following equations, sketch on separate axes its graph, showing clearly
where the graph crosses the axis:

a)

y = ex

(2)

b)

y = log3 x

(2)

c)

y = 2-x

(2)

d)

y = log3 (-x)

(2)

4.

Solve the equations:

a)

logx 128 = 7

(2)

b)

log5 (7x -1) = 3

(3)

c)

log4 t = 6 logt 16 -1

(5)

5.

Solve

(a) logq 343 = 3

(2)

(b) log4 (5n + 9) = 3

(3)

(c) logm 4 + 8 log4 m = 6

(6)

(d) 2 log3 x 3x log3 x + 6x = 4

(5)

6.

Solve

(a) logx 125 = 3

(2)

(b) log4 (9y + 4) = 4

(3)

(c) 3 logp p = logp 9

(6)

7.

Given that f(x) = log5 3 + log5 6 + log5 9 + log5 12 + log5 15

a)

Show that f(x) = 6 log5 3 + 3 log5 2 + 1

(3)

b)

Solve f(x) = 1 + log5 x + log5 x2

(3)

8.

a) Given that log8 7 = m log2 7, find the value of m.

(2)

b) f(x) = 16x log9 10 12 log9 10 + 4x log3 x 3 log3 x


i)

Factorise f(x) completely

ii) Hence, solve f(x) = 0

9.

(3)
(3)

Solve the simultaneous equations:

(a) 2 log3 x + 3 log5 y = 7


log3 x log5 y = 1
(b) (Given that p q): logp q + 3 logq p = 4

(4)

pq = 81

(5)

(c) 3 log2 x + 4 log3 y = 10


log2 x log3 y = 1
10. Solve:

(6)

(a) logq 5 + 6 log5 q = 5

(4)

(b) log3 (5x + 12) + log3 x = 2

(5)

11. Given that log9 10 = k log3 10,


(a) find the value of k.

(2)

(b) Factorise completely


4x log3 x 3 log3 x + 16x log9 10 12 log9 10 (2)
(c) Hence, solve the equation

(5)

4x log3 x 3 log3 x + 16x log9 10 12 log9 10 = 0


12. Solve
(a) logp 343 = 3

(2)

(b) log6(11q 4) = 3

(2)

(c) 9 logr 3 = log3 r

(3)

(d) Show that

(3)

log5 3 + log5 6 + log5 9 + log5 12 + log5 +15 = 6 log5 3 + 3 log5 2 + 1


(e) Solve the equation

(3)

log5 3 + log5 6 + log5 9 + log5 12 + log5 +15 = 1 + log5 x + log5 x2

13. (a) Solve the equations


(i)

logx 343 = 3

(2)

(ii)

log9(4y 3) = 2

(2)

(b) Solve, to 3 significant figures, logq 5 + 6 log5 q = 5

(5)

(c) Show that x log2 x5 log2 x2 (5x 2) log2 x.

(2)

(d) Hence solve the equation x log2 x5 log2 x2 = 20x 8 (4)

14. (a) Solve the equations log4 2 = p

(1)

Given that log2 3 = k log4 3


(b) find the value of k
(d)

(2)

Show that

(4)
5x log4 x 2 log4 x 10x log2 3 + 4 log2 3 = log4 (x5x 2/320x 8)

(e)

Hence solve the equation

(4)

5x log4 x 2 log4 x 10x log2 3 + 4 log2 3 = 0


15. Solve
(a) logq 343 = 3

(2)

(b) log4(5n + 9) = 3

(3)

(c) logm 4 + 8 log4 m = 6

(6)

(d) 2 log3 x - 3x log3 x + 6x = 4

(5)

16. Solve
(a)

logp 243 = 5

(2)

(b)

log4 (3q + 4) = 3

(2)

f(x) = 2x logx 3 5 logx 9 x + 5


(c)

Find the value of a and the value of b so that


f(x) = (x 5)(a logx 3 b)

(d)

Hence solve the equation f(x) = 0

(3)
(3)

17. (a) Solve the equations


(i)

log5 625 = x

(2)

(ii)

log3(5y + 3) = 5

(2)

(b) (i)
(ii)

Factorise

5x ln x + 3 ln x 10x 6

Hence find the exact solution of the equation

5x ln x + 3 ln x 10x 6 = 0

(5)

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