Logarithm

1 Show that
1
log a 36+ log a 25 6−¿ 2 log a 48=−log a 4 ¿
2
2 Simplify the following and leave the final answer as an
integer.

log 2 5+ log a 1.6

3 Given that x=2 p and y=4 q, show that

log 2 ( x 3 y )=3 p+2 q

4 Simplify each of the following expressions, giving the final
answer as an interger.

a. log 2 3 - log 2 24

2
b. log a a −4 log a ( 1a ) , a>0 , a ≠ 1.
5 Given that y=log 2 x , write each of the following
expressions in terms of y .

a. log 2 x 2

b. log 2 ( 8 x 2 )

6 Given that y=4 ×10 2 x express in terms of y, giving an

exact simplified answer in terms of logarithms base 10.

7 An exponential curve has equation

x
y=ab , x ∈ R ,
Where a and b are non zero.

Make x the subject of the above equation, giving the final

answer in terms of logarithm base 10.

8 Solve the following logarithm equation

2 log 10 x + log 10 3=log 10 75

9 Solve the following logarithm equation

 log a x +log a ( x−3 )=log a 10
10 An exponential curve C has equation

1
y= x
, x∈R
3
a. Sketch the graph of C
2
b. Solve the equation y= ,giving the answer correct
3
to 3 significant figures.
11 Given that p=log a 4 and q=log a 5 , express each of the
following logarithm in terms of p and q .

a. log a 100
b. log a 0.4

12 Solve log 5 ( 4 t+7 )−log 5 t=2.

13 Given that p=log 2 3 and q=log 2 5 , express each of the

following logarithm in terms of p and q.

a. log 2 45
b. log 2 0.3

14 Solve each of the following equations, giving the final

answers correct to three significant figures, where
appropriate.

15 Solve the following logarithmic equation for x.

log a ( x 2−10 )−log a x=2 log a 3

2 log a x=log a 18+ log a （ x−4 ）

log 2 ( 2 z+1 )=2+log 2 z

16 Solve the following logarithmic equation for x.
17 Solve the following logarithmic equation
18 a. It is given that x satisfied the logarithm equation,
where k > 0 , a>0 , a ≠ 1. Find x in terms of k

log a x=2 （log a k −log a 2 ）

b. Given x satisfies the logarithm equation, where
k > 0 , a>0 , a ≠ 1. Find x in terms of k

Solve the following logarithm equation

log 5 ( 125 x )=4

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3 =6+3
log y x=5 x=4 √ 2
log 2 x=2+ log 2 y Y= y= √ 2

3 log 4 x + log x 16=3 , x> 0 , x ≠ 1 x=4 , 16

1 2x 500 x=1121
× 4 =500
2

3 log 8 ( x y )=4 log 2 x ( √ 2 , √8 )

log 2 y=1+ log 2 x
 log 4 x −2 log x 4=1
( 14 , 16)
log 2 ( y−1 ) =1+ log 2 x

2 log 3 y=2+ log 3 x

( 1 , 3) , ( 14 , 32 )
log 2 128−log 2 8 1
=log 2 x x=4 ,
log 2 x 4

Show that the x coordinate of intersection point of the

1+log 3 2
curve y=9x and y=6× 5 x is given as x=
2−log 3 5

1 3 x+1 600 x=922.7152

× 4 =600
2
log 3 ( 2 y +5 )=1−log 3 y 1
y=
2
Solve the following simultaneous equations. 1
x=8 , y=
16
log 2 ( x 2 y ) =2
1
11+ log 2 y=3 log 2 x
2
 y= √ 3
()
x
1
The curve y= intersects the curve y=3 × 2x with at
2
point P. Deteremine the y coordinate of P. Express your
answer in exact form.
90 Solve each of the following. Express the answer in 3
significant figures. a. x ≈−0.855
b. x ≈ 8.64
a. 4 x+1 × 31−2 x =24
c. y=16
b. 4 ×3 x+2=3 × 4 x d. x ≈−0.855
1 x ≈−0.855
c. log a ( 1+ √ x )= log a ( 9+ √ 16 x ) e.
2 f.
d.

a. log 2 ( 256 x )=1+2 log 2

2
( )
1 4
2
x
x=± 8

b. 2 log 2 ()
y
2
+ log 2 √ y=8
y=16

c.
91 2 log 2 x+ log 2 ( x−1 )−log 2 ( 5 x + 4 ) =1
92 Given three consecutive terms in an arithmetic
progression are log 2 , log ( 2x −1 ) , log ( 2 x + 3 ).

Find the value of x as an exact logarithm of base 2.

93 5
Given f ( x )=24 x , show that the root for f ( x−1 )= is given
8
by

1
x=
4 log 2
94 2 log 2 x−log 2 y=1

log 2 ( 4 x √ y )=1

Give the answer in form of 2n.

95 5 ( 5log x ) +5 2−log x =30 , x >0

97 2 lo=g2 x + log 2 ( x−1 ) −log 2 (5 x + 4 )=1
98 y
log x
=100

log
√ xy
10
=1
99

100 2x
a × b =c
3y 5

3x 2y 10
a × b =c
Find the values of log a , log b and log c in exact form.

101 log 4 x
2
2
2
+ ( log 4 x ) =0
5+log 4 x
102
x−1
( a 4−2a 2 b 2+ b4 ) =( a−b )2 x ( a +b )−2
Find the value of x in exact form.
103 2−log 4 x
7
2
2
+ ( log 4 x ) =0
7−log 4 x

105 Simplify the following expression

9 log 24 2+ log 24 27
It is given that
t −1 2t
5 ×2 =2× t
Find the value of ( 10 k )t
106

108

110 Solve the following

3+8 log 1 [ √ 8+ 4 √ 3− √ 8−4 √ 3 ]=0 , k >0 , k ≠ 1

k

111 Solve the following

log2 x
x
2
=8 , x ∈ ( 0 , ∞ )
x
112 Solve the following equation. Give the answer in exact
form.
 log 4 x () 1
2
+ log x 8+log 1
2
()
1 1
x 2
= , x >0 , x ≠ 1.
4

115 It is given that

1
4 p− q=log 6 3.6
2
q− p+1=log 6 75

a. Show that p=log 6 k , where k is a positive integer.

b. Find the k calue
118 Show that the following logarithm equation has no real
solutions.

log x +2 [ 2 x 4 −2 x 3 +7 x 2−2 x+ 5 ]=2 , x ∈ R

2

119 It is given that x >0, x ≠ 1 and y >0 , y ≠1

log x y =log y x

log x ( x− y )=log y ( x + y )

Show that x 4 −x2−1=0