mathematics

JEE (MAIN+ADVANCED)
NURTURE COURSE

Exercise

Logarithm
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EXERCISE (O-1)
Straight Objective Type
1. If a4 · b5 = 1 then the value of loga(a5b4) equals
(A) 9/5 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 8/5 LG0142

....... p p , where p ³ 2, p Î N ; n Î N when simplified is

p p p
2. The expression log p
E55555555 F
n radical sign

(A) independent of p (B) independent of p and of n

(C) dependent on both p and n (D) positive LG0143
3. The number log2 7 is

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(A) an integer (B) a rational number
(C) an irrational number (D) a prime number
LG0015

4. If a, b, c are positive real numbers such that a log3 7 = 27; blog7 11 = 49 and clog11 25 = 11 . The value of

(a (log3 7)2 2
+ b (log7 11) + c(log11 25)
2
) equals
LG0074
(A) 489 (B) 469 (C) 464 (D) 400
a b
5. If 2 = 3 and 9 = 4 then value of (ab) is -
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
LG0001
6. log10(log23) + log10(log34) + log10(log45) + ... + log10(log10231024) simplifies to
(A) a composite (B) a prime number
(C) rational which is not an integer (D) an integer LG0144
2 2 2 2 2
7. If log2(x + 1) + log13(x + 1) = log2(x + 1) log13(x + 1), (x ¹ 0), then log7(x + 24) is equal to
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
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LG0006

2 æ a 4 b3 ö
8. ÷ = ap + bp + gp + d (" p Î R – {0}), then
3 2
Given log3a = p = logbc and logb9 = 2 . If log 9 ç
p è c ø
(a + b + g + d) equals
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
LG0007
9. The greatest value of (4log10x – logx(.0001)) for 0 < x < 1 is -
(A) 4 (B) –4 (C) 8 (D) –8
LG0014

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1-a - b
2 (1- b )
10. If 60a = 3 and 60b = 5 then the value of 12 equals
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 3 (D) 12
LG0017
log b+ c a + log c- b a
11. Let ABC be a triangle right angled at C. The value of (b + c ¹ 1, c – b ¹ 1) equals
log b +c a · log c-b a
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 1/2
LG0018
12. If a and b are the roots of the equation (log2x)2 + 4(log2x) – 1 = 0 then the value of logba + logab equals
(A) 18 (B) –16 (C) 14 (D) –18
LG0019

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13. If log 2 ( 4 + log 3 ( x ) ) = 3 , then sum of digits of x is -
(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) 18
LG0002
14. Sum of all the solution(s) of the equation log10(x) + log10(x + 2) – log10(5x + 4) = 0 is -
(A) –1 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
LG0003
15. The product of all the solutions of the equation x1+ log10 x = 100000x is -
(A) 10 (B) 105 (C) 10–5 (D) 1
LG0004
3/2 2lnx 4
16. If x1 and x2 are the roots of equation e . x = x , then the product of the roots of the equation is -
(A) e2 (B) e (C) e3/2 (D) e–2
LG0005

17. If log a (1 - 1 + x ) = log a 2 ( 3 - 1 + x ) , then number of solutions of the equation is -

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) infinitely many
LG0008
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18. The number of solution(s) of log3 ( 3x 2 ) .log9 (81x) = log 9 x 3 is -

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
LG0009
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19. If x, y Î 2 when n Î I and 1 + logxy = log2y, then the value of (x + y) is -
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8
LG0011
20. The number of integral solutions of | log 5 x 2 - 4 |= 2 + | log 5 x - 3 | is -
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 0
LG0016
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æ 1 ö
21. If log10 ç x ÷ = x ( log10 5 - 1) , then x =
è 2 + x -1 ø

(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1

LG0021
22. The number of solutions of the equation log x -3 (x 3 - 3x 2 - 4x + 8) = 3 is equal to
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1
LG0022
23. Sum of the roots of the equation 9log (log 3 2 x)
= log 2 x - (log 2 x) 2 + 1 is equal to
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8
LG0023

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24. If 1, log9(31–x + 2) and log3(4.3x – 1) are in A.P. then x can be
(A) log43 (B) log34 (C) 1 – log34 (D) log30.25
LG0025

25. Number of real solutions of the equation log10 ( - x ) = log10 x 2 is :

(A) zero (B) exactly 1 (C) exactly 2 (D) 4 LG0145

If x1 & x2 are the two values of x satisfying the equation 7 2x - 2 ( 7 x ) + 72x +24 = 0 , then (x1 + x2)
2 2
+ x +12
26.
equals -
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –1 (D) 7
LG0010
27. If log0.3(x – 1) < log0.09 (x – 1), then x lies in the interval
(A) (2 , ¥) (B) (1 , 2) (C) (1, ¥) (D) none of these
LG0020
28. If x satisfies the inequality log 25 x 2 + (log5 x) 2 < 2 , then x Î

æ 1 ö
(A) ç , 5 ÷ (B) (1, 2) (C) (4, 5) (D) (0, 1)
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è 25 ø

LG0024

29. If x = log 2 ( )
56 + 56 + 56 + 56 + .......¥ , then which of the following statements holds good ?

(A) x < 0 (B) 0 < x < 2 (C) 2 < x < 4 (D) 3 < x < 4
LG0013
30. If n Î N such that characteristic of n2 to the base 8 is 2, then number of possible values of n is -
(A) 14 (B) 15 (C) 448 (D) infinite
LG0012
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EXERCISE (O-2)
Multiple Correct Answer Type
1. If loga x = b for permissible values of a and x then identify the statement(s) which can be correct ?
(A) If a and b are two irrational numbers then x can be rational.
(B) If a rational and b irrational then x can be rational.
(C) If a irrational and b rational then x can be rational.
(D) If a rational and b rational then x can be rational. LG0146
2. Which of the following statements is(are) correct ?
(A) 71/7 > (42)1/14 > 1 (B) log3(5) log7(9) log11(13) > – 2

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(C) 99 + 70 2 + 99 - 70 2 is rational (D)
log 4 3 log 7 3

LG0027

log 2 24 log 2 192

3. Let N = - . Then N is : LG0147
log 96 2 log12 2

(A) a natural number (B) a prime number (C) a rational number (D) an integer

If ( logb a ) + ( log a b ) = 79 , (a > 0, b > 0, a ¹ 1, b ¹ 1 ) then value of (logba) + (logab) can be -

2 2
4.

(A) 7 (B) –9 (C) 9 (D) –7

LG0026

5. For a > 0, ¹ 1 the roots of the equation log ax a + log x a 2 + log a x a 3 = 0 can be 2

(A) a–3/4 (B) a–4/3 (C) a–1/2 (D) none of these

LG0028
6. The solution of the equation 5log x + 5x log 5 = 3 , (a > 0, a ¹ 1) is
a a

(A) a - log 5 2
(B) a log 5 2
(C) 2- log 5 a
(D) 2log 5a
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LG0029
x)2 + log 2 x -5 / 4
7. The equation x (3/ 4)(log 2
= 2 has
(A) at least one real solution (B) exactly three real solutions
(C) exactly one irrational solution (D) real + non real roots
LG0031

8. The equation log x 2 16 + log 2x 64 = 3 has :

(A) one irrational solution (B) no prime solution

(C) two real solutions (D) one integral solution LG0148
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é 2 9 ù
ê(log3 x ) - 2 log3 x + 5ú
9. The equation x ë û
= 3 3 has
(A) exactly three real solution (B) at least one real solution
(C) exactly one irrational solution (D) complex roots LG0149
10. Let a and b be real numbers greater than 1 for which there exists a positive real number c, different from 1,
such that 2(logac + logbc) = 9logabc, then the possible value of logab.
(A) 1/2 (B) 3 (C) 1/3 (D) 2
LG0071

11. If x1, x2 are the value(s) of x satisfying the equation log22 (x - 2) + log2 (x - 2) log2 çæ 3 ÷ö - 2 log22 çæ 3 ÷ö = 0 , then
èxø èxø
x1 + x2 is equal to

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(A) x1 + x2 = 9 (B) x1 x2 = 18 (C) |x1 – x2| = 3 (D) x12 + x22 = 45
LG0040
2
12. The solution set of the system of equations log3x + log3y = 2 + log32 and log27(x + y) = is :
3
(A) {6, 3} (B) {3, 6} (C) {6, 12} (D) {12, 6} LG0151
13. If 2 x+y
= 6 and 3
y x–1
=2 y+1
, then the value of (log 3 – log 2)/(x – y) is
(A) 1 (B) log23 – log32 (C) log(3/2) (D) log 3 – log 2
LG0030
x
æ1ö
14. The inequality -1 £ ç ÷ < 2 is satisfied by
è3ø

(A) x Î [0, 1] (B) x > – log3 2 (C) x < – log3 2 (D) x < –1
LG0032
15. Which of the following statements are true
(A) log2 3 < log12 10 (B) log6 5 < log7 8
(C) log326 < log29 (D) log1615 > log1011 > log76 LG0150
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EXERCISE (O-3)
Linked Comprehension Type

Paragraph for Question 1 and 2

Let log25 = a ; log53 = b

1. The value of log5030 is equal to

b + ab + 1 a + ab + 1 a + ab + 1 a + ab + b
(A) (B) (C) (D)
b+2 2a + 1 a+2 2a + 1

LG0033

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2. Roots of the equation log102.log105x2 – (log105 + log1015.log102)x + log1015 = 0 are

(A) a, b (B) 1 + a, 1 + b (C) a – 1, 1 – b (D) a + 2; b + 2

LG0033

Paragraph for Question 3 and 4

Let log5N = I1 + ƒ1 and log3N = I2 + ƒ2, where I1, I2 are integers and ƒ1, ƒ2 Î [0,1).

On the basis of above information, answer the following questions :

3. If I1 = 2 and I2 = 3, then maximum integral value of N is greater than or equal to -

(A) 79 (B) 80 (C) 81 (D) 82 LG0152

4. If I1 = 3 and I2 = 4, then number of possible integral values of N is less than or equal to -

(A) 119 (B) 116 (C) 117 (D) 118 LG0153

Paragraph for Question 5 and 6

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If (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) are the solution of the system of equation.

log225(x) + log64(y) = 4

logx(225) – logy(64) = 1,

5. The value of log30(x1y1x2y2) is LG0154

6. Number of digits in (x1y1x2y2) is

LG0097
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Matrix Match Type

7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the list.
List-I List-II
(P) The value of x for which (1) 2

æ 7ö
( è
)
2ln 2x - 5 = ln2 + ln ç 2x - ÷ is
2ø
(2) 4

(Q) The sum of the real roots of the equation (3) 3

æ 5x ö

= 10log10 x is (4) 5
log10 ç ÷
è 2 ø
x

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( log3 ( log3 5 ) )
1
(R) If a = 2 log3 2
and ba = 9, then value (5)
2

1 a2
5
b ( ) is equal to
æ ö
(S) log 3 ç 6 + 6 + 6 + ...¥ ÷ is equal to
è ø

The correct option is

(A) P ® 1; Q ® 2; R ® 2; S ® 5 (B) P ® 3; Q ® 4; R ® 2; S ® 5

(C) P ® 1; Q ® 2; R ® 4; S ® 1 (D) P ® 3; Q ® 4; R ® 4; S ® 1 LG0155

8. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the list.
List-I List-II
(P) Positive value of x satisfying the equation (1) 5

( 11 )
2x 2 - 5x - 9 3log11 5
( 25) 4 = is
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(Q) Sum of values of x which satisfy the equation (2) 12

| x - 4 |x - 2 = 4 | x - 4 |x + 2 is

(R) The expression log20.5 32 has the value equal to (3) 4

(S) The value of 3k, where (4) 18

log(log9) + log(log49) = logk + log(log3) + log(log7), is
(A) P ® 3; Q ® 4; R ® 1; S ®2 (B) P ® 1; Q ® 4; R ® 3; S ® 2
(C) P ® 2; Q ® 4; R ® 3; S ® 1 (D) P ® 3; Q ® 1; R ® 2; S ® 4 LG0156
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9. In the following matrix match Column-I has some quantities and Column-II has some comments or
other quantities
Match the each element in Column-I with corresponding element(s) in Column-II
Column-I Column-II

(A) log sin p / 6 e (P) x log x 2 ; x > 0 ; x ¹ 1

(B) 2 (Q) 2log5 7

(C) log tan p / 3 p (R) negative

(D) 7log5 2 (S) positive

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LG0157
10. Column-I Column-II

(A) Anti logarithm of ( 0.6 ) to the base 27 has the value equal to (p) 5

(B) Characteristic of the logarithm of 2008 to the base 2 is

(C) The value of b satisfying the equation, (q) 7
loge2 · logb625 = log1016 · loge10 is
(D) Number of naughts after decimal before a significant figure (r) 9

100
æ5ö
comes in the number ç ÷ , is (s) 10
è6ø

(Given log102 = 0.3010 and log103 = 0.4771)

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EXERCISE (JA)
1. Number of solutions of log4(x–1) = log2(x – 3) is [JEE 2001 (Screening)]
(A) 3 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 0
LG0106
2. Let (x0, y0) be the solution of the following equations [JEE 2011, 3 (–1)]

( 2x )
ln 2
= (3y)ln 3

3lnx = 2lny
Then x0 is

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1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 6
6 3 2

LG0107

æ ö
1 1 1 1
3. The value of 6 + log 3 ç 4- 4- 4- ...... ÷ is [JEE 2012, 4M]
ç
2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 ÷
è ø

LG0108
4. If 3x = 4x–1, then x = [JEE-Advanced 2013, 4, (–1)]

2log 3 2 2 1 2log 2 3
(A) (B) 2 - log 3 (C) 1 - log 3 (D) 2log 3 - 1
2log 3 2 - 1 2 4 2

LG0109

1 1
5. (
The value of (log 2 9)
2
) log 2 (log 2 9) ´ ( 7 ) log 4 7 is ______ [JEE(Advanced)-2018]
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LG0110
3
- 68log5 x)
6. The product of all positive real values of x satisfying the equation x(16(log5 x) = 5–16 is______.
[JEE(Advanced)-2022]
LG0160

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ANSWER KEY
Do yourself - 1
1. (a) log381 = 4 (b) log10(0.001) = –3 (c) log128 2 = 1/7

2. (a) 32 = 25 (b) 4 = ( 2) 4 (c) 0.01 = 10–2

3. 6
4. (i) 0 (ii) 1 (iii) 2 (iv) 3 (v) –1
(vi) –5 (vii) –4 (viii) 1/2 (ix) 1 (x) 3/2
(xi) –1/5 (xii) –3/7
5. (i) 0 (ii) 1 (iii) 3 (iv) –4 (v) –1/2

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(vi) 1/2 (vii) –3/2 (viii) 9/4
6. (i) 0 (ii) 1 (iii) 2 (iv) 4 (v) –1
(vi) 1/2 (vii) –3/2 (viii) 7/2 (ix) 2/7
7. (i) 0 (ii) 1 (iii) 2 (iv) –1 (v) –2
(vi) –4 (vii) –1/3 (viii) 1/7 (ix) –5/2 (x) 9/4
8. (i) 0 (ii) 1 (iii) 2 (iv) 4 (v) –1
(vi) –2 (vii) –1/2 (viii) 1/4 (ix) 1/2 (x) 1/3
(xi) 1/3
9. (i) 4 (ii) 2 (iii) a > 0, a ¹ 1 (iv) –5,2 (v) –2,2
(vi) –3,3 (vii) 9 (viii) 1/81 (ix) 1 (x) 2

(xi) 2, - 2
-1
10. (i) (ii) 2 (iii) 1 (iv) 1 (v) –1
2
Do yourself - 2
1
1. (a) 1 (b) 2. 3
5
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4. (i) 2 (ii) 3 (iii) 1 (iv) 4

Do yourself - 3
1. (i) 3 (ii) 5/6 (iii) 0 (iv) 2 (v) (A)
(vi) (C)
2. (i) 3 (ii) 9 (iii) 9 (vi) 2
2 3
3. 2s + 10s – 3(s +1) 5. logbN 6. 4 7. 9
25
8. 1 9. 6 10. 11. 1/6 12. 34
2
13. 32
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1. (i) 2, - 2 (ii) 1 (iii) 1 (iv) 0 (v) 1, –1

1 3
2. (i) x = ±2 (ii) x=± (iii) x= (iv) x=4
2 2

1 1
3. log23 4. ,2 5. 9, 6. 2, 8 7. 1, 0
8 9

1
8. f 9. 100, 10. 2 - log3 a 11. f 12. 2
100

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13. x = 8, 14. {1 + 3} 15. {3} 16. {4} 17. {2}
8

18. {0} 19. {–5} 20. {3/2, 10} 21. {10–1, 10} 22. { 5, 5}

23. {-(3 - 3) / 3,8}

Do yourself-5

1. x Î (1,8) 2. x Î (–¥, 1/2) 3. ( -1,0 ) È ( 2,3)

1 1- 5 1+ 5
4. £ x £ 10 5. -1 < x < or <x<2
10 9 2 2

6. 2- 2
< x < 2–1 ; 1 < x < 2 2
7. (-¥, - 2.5) È (0, ¥)

1 æ1 ö
8.
2
<x<1 9. ( -2, -1) È ( -1, 0 ) È ( 0,1) È ( 2, ¥ ) 10. ç 2 ,1 ÷
è ø

Do yourself - 6
1. x=3 2. x = –2 3. x=3 4. x=0
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5. x= ,2 6. x = ,6 7. x=1 8. x Î (–1,1)
2 5

æ 1ö æ 2 ö æ 2 ö
9. ç 0, 2 ÷ È ( 32, ¥ ) 10. ç -1, - ÷Èç ,1 ÷ 11. (–¥, log23) 12. (–1,0) È (0,1)
è ø è 5ø è 5 ø

Do yourself - 7

1. –7.3314 2. 26 3. 155 4. 23040 5. 1

6. 5 7. 59

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EXERCISE # O-1
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. A A C B A D B C D A
Que. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. B D C C D A A B D A
Que. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. D D A C C B A A C B

EXERCISE # O-2
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. A,B,C,D A,B,D A,B,C,D B,C B,C A,C A,B,C,D A,B,C,D A,B,C,D A,D

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Que. 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. A,B,C,D A,B C,D A,B B,C

EXERCISE # O-3
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Ans. B B A,B A,D 12.00 18.00 D A
A B C D A B C D
Q.9 Q.10
R P,S S Q,S r s p q

EXERCISE # O-4
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. 12 6 6 1 0 8.00 3721.00 2.60 10.00 2.00

EXERCISE # JEE-ADVANCED
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Ans. B C 4 A,B,C 8 1
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