Chapter17: Indices, Logarithms (adv.

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Indices

1. Solve the equation 0.25x = 322 x−3 . [1.25][09]

*2. If 9 x = 25 and 9 y = 16 , find the value of 3x + y . [A][08]
A 20 B 9 C 3 D 1.25 E 0.8
16 3 − 2
3. Simplify [( ) 4 ] 3 . [08]
81
8 4 2 3 9
A B C D E [E]
27 9 3 2 4
4. Solve the equation 22 x + 2 + 2 x + 2 = 3 . [-1] [08]
3 + 3 = w, w  0
x y
*5. Let x and y be real numbers such that x + y = 3 , If . Find the values of w , x and y .
3x − 3 y = 6
[12;2;1][07]
( 2 x −1) 2 x +1
6. Solve 9 =3 . [1;1/8] [07]
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*7. If (4 x )(32 x ) = y−x
, evaluate x + y . A 2 B C 1 D 0 E –2 [D][06]
6 2
+3 x
 4 2 x +3 = 1.
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8. 2 x A. –1 B. –6 C. –6, –1 D. 1 E. 1, 6 [C] [05]

9. 32 x − 3 x +1 − 4 = 0 [1.262][05]
10. Find the solution set of the equation 3 x +1 − 31− x − 8 = 0 .
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A { − , 3 } B { –1 , 1 } C { –3 , 3 } D {3} E {1} [E][04]
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11. If 4x = 5 , then 8x = ? A 2 B 2 5 C 3 5 D 5 5 E 10 [D][04]

12. If 3x + y = 243 and 3x − y = 3 , find the value of x. A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4 E 5 [C][03]

13. Solve the equation 3(22 x +1 ) − 5(2 x ) − 1 = 0 . [0][03]
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*14.Solve (2 x )3  4( x − 6 x ) = .
2
[1/2; 4] [02]
16
15. Solve the equation 9 x − 6(3x ) − 27 = 0
A x= –1 B x=1 C x=2 D x = –1 , 2 E x=1,2 [C] [02]
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16. Solve the equation 2 x −1 = 3 A B log2 5 C log2 6 D log2 30 E log2 3 - 1 [C][01]
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17. If a m = 10 and a n = 2 , then a m − 2 n =? A 0.4 B 0.8 C 2.5 D 5 E 6 [C][01]
18. Solve the exponential equation 2 x + 2 + 22 x − 12 = 0 . [1][01]
19. Find the solution set of the equation 22 x − 7(2 x ) − 8 = 0 .
A {–1 , 8} B {–1 , 3 } C {0 , 3} D {3} E {8} [D][00]

20. Solve the equation 22 x + 3 + 2x + 3 = 20 + 2x . [-3][98]

*21.The solution set of 3x + 6  3− x = 5 is ___.
A {1} B {1 , ln 2} C {1, log3 2 } D {2, log3 2 } E {3, log2 3 } [C] [97]

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Logarithms
*1. If a , b , c are positive numbers , find log a b logb c logc a .
A 1 B 0 C log a b D log b c E log c a [A][09]
1 y 1
2. If log m 2 = y , then log8 m = ? A B 3 C 3y D E [E][09]
3 3 3y

**3.Let log12 = a and log36=b , express log 54 in terms of a and b . [5b/2 – 2a][09]

*4. Given that 3log2 x = 81log4 y , where x , y > 0 . Find y in terms of x .

A x B  x C 4− x D x−2 E x2 + 2 [A] [08]
7 14
5. Without using a calculator , evaluate log10 + 2log10 3 − log10 + 3log10 2 . [2][08]
9 25
1
a− 50 40 20 10 2
*6. If a = log5 2 and b = log 3 5 , find the value of 5 b . A B C D E [E][07]
3 3 3 3 3
*7. Given that log 2 3 = m , log3 7 = n , find log 21 14 .
mn + 1 m+n mn m +1 1
A B C D E [A][07]
m(n + 1) n +1 n +1 m m

8. x log x 2 = ? A x B 2 C x2 D x–1 E x+1 [B][06]

**9.Find the sum of the first twenty terms of lg 2 + lg 4 + lg16 + lg 256 + .....
A. 1275 lg2 B. 1048575 lg2 C. 2550 lg2 D. 1275 E. 5000 [B] [06]
10. If 32 x = lg 8 + lg125 , without using calculate, find the value of x. [1/2][06]

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11. Solve the equation log3 x + log x 9 = 3 . A.
, B. 3, C. 3 D. 9 E. 3, 9 [E][05]
3 9 9
12. Solve the equation log 50 + 2 log x − log(x + 4) = 2 . [4][05]

13. Solve the equation log 2 (1 + x) + log 2 (5 − x) − log 2 ( x − 2) = 3 . [3][04]

14. Simplify (log 2 3 + log 4 9)(log 3 4 − log 9 2) . [3][04]

15. Given that log 2 x = a and log 3 x = b, find log x 6.

a+b a −b 1 1 a
A B C D E [A]04]
ab ab a+b a −b b
16. Solve the equation (log2 x)3 − 4(log4 x) 2 + log16 x = 0 . [1; 2 ][03]
9 2a − 2 2a − 1 a−2 a −1
17. If log 3 4 = a , then log3 = ? A B C D E 2–a [E][03]
4 a a a 2
18. If log2 x = a and log3 x = b , then log6 x = ?
a 1 ab
A ab B C a+b D E [E][03]
b a+b a+b

19. Given that log2 m = 8 , find log4 m A 5 B 4

C 3 D 2 E 1 [D][02]
x
*20.Given that log4 x = a and log2 y = b .If xy = 128 and = 32 , calculate the values of a and b. [3;1][02]
y
21. Solve the equation 9 log8 x − 2 log x 8 + 3 = 0 . [1/4;2][01]

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22. Given that log 2 81 = m , Express log4 9 in terms of m . [m/4][01]
23. Given that log 2 = a , find the value of log 0.05
A a–1 B –a+1 C –a+2 D – (a+1) E –(a+2) [D][01]
24. Solve the equation log6 x + log6 ( x 2 + 2 x − 5) = 1 . [2][00]
25. Given that log2 7 = a and log2 3 = b , express log3 7 in terms of a and b .
1 b a
A a–b B b–a C D E [E][98]
a a b
26. Solve the logarithmic equation log x + log( x − 21) = 2 . [25][97]

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27. The value of log 1 32 is ___. A 8 B 4 C 2 D –2 E–2 [E][96]
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Chapter 17: Indices, Logarithms (adv.m2)
17.1 Indices
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*1. If x − = 2, then x3 − 3 = ? A. 16 B. 14 C. 12 D. 10 E. 8 [B]
x x
**2. If 3x + 3− x = 4 then 27 x + 27− x = ? A. 78 B. 64 C. 52 D. 0 E. None [C ] [97]
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**3. If a − a = 1, prove that a + a −1 = 3.
2 2

17.2 Logarithms
1. Solve the equation log3 ( 3x + 8) =
x
+ 1 + log3 2 [2log3 2;4log3 2] [10]
2
2. Find the sum of the infinite series log9 3 + log 9 3 + log 9 3 + ...... #G.P.#
2 1 1 1
A. 1 B. C. D. E. [C] [91]
3 2 3 4
*3. If f : x → 3 + log( x − 2) then f (3) = _____ . A. 13 B. 12 C. 3 D. 2
−1
E. None of the above [C] [91]

*4. If f (10 x ) = x, then f (3) = ? A. 3 B. 103 C. 310 D. log3 10 E. log 3 [E] [97]

*5. The inverse function of the function f ( x) is f −1 ( x) = 3 − log 2 x. Find f [ f (1)].

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A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 2 E. [E] [03]
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17.3 Change the Base of Logarithms
*1. If log8 a + log 4 b2 = 5 and log8 b + log 4 a 2 = 7, find the value of log 2 ab.
A. 18 B. 9 C. 5 D. 3 E. 1 [B] [92]
−x
2. The inverse function of y = (0.2) + 1 is _____.
A. y = log5 ( x + 1) B. y = log5 ( x − 1) C. y = log5 x + 1 D. y = log5 x − 1 E. y = log 5 5 + 1 [B] [02]
3. If log 4 m = a and log12 m = b, express log 48 3 in terms of a and b.
ab a+b a+b b−a a −b
A. B. C. D. E. [E] [04]
a+b a −b b−a a+b a+b
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4.#[05] If the functions f , g and h are defined by f : x → , g : x → ln x and h : x → x 2 #对数#
x
a. find i. f  g and it’s domain ;
ii.f -1 if its exists, otherwise state the reason if it doesn’t exist.

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b. If k ( x) = (h  g )( x) , i. find the value of k (e) and k( ) , ii. is k an one to one function ?
e
17.4 Indices Equation
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1. If e2 x + e x = 12, find the value of x. A. B. C. 1n3 D. 1n 4 E. None of the above [C][97]
1n 4 1n3
+ =9
2. Find the solution set of the simultaneous equations [ans: (3,0) ; (0,3)] [92]
=8

3. Solve the equation + = 2. [ans: 0] [93] 12. Solve 5 =3 . [ans: -0.1455] [96]

4. Solve the equation + = 3.[ans: -1, 0] [98] 14. Solve 2 + = 3. [ans: -ln 2, 0] [01]
**5. an= ( )n satisfies 6an 13 +5 =0,n , x 4. Find x. [ans: , 3, 5] [07]
6. Solve the equation 42 x +1 + 3  20 x − 10  25x = 0 . [−1][11]

17.5 Logarithms Equation

**1. If + + + + … … = 1 , find the value of x.

A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 4 E. None of the above. [C] [93]

2. If 1 + =2 + , where a is a positive number, then the solution set of x is ________.

A. {2a} B. {- } C. {-2a} D. {- , 2a} E. None of the above [A] [95]
*3. Find the solution set of the equation = 100.
A. {0.01, 100} B. {0.1, 100} C. {0.1} D. {100} E. {100} [B] [98]
**4. Let ln( = 0. Find . A. B. C. D. E. [A] [99]
*5. Solve the equation + =2 . A. 0 B. 1 C. 4 D. 0 or 1 E. 1 or 4 [E] [00]
6. Find the solution set of the logarithmic equation 2 3 = 1.
A. {2, } B. {2, } C. {4, D. {4, } E. {4, } [C] [01]
7. Solve the inequality log (4 ) log ( 2 + x) 0.
A. B. 1 C. D. E. [B] [08]
8. If = , find x. [ans: ] [05]
9. Solve the equation + = 5. [ans: 2, 2.8284] [91]
10. Solve the equation 2 = 1. [ans: , 9] [92]
*11. Solve log + log x = 1. [ans: 25] [94]
12. Solve the equation + = 7. [ans: , 8] [08]
13. Solve the equation 32log x
− 4 (3 ) + 3 = 0 .
log x
[1, 10][12]

17.6 The Graph of the Indices Function

**1.Given f: x x 3, x 3 ; g: x , x 0 , if h = g ,x 3, find
i. the range of h ; ii. the range of h−1 f [ans: h(x) 1, h −1 ( x)  3 ][92]

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17.7 The Graph of Logarithms Function

1. f (x) = log (9 ), find the domain and range of f. [ans: ,y log 9 ] [94]
#2. If f : x , R , find and its domain and range. [ans: = ln 2x +1, x 0, R ] [02]
3. log a (2 x 2 − 8)  log a ( x 2 − 3x + 2) , 0  a  1 , find the range of x . [ans: −5  x  2 ] [07]

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