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This document provides key concepts and properties of logarithms. It defines the logarithm of a number as the exponent to which a base must be raised to equal that number. It lists important logarithmic identities and properties including: - The fundamental logarithmic identity: alogaN = N - Properties of logarithms including: loga(MN) = logaM + logaN, loga(M/N) = logaM - logaN, etc. - Properties of monotonicity: for a>1, if 0 < x < y then loga x < loga y. - Several examples of common logarithms and an exercise with problems to practice applying logarithmic concepts.

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This document provides key concepts and properties of logarithms. It defines the logarithm of a number as the exponent to which a base must be raised to equal that number. It lists important logarithmic identities and properties including: - The fundamental logarithmic identity: alogaN = N - Properties of logarithms including: loga(MN) = logaM + logaN, loga(M/N) = logaM - logaN, etc. - Properties of monotonicity: for a>1, if 0 < x < y then loga x < loga y. - Several examples of common logarithms and an exercise with problems to practice applying logarithmic concepts.

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MANOJ CHAUHAN SIR(IIT-DELHI)


EX. SR. FACULTY (BANSAL CLASSES)

KEY CONCEPTS (LOGARITHM)


THINGS TO REMEMBER :
1.

LOGARITHM OF A NUMBER :
The logarithm of the number N to the base 'a' is the exponent indicating
the power to which the base 'a' must be raised to obtain the number N.
This number is designated as loga N.
logaN = x

Hence :

ax

=N , a>0 , a1 & N>0

REMEMBER
log102 = 0.3010
log103 = 0.4771
ln 2 = 0.693

ln 10 = 2.303
If a = 10 , then we write log b rather than log10 b .
If a = e , we write ln b rather than loge b .
The existence and uniqueness of the number loga N follows from the properties of an exponential
functions.
From the definition of the logarithm of the number N to the base 'a' , we have an
identity :

log a N

=N , a>0 , a1 & N>0

This is known as the FUNDAMENTAL LOGARITHMIC IDENTITY .


NOTE :loga1 = 0
(a > 0 , a 1)
loga a = 1
(a > 0 , a 1) and
log1/a a = - 1 (a > 0 , a 1)
2.

THE PRINCIPAL PROPERTIES OF LOGARITHMS :


Let M & N are arbitrary posiitive numbers , a > 0 , a 1 , b > 0 , b 1 and is any real number
then ;
(i)
loga (M . N) = loga M + loga N
(ii)
loga (M/N) = loga M loga N
(iii)

loga M = . loga M

(iv)

NOTE : logba . logab = 1 logba = 1/logab.

logb M =

log a M
log a b

logba . logcb . logac = 1


x

ln a
e = ax

logy x . logz y . loga z = logax.

3.
(i)

PROPERTIES OF MONOTONOCITY OF LOGARITHM :


For a > 1 the inequality 0 < x < y & loga x < loga y are equivalent.

(ii)

For 0 < a < 1 the inequality 0 < x < y & loga x > loga y are equivalent.

(iii)

If a > 1 then loga x < p

0 < x < ap

(iv)

If a > 1 then logax > p

x > ap

(v)

If 0 < a < 1 then loga x < p

x > ap

(vi)

If 0 < a < 1 then logax > p

0 < x < ap

NOTE THAT :

If the number & the base are on one side of the unity, then the logarithm is positive ; If the number &
the base are on different sides of unity, then the logarithm is negative.

The base of the logarithm a must not equal unity otherwise numbers not equal to unity will not have
a logarithm & any number will be the logarithm of unity.

For a non negative number 'a' & n 2 , n N

Will be covered in detail in QUADRATIC EQAUTION

a = a1/n.

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EXERCISEI
Q.1

Let

2
ab (ab) 2 4(a b)

+ log ab (ab) 4(a b)


A denotes the value of log10
10

2
2

when a = 43 and b = 57

B denotes the value of the expression 2log6 18 3log6 3 .


Find the value of (A B).
and

Q.2(a) If x = log34 and y = log53, find the value of log310 and log3(1.2) in terms of x and y.
(b) If k

log2 5

= 16, find the value of k

(log2 5) 2

Solve for x (Q.3 to Q.5):


Q.3

(a) If log10 (x2 12x + 36) = 2

(b) 91+logx 31+logx 210 = 0 ; where base of log is 3.

log b log b N
log b a

Q.4

Simplify : (a) log1/3 4 729.3 9 1.27 4 / 3 ;

(b) a

Q.5

(a) If log4 log3 log2 x = 0 ;

(b) If loge log5 [ 2 x 2 3] = 0

Q.6

(a) Which is smaller? 2 or (log2 + log2 ).

Q.7

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. Find the largest possible value of logab.

Q.8

Find the square of the sum of the roots of the equation


log3x log4x log5x = log3x log4x + log4x log5x + log5x log3x.

Q.9

Find the value of the expression

Q.10

Calculate : 4

5log

81

4 2

3 6 6log8

1
log 9
5

3
409

(b) Prove that log35 and log27 are both irrational.

2
3

.
log 4 (2000) 6 log 5 (2000) 6

3 2

3
log

2
log 25 7

125 log 25 6

Q.11

Simplify :

Q.12

Simplify : 5

Q.13

Find 'x' satisfying the equation 4log10 x 1 6log10 x 2.3log10 x

Q.14

log

log1 / 5 12

4
1
.
log1 / 2
7 3
10 2 21

Given that log2a = s, log4b =


(a, b, c > 0, c 1).

1log7 2

s2

and log 2 (8) =


c

log 5 4

2 2

= 0.

2
a 2 b5
. Write log2 4 as a function of 's'
s3 1
c

Q.15

Find the value of 49

Q.16

Given that log2 3 = a , log3 5 = b, log7 2 = c, express the logarithm of the number 63 to the base
140 in terms of a, b & c.
log 2 24 log 2192

Prove that
= 3.
log 96 2 log12 2

Q.17

+5

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Q.18

Prove that ax by = 0 where x =

Q.19

If a, b, c are positive real numbers such that a

loga b & y =
log3 7

log b a , a > 0 , b > 0 & a , b 1.

= 27 ; b

log7 11

= 49 and c

log11 25

= 11 . Find the

(log 7 ) 2
(log 11) 2
(log 25) 2
c 11
value of a 3 b 7
.

Q.20

(a) Solve for x ,

log10 ( x 3)

log10 x 21
2

1
2

log (log x) + log (log x3 2) = 0

(b)
(c) logx2 . log2x2 = log4x2

; where base of log is 10 everywhere.


(d) 5logx + 5 xlog5 = 3 (a > 0) ; where base of log is a.

Q.21

10
xy
If x, y > 0, logyx + logxy =
and xy = 144, then
=
3
2
value of N.

Q.22

Solve the system of equations:

N where N is a natural number, find the

log a x log a ( xyz) 48


log a y log a ( xyz) 12 , a > 0, a 1.
log a z log a ( xyz) 84

Q.23

Q.24

(a)

Given : log1034.56 = 1.5386, find log103.456 ; log100.3456 & log100.003456.

(b)
(c)

Find the number of positive integers which have the characteristic 3, when the base of the
logarithm is 7.
If log102 = 0.3010 & log103 = 0.4771, find the value of log10(2.25).

(d)

Find the antilogarithm of 0.75, if the base of the logarithm is 2401.

If log102 = 0.3010, log103 = 0.4771. Find the number of integers in :


(a) 5200

Q.25

(b) 615

(c) the number of zeros after the decimal in 3100.

&

Let
and
and

'L' denotes the antilog of 0.4 to the base 1024.


'M' denotes the number of digits in 610 (Given log102 = 0.3010, log103 = 0.4771)
'N' denotes the number of positive integers which have the characteristic 2, when base of the
logarithm is 6.
Find the value of LMN.
EXERCISEII

Note : From Q.1 to Q.7, solve the equation for x :


Q.1
xlogx+4 = 32, where base of logarithm is 2.
Q.2

logx+1 (x + x 6)2 = 4

Q.4

5logx 3logx-1 = 3logx+1 5logx-1, where the base of logarithm is 10.

Q.5

1 log 2 ( x 4)
log

( x 3 x 3)

Q.3

x + log10(1 + 2x) = x . log105 + log106.

=1

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Q.6

log5 120 + (x 3) 2 . log5 (1 5x-3) = log5(0.2 5x-4)

Q.7

1
log 4 + 1 log 3 = log
2x

Q.8

If 'x' and 'y' are real numbers such that, 2 log(2y 3x) = log x + log y, find

Q.9

The real x and y satisfy log8x + log4y2 = 5 and log8y + log4x2 = 7, find xy.

Q.10

If a = log1218 & b = log2454 then find the value of ab + 5 (a b).

Q.11

If x = 1 + logabc , y = 1 + logbca, z = 1 + logcab, then prove that xyz = xy + yz + zx.

Q.12

If p = loga bc, q = logb ca, r = logc ab, then prove that pqr = p + q + r + 2.

Q.13

If logba . logca + logab . logcb + logac . logb c = 3 (Where a, b, c are different positive real numbers 1),
then find the value of abc.

Q.14

Let y =

Q.15

Solve the equation

Q.16

Find the product of the positive roots of the equation

Q.17

4
4

2 2
Find x satisfying the equation log 2 1 log 2 1
1 .
2 log
x
x4
x 1

Q.18

Solve : log3

Q.19

Prove that :

log 4 ab log 4 ab log 4 b log 4 a log b


a
a
a
b
b

a
b
2

Q.20

1
1

Solve for x : log2 (4 x) + log (4 x) . log x 2 log2 x = 0.


2
2

x 3 27 .
x
.
y

log 2 3 log 2 12 log 2 48 log 2 192 16 log212 log248 + 10. Find y N.

3
log4(x + 2)2 + 3 = log4(4 x)3 + log4(6 + x)3.
2

x 1 = log9 4 x 3 4

(2008) ( x )

x 1

log 2008 x

x2 .

2
= loga b
2

if ba 1
if 1ba

EXERCISEIII
Q.1

log3/4log8 (x2 + 7) + log1/2 log1/4 (x2 + 7)1 = 2.

[REE 2000, 5 out of 100]

Q.2

Number of solutions of log4(x 1) = log2(x 3) is


(A) 3
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 0

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ANSWER

SHEET

LOGARITHM
EXERCISEI
Q.1

12

Q.2 (a)

xy 2 xy 2 y 2
,
; (b) 625
2y
2y

Q.4 (a) 1 (b) logb N Q.5 (a) 8 (b) x = 3


Q.10 9

Q.11 1 Q.12 6 Q.13 x =

Q.3 (a) x = 16 or x = 4 (b) x = 5


Q.6 (a) 2

Q.7 2 Q.8 3721

1
25
Q.14 2s + 10s2 3(s3 + 1) Q.15
100
2

Q.19 469 Q.20 (a) x=5 (b) x=10 (c) x = 2

or 2

Q.16

Q.9 1/6
1 2ac
2c abc 1

(d) x = 2loga where base of log is 5.

1 1 1
Q.21 507 Q.22 (a4, a, a7) or 4 , , 7 Q.23 (a) 0.5386; 1.5386 ; 3.5386 (b) 2058 (c) 0.3522 (d) 343
a a a

Q.24 (a) 140 (b) 12


1
Q.1 x = 2 or
32

(c) 47

Q.25 23040
EXERCISEII

Q.2 x = 1

Q.3 x = 1

Q.8 4/9 Q.9 xy = 29 Q.10 1 Q.13 abc = 1


Q.16 (2008)2 Q.17 x 2 or 6

Q.4 x = 100 Q.5 x = 5 Q.6 x = 1 Q.7 x


Q.14 y = 6 Q.15 x = 2 or 1

Q.18 [0, 1] {4}

Q.20 0 ,

33

7 3 24
,

4
2

EXERCISEIII
Q.1 x = 3 or 3

Q.2

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