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C 2 Exponentials and Logarithms

The document contains 5 mathematics problems involving exponents and logarithms: 1) Solving exponential and logarithmic equations. 2) Evaluating logarithms and expressing logarithms as a single logarithm. 3) Finding the simplest form of logarithmic expressions involving exponents. 4) Solving logarithmic equations for the variable. 5) Using exponential growth to model investment growth and solving related problems using logarithms.

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C 2 Exponentials and Logarithms

The document contains 5 mathematics problems involving exponents and logarithms: 1) Solving exponential and logarithmic equations. 2) Evaluating logarithms and expressing logarithms as a single logarithm. 3) Finding the simplest form of logarithmic expressions involving exponents. 4) Solving logarithmic equations for the variable. 5) Using exponential growth to model investment growth and solving related problems using logarithms.

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C2 : EXPONENTIALS AND LOGARITHMS

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1) Solve (a) 5x = 8, giving your answers to 3 significant figures, (b) log 2 (x + 1) log 2 x = log 2 7. (3) (3) [Edexcel June 05] (1) (3) [Edexcel May 06]

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2) (i) Write down the value of log6 36. (ii) Express 2 loga 3 + loga 11 as a single logarithm to base a.

3) Given that log2 x = a, find, in terms of a, the simplest form of (a) log2 (16x), (b) log2 2
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(2) (3) [Edexcel Jan 04 Qu 3]

4) a) Given that log a x = 2 log a 6 log a 3 show that x = 12. b) Given that log a y + log a 5 = 7 express y in terms of a, giving your answer in a form not involving logarithms. (3) [AQA June 2006] 5) Every 1 of money invested in a savings scheme continuously gains interest at a rate of 4% per year. Hence, after x years, the total value of an initial 1 investment is y, where y = 1.04x. (a) Sketch the graph of y = 1.04x, x 0. (b) Calculate, to the nearest , the total value of an initial 800 investment after 10 years. (2) (2) (3)

(c) Use logarithms to find the number of years it takes to double the total value of any initial investment. (3) [Edexcel Nov 2003 Qu 2]

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