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Logarithms Class Review WS

This document is a logarithm revision worksheet designed for students to practice simplifying logarithmic expressions, solving equations, and understanding logarithmic properties. It includes both non-calculator and calculator sections, with a total of 50 marks available. The problems cover various logarithmic concepts, including simplification, solving equations, and expressing logarithms in different forms.

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Logarithms Class Review WS

This document is a logarithm revision worksheet designed for students to practice simplifying logarithmic expressions, solving equations, and understanding logarithmic properties. It includes both non-calculator and calculator sections, with a total of 50 marks available. The problems cover various logarithmic concepts, including simplification, solving equations, and expressing logarithms in different forms.

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LOGARITHM REVISION WORKSHEET

NON-CALCULATOR [20 marks]


1 Simplify each of the following expressions, giving the final answer as a number not involving a
logarithm: [4]
5 4 5
(a) log 2 40 − log 2 5 (b) log 2 (2) + log 2 (3) − log 2 (3)
1 8 1 4 9 2
(c) log 3 (27) + 2 log 3 (9) (d) log 2 (4) + log 9 (3)
3 2 2 3 4

2 Find the value of − log 𝑝 𝑝2 in terms of p. [1]

1
3 Find lg(10𝑛) in terms of n. [1]

lg 20−lg 4
4 Show that = (lg 𝑦 2 ), where y is a constant to be found. [2]
log5 10

5 Solve the equations below:


𝑥+10
(a) 2 lg 𝑥 − lg ( )=1 [5]
2
(b) log 5 (10𝑥 + 5) = 2 + log 5 (𝑥 − 7) [4]

6 Given that 𝑎7 = 𝑏, where a and b are positive constants, find:


(a) log 𝑎 𝑏 (b) log 𝑏 𝑎 (c) 7 in terms of a and b. [3]

CALCULATOR [30 marks]


1 Solve the following equations:
𝑥
2𝑥 1.5 +6𝑥 −0.5
(a) 3(2−1) = 10. [3] (b) =𝑥 [4]
𝑥 0.5 +5𝑥 −0.5

2
(c) log 3 (𝑦 + 14) = 1 + log [4]
𝑦3

2 It is given that 𝑦 = log 𝑎 (𝑎𝑥) + 2 log 𝑎 (4𝑥 − 3) − 1, where a is a positive integer. (0606/M/17/22/6b)
(a) Explain why x must be greater than 0.75. [1]
3 2
(b) Show that y can be written as log 𝑎 (16𝑥 − 24𝑥 + 9𝑥) [3]
(c) Find the value of x for which y = log 𝑎 (9𝑥) [2]

5
3 (a) Given that log 9 𝑥𝑦 = 2, show that log 3 𝑥 + log 3 𝑦 = 5. [3]
(b) Hence, solve the equations: [5]
5
log 9 𝑥𝑦 =
2
log 3 𝑥 × log 3 𝑦 = −6
(0606/ON/16/13/5)

4 (a) Write log 27 𝑥 as a logarithm to base 3. [2]


(b) Given that log 𝑎 𝑦 = 3(log 𝑎 15 − log 𝑎 3) + 1, express y in terms of a. [3]
(0606/MJ/15/21/1)

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