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Pure Maths Work Sheet On Surds, Indices and Logarithms

1. The document contains 18 math problems involving surds, indices, and logarithms. The problems include solving equations, evaluating logarithmic expressions, factorizing expressions, and finding values of logarithms. 2. Some examples are solving equations like log 5 x = 4 log x 5 and 4 x log 3 x - 3 log 3 x + 16 x log 9 10 - 12 log 9 10 = 0, evaluating expressions like log 3 7 + log 3 9 - log 3 21, and finding values of logarithms like log 3 (3x) and log 9 x in terms of log 3 x = z. 3. The problems cover a range of skills with logarithms and exponents, from evaluating basic logarithmic expressions

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Pure Maths Work Sheet On Surds, Indices and Logarithms

1. The document contains 18 math problems involving surds, indices, and logarithms. The problems include solving equations, evaluating logarithmic expressions, factorizing expressions, and finding values of logarithms. 2. Some examples are solving equations like log 5 x = 4 log x 5 and 4 x log 3 x - 3 log 3 x + 16 x log 9 10 - 12 log 9 10 = 0, evaluating expressions like log 3 7 + log 3 9 - log 3 21, and finding values of logarithms like log 3 (3x) and log 9 x in terms of log 3 x = z. 3. The problems cover a range of skills with logarithms and exponents, from evaluating basic logarithmic expressions

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WS 1 Surds, Indices and Logarithms

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1. Solve the following equations:
(a) 2 x  32 ,
(b) 4 x 1  0.25 ,
(c) 2 2 x 3  2 x 3  1  2 x .
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2. If 3 x  9 2 y  27 and 2 x  4  y  , calculate the value of x and of y .
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3. Given that log 5 x  4 log x 5 , calculate the possible values of x.
5 x 34
4. Solve the equation   12 giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
2 5x

5. Solve the equation log 10 (3x  2)  2 log 10 x  1  log 10 (5 x  3) .


6. Given that log 9 10  k log 3 10 ,
(a) Find the value of k .
(b) Factorise completely 4 x log 3 x  3 log 3 x  16 x log 9 10  12 log 9 10 .
(c) Hence solve the equation 4 x log 3 x  3 log 3 x  16 x log 9 10  12 log 9 10  0 .
7. Solve the equation
(a) log x 243  5 ,
(b) log 6 (7 y  1)  3 ,
(c) 1  log 4 t  6 log t 16 ,
(d) log p 81  2 log p 729  16 ,
(e) 6 log 4 x  5 x log 4 x  20 x  24 .
3 log 2 x  4 log 3 y  10
8. Solve the simultaneous equations .
log 2 x  log 3 y  1

9. Given that log 8 6  k log 2 6 ,


(a) Find the value of k .
 x 
(b) Show that 7 x log 2 x  3 log 2 x  42 x log 8 6  18 log 8 6  (7 x  3) log 2  .
 36 

(c) Hence solve the equation 7 x log 2 x  3 log 2 x  42 x log 8 6  18 log 8 6  14 x  6 .

WS 2 (Question Paper)
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1. Given that a  log 6 4 , find in terms of a, (a) log 6 12 (b) log 4 6
2. Evaluate log 3 7  log 3 9  log 3 21 .
3. Solve the equation log 5  2 x  3  3 .
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4. Find the exact solution of the equation x
 ex  2.
e
5. Solve the equation log 2  2 x  3  log 2 x  3 .
6. Solve the equation
(a) log t 243  5
(b) log 4 p  6 log p 4  5
(c) 6 log 4 x  5 x log 4 x  20 x  24
7. Given that log 9 10  k log 3 10 ,
(a) find the value of k ,
(b) factorise completely 4 x log 3 x  3 log 3 x  16 x log 9 10  12 log 9 10 ,
(c) hence, solve the equation 4 x log 3 x  3 log 3 x  16 x log 9 10  12 log 9 10  0 .
8. Without using tables or a calculator, solve for x, log 4 x  2 .

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9. Given that x  2 p , y  4 q . Find log 2 xy 3 in terms of p and q .

10. Solve the equation log 5 x  2 .


11. Find the exact value of log 4 64 .

12. Given that log 3 x  z . Find in terms of z, (a) log 3  3 x  (b) log 9 x .
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13. Without using tables or a calculator, solve the equations


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(a) log 4 x   (b) 3 lg y  lg 5  lg 10
2

14. Solve the equation log 3  x  1  2 .


1  5 
15. Calculate the value of log 7    log 7  .
5  49 
16. Solve the equations
(a) 3  log 2 x  log 2  2 x  1 (b)  e 2 x  1  9
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17. Given that k  log 3 16 , find in terms of k , (a) log 3 2 (b) log 2 3 (c) log 4 3
18. Solve, giving your answers to 3 decimal places, the equation log y 2  log 4 32 .

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