CHAPTER 1 Index Log Surd - Week 1
CHAPTER 1 Index Log Surd - Week 1
CHAPTER 1
EXPONENTS, LOGARITHMS AND RADICALS
Concept Mapping
Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
Objective
1.1 Exponent
Definition
Exponents
Note
Exponents
1
Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
Example 1.1...
Evaluate (a) (5)4 (b) (54)
Solution:
(a) (5)4 = (5) (5) (5) (5) = 625
.... Exercise1A
Zero exponent
Example 1.2...
Evaluate (a) (5)0 (b) a0
Solution:
(a) (5)0 = 1 (b) a0 = 1
.... Exercise1A
Negative Exponent
1
If x is an integer and n is a positive integer and x 0 , then x-n = and xn =
xn
1
.
x n
Example 1.3...
Evaluate (a) 3 2 (b) 2x 5
Solution:
1 1 2
(a) 3 2 = 2
= (b) 2x 5 =
3 9 x5
.... Exercise1A
Properties
Rational Exponent
2
Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
Example 1.4...
1
1
Evaluate (a) (b) 9 2
8 3 1
16
Solution:
1
1
(b) 1 9 25 5
2
(a) = 3
8 =2
8 3
16 16 4
.... Exercise1A
Properties
Rational Exponents and Roots
Example 1.5...
2 3
Evaluate (a) 8 3 (b) 256 4
Solution:
2 2
2 3 3 3
(a) 8 3 = 3
8 =2 =4 (b) 256 4 = 4
256 = 4 = 64
.... Exercise1A
Properties
The Product Rule for Exponents
Example 1.6...
Evaluate (a) x2 . x3 (b) ( 3 x 5 y 6 )(5 x 3 y 2 )
Solution:
(a) x 3 .x 2 x 3 2 x 5
Properties
The Quotient Rule for Exponents
3
Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
xm
If x, m and n are an integers, then n
x mn .
x
Example 1.7...
x5 4x5 y 7
Simplify (a) 2 (b)
x 8x 2 y 3
Solution:
x5 x.x.x.x.x 4 x 5 y 7 x 5 2 y 7 3 x3 y 4
(a) x.x.x x 3 (b) 3 = =
x 2
x.x 8x y2
2 2
.... Exercise1A
Properties
Negative Exponents
n 1 1
If x and n are integers, then x or n x .
n
n
x x
Example 1.8...
1 x 5
Simplify (a) (b)
x 2 x 2
Solution:
1 x 5 x 2 1
(a) = x2 (b) = 5 = 3
x 2 x 2
x x
.... Exercise1A
Properties
Power Rule for Exponents
Example 1.9...
Find the quotient (a) x2 4 (b)(43) 2
Solution:
4
x x x = x
(a) x 2 = x 2 2 2 2 8
(b)(43) 2 = 4 6
.... Exercise1A
Properties
4
Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
Example 1.10...
xy 3 (b) x 3 y 8
4
Simplify (a)
Solution:
(a) xy 3 ( xy )( xy )( xy ) x 3 y 3 (b) x 3 y 8 = x 12 y 32
4
.... Exercise1A
Properties
Quotients to Powers Rule for Exponents
n
x xn
If x, y and n are integers, then .
y yn
Example 1.11...
4
x3
3
x
Simplify (a) (b) 8
y y
Solution:
3 4
x x3 x3 x 12
(a) (b) 8 =
y y3 y y 32
.... Exercise1A
Example 1.12...
4
Simplify 243
5
and write the answers with only positive exponents.
32
4
4 1
243 5
4
243 5
243 5 34 81
4 4
32
32
1
5
24 16
= 32
5
Solution: = = =
5
Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
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Example 1.13...
Solve the equation 27x = 9
Solution: (33 )x = 32
33x = 32
2
3x = 2 x=
3
....
Example 1.14...
Solve the equation 22x = 26(x 1).
22x = 26x 6
2x = 6x 6
6 = 6x 2x
6 = 4x
3
=x
2
....
Example 1.15...
Solve the equation 9x 4 (3)x + 3 = 0
Solution:
9x = (32 )x = 32x = (3x )2
(3x)2 4 (3)x + 3 = 0
Using y = 3x , y2 4 y + 3 = 0
(y 1 ) (y 3) = 0
y=1 or y =3
y = 3x = 1 or y = 3x =3
x=0 or x=1
6
Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
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Example 1.16...
Solve the equation 2(32x+1) + 7(3)x 3 = 0
Solution:
2(32x+1) + 7(3)x 3 = 0
2(32x)3 + 7(3)x 3 = 0
6(3x)2 + 7(3)x 3 = 0
Using y = 3x , 6y2 + 7y 3 = 0
(3y 1) (2y + 3 ) = 0
1 3
y= or y=
3 2
1 3
y = 3x = = 31 or y = 3x = (ignored)
3 2
x = 1
.... Exercise1A
2(32x+1) + 7(3)x 3 = 0
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Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
Exercise 1A
1
1. Evaluate (a) (5)4 (b)(2)4 (c)
34
20
2. Evaluate (a) ( 4ab)0 (b) e0 (c)
2 2
2 3 z 4
3. Evaluate (a) (b) 3y (c) 5
x 4 z
1 1
1
(b) 13 (c) 125
2 3
4. Evaluate (a) 1
125 3
36 512
1 1 1 1
5. Evaluate (a) (b) (c)
125 3 27 3 256 4 81 4
1
3125 5
x 5 y 6 4x5 y 7 x 2 y 3
7. Simplify (a) (b) (c)
x 4 y 3 8x 2 y 3 xy 4
x 2 y x 2 y 3 x 1
(d) (e) x 1 y 1 (f) (g)
xy 2 x y 1
x 2 y 3 y 6 2x
1
8
Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
2
4y
(e) x 2 y
2
(d) (f) x 2 y 2 (g) ( x 1 y 1 ) 1
5x
x 1 y 2 z 3
9. Simplify (a) x y
5 10 3
(b) xy
8 2
(c)
x 2 yz 3
3 x 2 yz 2 ( 2) 3 x 4 ( yz ) 2 4 x 2 ( yz ) 1
(d) (e) (f)
x 4 y 3 z 2 3 2 xy 3 z 4 ( 5) 2 x 4 y 2 z 2
2 2
x y x 2
3 x 1
10. Simplify (a) y x (b) y (c) 1
x y 2 3
x 2
y
4y
(d)
5 x 2
3
(e)
xy 1 2
(f)
(3 xy 1 ) 2
6y
2
xy 3 (2 x 1 y ) 3
11. Simplify each of the following and write the answers with only positive exponent.
1 3
w 2 4 5x 7
8
y
1/ 2
16v
(a) (b) (c)
( 2a 2 b 4 )(3a 2 b 5 )
27 a 4 b 3
(d)1 (2 x 7 y 2 z ) 4 (e)
9a 2 b 5
1
15. 51 2 x =
5
3
16. 4x 2x = 0 17. 3 x 9 x
2
2 x 1
18. 8x
2
9
Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
1
19. 9x 20. 2 x .8 x 4 x
3
1 x 2 x
1 1
21. 4 22. 25 23. 9 2 x 27
2 5
24. 2x + 8(2) x = 9
10
Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
25. 32x + 2 = 3x + 1
6 x 7(6 x )
28. 4x 2x 6 = 0 29. 3
2
Answers to Exercise 1A
1. (a) 625 (b) 1/16 (c) 81 10 .(a) y2/x3 (b) y (c) 16y2/9x2
2. (a) 1 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d)x6 y2 /750 (e) 1/ x3y (f) 9x3 /2y5
3. (a) 2x4 (b) 3/y3 (c) 1/z2 1 y 24
11. (a) (b)
4. (a) 5 (b) 7/6 (c) 5/8 w 161 3 v 2 3
2 3
125x 21
5. (a) 15 3p/q (b) 5 (c) 5 (c) 6/b
9 2 3 2
6. (a) ab (b) 18a b/x (c) a b (d) 16x28y8z4 (e) 3a6/b8
9 9 3 4
7. (a) y /x (b) x y /2 (c) 12. 4/7 13. 0.8614 14. 15. 1
1/x3y 16. 0 17. 2, 0, 2 18.
(d)1/x3 y (e) 1/ xy (f) 1/x3y3 (g) 1 6 /3 19. 20. 0 21. 3
y/x 22. 4
8. (a) x/y (b)1/y104 (c) 3/2x 23.
2 2 4 2 2
(d)25x / 16y (e) 1/ x y (f) 1/(xy) (g)
xy
9. (a) x15 y30 (b) x2 y16 (c) 1/x3y3
(d) 3y4 /x6 (e) -8x3/9yz2 (f) 4z/25x6
y3
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Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
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Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
1.2 Logarithm
Definition
Logarithm
x = bn logb x = n.
Note
Logarithm
The logarithm of any number given base is equal to the power to which the base
should be raised to get the given number.
Example 1.18...
Rewrite into logarithmic notation 25 = 32
Solution:
25 = 32 is read as log 32 to the base 2 = 5.
If 25 = 32 , then log2 32 = 5
....
Example 1.19...
Rewrite into logarithmic notation (a) 1 = b0 (b) b = b1
Solution:
(a) 1 = b0 , then logb 1 = 0 (b) b = b1 , then logb b = 1
....
Example 1.20...
Solve log10 0.0001
x = 4
.... Exercise1B
Properties
13
Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
Product
If b, x and y are positive integers and b 1, then logb (xy) = logb x + logb y.
Example 1.21...
Simplify log 25 + log 4.
Properties
Quotient
x
If b , x and y are positive integers and b 1, then logb ( ) = logb x logb y.
y
Example 1.22...
Simplify log 300 log 3 .
Properties
Exponent
Example 1.23...
Simplify log2 256
Properties
Logarithm
14
Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
i. loga 1 = 0
ii. loga a = 1
iii. alogan = n
Note
Logarithm
Logarithm having the base 10 is known as common logarithm. If the base is 10, log 10
x can also be written as log x.
Properties
Base changed
log b x
If a, b and x are positive integers and a 1 and b 1, then loga x = .
log b a
Example 1.24...
By changing the base, simplify log8 64.
Note
Base changed
log b b 1
Note that loga b = = .
log b a log b a
These examples show hoe to solve problem using the logarithm properties.
Example 1.25...
Simplify log5 15 3 log5 4 + 3 log5 2
15
Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
15 8 15
= log5 = log5
64 8
.... Exercise1B
Example 1.26...
log b 3
Simplify
log b 27
1
log b 3 log b 3 2 1 2 log b 3 1
Solution: = = =
log b 27 log 33
b
3 log b 3 6
.... Exercise1B
Example 1.27...
If log5 36 =2.2265 and log5 4 = 0.8164, evaluate log5 9
36
Solution: log5 9 = log5 = log5 36 log5 4 = 2.2265 0.8164 = 1.4125
3
.... Exercise1B
Example 1.28...
Find the value of x and express in b that satisfy the equation logb 2x logb (x + 2b) =1 where b is a
positive integer.
Solution: logb 2x logb (x + 2b) =1
2x
logb = logbb
x 2b
2x = b(x + 2b)
2x bx = 2b2
x(2 b) = 2b2
2b
x=
2b
.... Exercise1B
Exercise 1B
1. 64 = 43 2. ex = 8 3. 32 = a
16
Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
1
10. log x = 11. log2 x = 2 12. ln x = 4
2
1
25. logx =3 26. ln ex = 5 27. ln e2x = 8
8
log b 6
39. Simplify
log b 36
41. Solve the equation 3. 4x + 4x = 5 and give the answer in 4 significant number.
64 log 1 27
44. log 2 45.
8 3
17
Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
Answers to Exercise 1B
1.log4 64 =3 2.loge 8 =x 3.log3 a = 34.log5 2500
2 35. log 9 + 2 log 5 36. 8
4.loga 1.6 =2 5.log1.1 M =2 6.log2 7.2 15
37. 3/2 38. log5
=x 8
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Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
1.3 Radical
Definition
Radical
n
a = b iff bn = a where n is the index or root number, is the radical sign and a
is the radicand.
Note
If n is even, then a and b must be nonnegative for the root to be a real number.
If n is even and a is negative, then the root is not a real number .
If n is odd, then a and b can be any real number
Example 1.30...
Write each of the following radicals in exponent form.
(a) 4 16 (b) 10 8x
Solution:
1 1
(a) 4
8x = 8x 10
16 = 16 4 (b) 10
......
Properties
n
x n rule
If n is an even positive integer, then n
xn = x .
Example 1.31...
3
Simplify 3 5 .
5
3
3 1
1
3
Solution: 3 = l 5 3 = = 51 = 5
5 3
Properties
A Product of Two Radicals With the Same Index Number
n
x . y = n xy .
n
Example 1.32...
Simplify 3 1000 3 8
Solution: 3
1000 3
8 = 3 8000 = 20
19
Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
....
Properties
A Quotient of Two Radicals With the Same Index Number
n
x x
=n
n y y
Note
If n is even, x and y represent any nonnegative real number and y does not equal 0.
If n is odd, x and y represent any real number and y does not equal 0.
Example 1.33...
3
1000
Simplify .
3
8
Solution:
3
1000
1000
=
= 3 125 = 5
3
8 3 8
..... Try Question 21 28 Exercise1C
Note
n s a positive integer greater than 1 and both a and b are positive real numbers then,
n
n n n a a
1.
n
a n
=a 2. ab = a b n
3. b = n b
Example 1.34...
Simplify 9 x 6
Solution:
x
1
9
x6 = 6 9
6 2
=
x9 x3
1
x2 3 3 x2
........
Example 1.35...
Simplify 18 x 6 y 11
Solution:
9 x 3 y
2 5 2
18 x 6 y 11 = (2 y )
20
Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
= 9 x y
3 2 5 2
2y
= 3x3y5 2y
........
Example 1.36...
Simplify 4 32 x 9 y 5 z 12
Solution:
4
32 x 9 y 5 z 12 = 16 x 8 y 4 z 12 ( 2 xy )
16 4 x 2 y4 4 z3
4 4
= 4 4 4 2xy
= 2x2yz3 4 2xy
........
Example 1.37...
Simplify 5 x 12 y 4 z 24
Solution:
5
x 12 y 4 z 24 = 5 x 10 z 20 ( x 2 y 4 z 4 )
= 5 x2 5 5 z 4 5 5 x2 y 4 z 4
=x2z4 5 x 2 y 4 z 4
........
Example 1.38...
Simplify 3 9x 2 3 6x 4
Solution:
3
9x 2 3
6x 4 = 3
27 x 3 ( 2 x )
21
Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
= 3 27 x 3 3 2 x
=2x 3 2x
.......Try Question 29 36 Exercise1C
Example 1.39...
Simplify (3 x y )(2 x 5 y)
Solution:
(3 x y )(2 x 5 y) = 6 x 2 15 x y 2 x y 5 y 2 )
= 6 x 2 17 x y 5 y 2 )
= 6 x 17 xy 5 y
.........
Example 1.40....
Simplify ( x 2)( x 5)
Solution:
( x 2)( x 5) = x x 2 x 5 x 10
= x 2 3 x 10
= x 3 x 10
.........
Example 1.41....
Simplify (5 x 2)(5 x 2)
Solution:
(5 x 2)(5 x 2) = 25 x 2 10 x 10 x 4
= 25 x 4
........
Example 1.42...
Simplify (3 x y )(2 x 5 y )
Solution:
22
Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
(3 x y )(2 x 5 y ) = 6 x 2 15 x y 2 x y 5 y2
= 6 x 15 xy 2 xy 5 y
= 6 x 17 xy 5 y
Example 1.43...
1
Rationalize the denominator
3 x
Solution:
1 1 3 x
=
3 x (3 x ) 3 x
3 x
=
3 x 3 x
=
3 x
9x
.......
Example 1.44..
5
Rationalize the denominator
4 x 3
Solution:
5 5 4 x 3
=
4 x 3 4 x 3 4 x 3
54 x 3
=
4
x 3 4 x 3
54 x 3
=
16 x 3
.......Try Question 55 66 Exercise1C
Exercise 1C
Evaluate each perfect root.
23
Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
1
1. 25 2. 81 3. 4. 3
27
9
5. 3
125 6. 3
64 7. 3
8 8. 3
64x 6
27
9. 3 10. 3
125x 9 11. 3
216 x 6 12. 4. 5
32x 10
8
17. 72 18. 3
16 19. 3
625 20. 3 16x 6
21. 3
17 3
. 22. 3
64 3
125 23. 5 x 20x 3 24. 7
x 14
25. 36 x 26. 5
x 10 y 5 27. 9x 5 28. 4
x 12 y 8
2
196 16 y 4 3 xy 3 2x 2 y 3
x 2 y 3 125 x 3
29. 30. 31. 32.
4
16 9x 2 6x 3 y 4 3
8x 3 y 4
33. 32 x 4 y 7 34. 4
625a 11b 8 c 7 35. 5
x 12 y 4 z 24 36. 5
32x 5 3
16x 8
41. 93 24 3 81 42. 3x 9y 4 25 y
43. 8 xy 25 x 2 y 2 3 8 x 3 y 3 44. 3
16 x 4 y 3 x 3 2 xy 53 2 xy 4
48. 2 1 2
49. 3 5 2
50. ( 2 6 3)(3 6 )
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Exponent, Logarithm and Radical
51. 4 a 3 b 2 a b
52. 2 a 6 3 a 6
53. 3 2 4 5 7 3 5 2 54. 9 x
y 2 x 7 y
2 3 5 1
55. 56. 57. 58.
5 5 10 x
3 10 5 3 3 2
59. 60. 61. 62.
5 2 4 2 5 3 3 2
3 1 2 2 x
63. 64. 65. 66.
2 33 x 3 7 5 x y
Answers to Exercise 1C
1.5 2. 9 3. 1/3 4. 3 45. 60 3 46. 3 4 3 47.
5.3 6. 4 7. 2 8. 4x2 56 5
9.3/2 10. 5x3 11. 6/x2 12. 2x2 48. 3 2 2 49. 8 2 15 50.
13. 2 2 14. 3 3 15. 5 2
36 9 6
16. 2 3
51. 8a + 3b 10 ab 52.6a+6 a
17. 23 3 18. 23 2 19. 53 5
36
20. 23 2 53. 21 6 30 28 15 20 10
21. 17 22.20 23. 10x2 24.x2 54. 18 x 7 y 65 xy
2
25. 6 x 26.x y 27. 3x2 x 2 5 15 10
28.x y3 2 55. 56. 57.
5 5 2
29. 7 30. 4y2 /3x 31.1 32.
2/3
5x /2y 1/3 x
58.
33. 4 x 2 y 3 2 y 34. 5a2b2c4 x
35. x 2 z 4 5 x 2 y 4 z 4 36. 4 x 3 3 2 x 2 15 3 2 5(4 2 )
59. 60. 61.
23 6
37. 5 2 38. 3 5 39. 2
4 15
40. 5 3 41. 15 3 3
42.
62. 5 2 5 63. 2 3 64.
9x y 20 y
x 3
43(2x 15) 2x 44. ( x 5y)
x9
3
2xy
14 2 5 7 2 10
65. 66.
44
x xy
x y
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