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5. Logarithmic and exponential Functions

The document contains various past paper questions and worked examples from Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics exams, focusing on logarithmic and exponential functions. It includes problems related to changing the base of logarithms, solving simultaneous equations, and expressing logarithmic expressions in different forms. Additionally, it features graph sketching and finding ranges for equations involving exponential functions.

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5. Logarithmic and exponential Functions

The document contains various past paper questions and worked examples from Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics exams, focusing on logarithmic and exponential functions. It includes problems related to changing the base of logarithms, solving simultaneous equations, and expressing logarithmic expressions in different forms. Additionally, it features graph sketching and finding ranges for equations involving exponential functions.

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Past paper questions

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By changing the base of log z,4, express (log 4)(1 +log,2) as asingle logarithm to base a. [4
Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics 0606 Paper 21 Q1b Jun 2014
Answers
log,4
log 2,4 = use the product rule on the denominator
log,20log,4
remember that log,a= |
log,2 + log,a
log,4
1+ log,2
log,4
(loga.4X1 +log.2)=+oe 3( +log,2)
-log,2/
(log,4)(1 + log,2)
divide numerator and denominator by (| +log.,2)
1+log,2
=log,4
1 a
Using the substitution y=S, show that the equation $+1 - s* +2=2(5") can be written in the form
ay + by+2=0, where a and b are constants to be found.
[21
b
Hence solve the equation Sr* - s+! +2 = 2(S). (4]
Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics 0606 Paper l1 Q4 Nov 2014
2 Solve the following simultaneous equations.
log,(x + 3) = 2+ logy
log,(x +y) =3
Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathenatics 0606 Paper 2l 03 Nov 2014

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3 Write logyx as a logarithm to base 3 [2


Given that log,y = 3(log, 1S - 1log,3) + 1, express y in terms of a. (3]
Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics 0606 Paper 21 Q1 Jun 2015
DO NOT USE A CALCULATOR IN THIS QUESTION.
Find the value of -log,p'.
[)
Ig 20- Ig4 (lgy), where y is a constant to be found.
ii Show that (2)
log , 10
iv Solve log, 2r + log,3x = log,600. (2)
Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics 0606 Paper 21 03 Jun 2016
5 a Sketch the graph of y =e-5 on the axes below, showing the exact coordinates of any points where
the graph meets the coordinate axes. [3]

Find the range of values of kfor which the equation e-5=k has no solutions.
b Simplify log,V2 + log,8 + log.(,giving your answer in the formplog,2, where pis a constant.
Solve the equation log - log,4x= 1. [4
Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics 0606 Paper 22 Q10 Mar 20I5
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Solve the following cquations to find p and q.
g x *! = 4'
9 x 3 = 81
b Solve the equation lg(3x - 2)+ lg(x +1) = 2 - Ig2. [5]
Cambridge 1GCSE Additional Mathematics 0606 Paper 21 Q5 Nov 2015
7 Solve the following equations.
SeJatt = 14 [2
Ig(2y - 7) + lgy = 21g3 [4)
log 2p - log 24 2,
b Write
(log srX log 2) as a single logarithm to base [21
Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics 0606 Paper 22 08 Mar 2018
Solve the cquation log s(10x + 5) =2 + log s(x - 7)
Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics 0606 Paper 21 Q3 Nov 2017
9 Write (log 2P) (log ,2) + log sq as a single logarithm to base 3. (3
Given that (log,5) - 4log,5 +3 = 0, find the possible values of a. [31
Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics 0606 Paper 11 06 Jm 2018

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10 a Solve3-1= 10. 31
b Solve 2e- =3er+2 [4
Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics 0606 Paper 21 02 Nov 2018
11 Find the cxact solutions of the equation 3(In5x)'+ 2in5x-1=0. [4
Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics 0606 Paper 12 Q! Mar 2021
12 In this question, a, b, c and d are positive constants.
a i It is given that y = log,(x + 3) + log,(2x - 1).
Explain why x must be greater than .
log,6
Find the exact solution of the equation = 2. [3]
log.(y + 3)
b Write the expression log,9 + (log,b)\log9a) in the form c + dlog,9, where c and dare integers. [4
Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics 0606 Paper 21 Qs Jun 2021

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