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The document discusses logarithms and properties of logarithms. It contains 8 questions covering topics such as: 1) Writing exponential and logarithmic forms 2) Simplifying logarithmic expressions using properties of logarithms 3) Expressing logarithmic expressions as single logarithms 4) Expressing logarithmic expressions as sums and differences of single logarithms 5) Expressing logarithmic expressions in terms of variables p and q 6) Stating whether logarithmic statements are true or false 7) Evaluating logarithmic expressions 8) Solving logarithmic equations for x 9) Showing that a logarithmic expression equals zero

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Logarithms PDF

The document discusses logarithms and properties of logarithms. It contains 8 questions covering topics such as: 1) Writing exponential and logarithmic forms 2) Simplifying logarithmic expressions using properties of logarithms 3) Expressing logarithmic expressions as single logarithms 4) Expressing logarithmic expressions as sums and differences of single logarithms 5) Expressing logarithmic expressions in terms of variables p and q 6) Stating whether logarithmic statements are true or false 7) Evaluating logarithmic expressions 8) Solving logarithmic equations for x 9) Showing that a logarithmic expression equals zero

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TOPIC: LOGARITHMS

1) Write each exponential form in logarithmic form and each logarithmic form exponentially.
2
i) 3 = 243
5
ii) 10 = 1
0
iii) b = c
a
iv) e = 7.3891
2
v) 27 = 9
3

vi) 5 = log 2 32 vii) log 2 8 = 3 viii) log 3 81 = 4 ix) log 1 9 = −2


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2) Use the properties of logarithm to simplify the following. Do not use calculator.
i) log 4 64 ii) log 27 3 iii) log5 5 iv) ln e x v) log8 2
log 2 125  2 log 32  2 log 9
vi) ln 3 e vii) viii)   ix) x) 2 log 9 − 4 log 3
log 2 25  3log 64  4 log 3

3) Express the following as a single logarithm:


i) log3 54 − log 3 6 ii) log15 − log 2 + log 8 − log 60 iii) 2 log k 4a − log k 64a 4 + 3log k 2a
iv) 2 ln (5 a 3 b ) − ln (12 5 a 6 b − 2 ) + 1 v) log 5 ( x 2 − 1) − log 5 ( x + 1) − log5 ( x − 1)

4) Express as sum and differences of single logarithms (and constants where applicable).
 
81x11 y 3   27 x3   e x y 2 x xe 
(i) log3  (ii) log 3  1 − x2  (iii) ln  y x 11 

( )
4 
3x 2 y5    x y e 
 
5) Given that log x 3 = p and log x 5 = q , express the following in terms of p and q:
125   25 y × 9b 
i) log x 45 ii) log x  iii) log x  a 6
 81   5 × 243 

6) State whether the following statements are true or false:


ii) − log   = log  
a b
i) log k (a + b) = log k a + log k b iii) log c ab n = n log c ab
b a
log k a log k a  p
iv) logb a = v) log k a − log k b = vi) log   = log p − log q − log r
log k b log k b  qr 

7) Evaluate the following, giving your answer correct to 3 decimal places.


i) log 7 345 ii) log14 9 iii) log 2.5 25 iv) log 2 1.5

8) Solve the following equations for x:


i) 52 x = 155 ii) 617 = e3 x iii) 442 x−9 + 23 = 555 iv) log 2 x = 3 v) log x + log 3 = 2
vi) log x(2 x − 1) = 1 vii) log 2 ( x + 1) + log 2 ( x − 1) = 3 viii) log x + 2 (4 − x) = 1 + log x + 2 ( x)

Question 9

Show that log 96 − 2 log 36 − log 2 + 3log 3 = 0

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