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Quadratic Logarithmic Equations

This document contains examples and exercises involving quadratic logarithmic equations and exponential equations using logarithms. Some key examples are solved, such as log52 x + log5 x 5 - 24 = 0, which has solutions of 5 and 125. Homework problems include solving equations like log24 x - log4 x - 2 = 0. Additional "For HL only" problems are provided for higher-level students.

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Quadratic Logarithmic Equations

This document contains examples and exercises involving quadratic logarithmic equations and exponential equations using logarithms. Some key examples are solved, such as log52 x + log5 x 5 - 24 = 0, which has solutions of 5 and 125. Homework problems include solving equations like log24 x - log4 x - 2 = 0. Additional "For HL only" problems are provided for higher-level students.

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Logarithmic equations – 3

IB AA SL/HL AI HL, A-Level, SAT-II


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Quadratic logarithmic equations

Example: log24 x  log4 x  3  0

Let y  log 5 x, then


y 2  5 y  24  0.
Solving this equation we get two roots: y=3 and y=-1.
Case 1: y  3
log5 x  3, log4 x  log4 64, x  64.
Case 2: y  1
log 4 x  1 , log4 x  log4 41 , x  0.25

Answer: 64, 0.25

1. log32 x  log3 x  6  0 3. log 82 x  2 log 8 x  0

2. lg 2 5 x  3 lg 5 x  4 4. log32 ( x 2  2 x) 1  0

Puzzle:

Make 2 cuts and get 5 pieces (each


peace should have top and bottom faces
of the cake).
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Using formula log a b n  n log a b

Example: log52 x  log5 x 5  24  0


Domain: x>0;
log52 x  log5 x 5  24  0, log52 x  5 log5 x  24  0, y  log5 x, y 2  5 y  24  0,

 y3  log5 x  3 log x  log5 125  x  125


      5 8
  8
 both  Domain.
 y  8 log5 x  8  log5 x  log5 5 x  5

Answer: 5 8 , 125.

5. log62 ( x  7)  log6 ( x  7) 3  10 6. 50 log220 x  log20 x 50  0

For HL only:
h1. lg 2 5 x  lg125x 3  4 h4. log 32 x  log 3 27 x  5  0

h2. log 52 x  log 52  x  4   0 h5. log24 x  4 log4 4 x  16


h3. log 72  x   log 72 2  3 x   0 h6. lg 4 (5x  4)  3 lg 2 (5x  4)  4

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Exponential equations using logarithms

Example 1 : 7 x  5
Taking logarithm to the base 7 of both sides:

log 7 7 x  log 7 5  xlog 7 7  log 7 5  x  log 7 5.



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1. 6x  5 3. 34 x1  4 5.
2x  5
2

2. 11 x  122 4. 25 x1  3x 6.
2x  5
3

7. 13x  169

Homework

1. log24 x  log4 x  2  0 3. log22 x  9 log2 x  18  0


2.  x  x 4. lg 3 x  lg 2 x  6 lg x  0
log    4 log 5    5  0
2

2 2
5

For HL only:

h1. log62 ( x  7)  log6 ( x  7)3  0 h5. log62 x  log6 216x  9

h2. log44 ( x  1)  log24 ( x  1)  12  0 h6. log32 x  8  3log3 81x  12

h3. log54 ( x 1)  log52 ( x 1) 12  0

h4. log62 x  log62 ( x  10)  0

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1. 4 x  65 3. 12x  144 5.
2x  5
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2. 2 x  53x 4. 5 x4  3

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