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Ref: QAHO1002126
Directions for questions 1 to 15: Solve the following questions.
1. Find the values of the following:
(i) log 14641 (ii) 125 √
(ii) log 2401 (iii) 3( )
(iv) 9log 12 8 – 8log 12 9
(iii) log
(v) log 5( log 2 7)
(iv) log . 128
8. Solve for x:
(i) log3(log4(log5 x)) = 1
(v) log √ 243
(ii) log3x + log3x2 + log1/3x =
2. Simplify:
(iii) logx + log7 = log(7 + x)
(i) log7000 – log125 + log + log
(iv) 25log 16 4 + 6log 3 9 = 10
(ii) 3log10005 – log100025 + 2log100011 – log1000605
9. If (2.1)x = (0.21)y = 1000, find the value of − .
(iii) 2log169 – 3log221 + log1700 – log1300
+ log289
10. (i) If (x + y)2 = 343xy, express log(x + y) in terms of
3. Simplify: logx and logy.
(i) log x ∙ log y ∙ log z (ii) If (x – y)2 = 21xy, express log (x + y) in terms of
logx and log y.
(ii) log √ xy ∙ log yz ∙ log √zx 11. (i) If log707 = a and log705 = b, find the value of
log7032.
(ii) If a = log2898 and b = log56686, find the value of
4. Simplify: 5(a – b) + ab.
(iii) If a = log168, b = log2416 and c = log3224, find
(i) + + the value of bc(2 – a).
(ii) + + + 12. (i) If = = , find the value of
xyz.
(ii) If xyz = 1, find the value of
5. Find the values of the following:
(i) log6(log5(log41024))
+ + .
(ii) log5(log32(log125(log625(562500)))
6. Simplify: 13. (i) Which is greater:log 11 or log 12?
(ii) Which is greater:log 8orlog 10?
(i) loga(loga(loga(loga(a )))
(iii) Find the integral interval that log517 lies in.
(ii) log a a a √a 14. Given thatlog163 = 2.2122 and log2 = 0.3010, find
the value of
√
(i) log 8150.
(ii) log 0.00815.
7. Find the values of the following:
15. Find the number of digits in 75120, given that
(i) 7 ( ) log5 = 0.6990 and log 3 = 0.4771.
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ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE
Directions for questions 1 to 10: Solve the following questions.
1. Find the value of log 525 + 3log3 – 7log7 – 5log5.
7. If = = , find the value of xz in terms
of y.
2. Find the value of + + .
8. Solve for x:
(i) log5|x + 4| > 1
∙ (ii) log4(x2 – 7x + 13) > 0
3. Simplify:
(iii) log (x + 5x + 5) < 0
4. Find the value of 20 . 9. If n = (1624!)2, find the value of
5. Express log 20 + 5log 5 + log 100 in terms of + + …+ .
log 4.
10. If + + + ……………+
6. If x = log a, y = log b, z = log c and
u = log d, find + + + . = k log 3, find k.
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