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Expo. and Log. Equations

This document provides practice exercises on solving exponential and logarithmic equations. There are three sections: (1) solving equations without a calculator, (2) solving equations and giving answers to four decimal places, and (3) solving more complex equations. The document contains over 20 exponential and logarithmic equations for students to work through as practice.

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Expo. and Log. Equations

This document provides practice exercises on solving exponential and logarithmic equations. There are three sections: (1) solving equations without a calculator, (2) solving equations and giving answers to four decimal places, and (3) solving more complex equations. The document contains over 20 exponential and logarithmic equations for students to work through as practice.

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Honors Algebra 2 In-class Practice Exercises – Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

1. Solve each equation without using a calculator.


x
a) ( 18 ) = 64 b) 3x+1 = 81 c) 25 x = 125 x+7

2
d) 6 5–3x = 36 x ( )
e) log x 2 = 4 f) ln(x + 2) = 7

g) log8 16 = x h) log3 (2x – 1) – 3 = 0 i) 2 ( ) = –1


1 log 1
x 9

j) log(4x + 5) – 2 log x = 0 k) log(x + 2) – log x = 2

l) log 2 x + log 2 (x – 1) = 1 m) ln(x +1) − ln 2 = 2 ln x

2. Solve each equation, giving your final answer to four decimal places.
a) 12 x = 13 b) 6 x = 51 c) e2 x+3 = 7 d) 20 2– x – 7 = 18
Honors Algebra 2 Worksheet – Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
1. Solve each of the following equations without using a calculator.
x
a) 5 x = 625 b) 7 x = 49
1 c) ( 14 ) = 32 d) 3x–10 = 27 x

2 2
e) 4 x+2 = 8 x f) 9 x +1
= 81x g) 16 x+4 = 64 x

h) ln x = –1 i) log(x + 3) – 2 = 0 j) log16 32 = x

k) 2 log 4 x +1 = 0 l) 1 log 256 = 1 m) 3ln(5x) = 10


4 x

n) log3 x + log3 (x – 8) = 2 o) log 4 x – log 4 (2x – 3) = 3

( )
p) 3log x – log x 2 = 2 q) 2 log 6 x + log 6 (x +1) = log 6 (2x)
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2. Solve each of the following, giving each answer to four decimal places.
a) 3x = 17 b) 6 x = 99 c) 5⋅186 x = 26 d) e x–1 = 10

e) 16 n–7 + 5 = 24 f) 2e x+3 = 2960 g) 9 n+10 + 3 = 81

3. Solve each of the following.


⎛ 5⎞ 1 log(4x + 5) = log x
a) log(x – 6) – log(x – 2) = log ⎜ ⎟ b) 2
⎝x⎠

c) log 5 (7 + x) + log 5 (8 – x) − log 5 2 = 2 d) log(log x) = 1

e) 2 log3 x – log3 (x – 4) = 2 + log3 2 f) e2 x – 4e x – 5 = 0

Answers
1. a) 4 b) –2 c) –5/2 d) –5 e) 4 f) 1 g) 2, –4/3 h) e –1 i) 97
j) 5/4 k) 1/2 l) 4 m) 1 e10/3 n) 9 o) 192/127 p) 100 q) 1
5
2. a) 2.5789 b) 2.5646 c) 0.0951 d) 3.3026 e) 8.062 f) 4.2998 g) –8.0172
10
3. a) 10 b) 5 c) 3, –2 d) 10 e) 6, 12 f) ln 5

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