HKDSE MATHS UNIT 3.

3 Logarithm

Basic Concepts 5. If 3x = 8 , then x =

8
A. .
1. If a and b are positive numbers, which of the 3
following is / are true ? log 8
B. .
3
(1) log10 (a + b) = log10 a + log10 b
8
a C. log .
(2) log10 = log10 a log10 b 3
b
D. log 5 .
log10 a a log 8
(3) =
log10 b b E. .
log 3
A. (1) only [1977-CE-MATHS 2-15]
B. (2) only
C. (3) only 1
D. (1) and (2) only 6. If log a = 0.0490 , then log =
a
E. (1), (2) and (3) 1
A. .
[1983-CE-MATHS 2-36] 0.0490
B. 0.9510 .
2 2 2 C. 1.9510 .
2. If log x + log y = log z , where x, y and z D. 0.0490 .
are positive numbers, which of the following E. 1.0490 .
must be true ?
[SP-CE-MATHS 2-12*]
(1) x2 + y2 = z2
(2) log x + log y = log z
7. log10 (0.1) =
(3) x2 y2 = z2
A. 2.
A. (1) only B. 1.
B. (2) only C. 0.
C. (3) only D. 1.
D. (1) and (2) only E. 2.
E. (2) and (3) only [SP-CE-MATHS A2-38]
[1986-CE-MATHS 2-33]

8. If log a = 0.5678 , then log a =

3. If log a > 0 and log b < 0 , which of the
following is / are true ? A. 0.5678 .
B. 0.5678 ÷ 2 .
a
(1) log > 0 C. 0.5678 2 .
b
D. 2 0.5678 .
(2) log b2 > 0 E. 2.5678 .
1
(3) log > 0 [1978-CE-MATHS 2-2]
a
A. (1) only
log10 5
B. (2) only 9. What is equal to ?
log10 3
C. (3) only
D. (1) and (2) only 5
A. 3
E. (2) and (3) only
[1988-CE-MATHS 2-35]
B. log10 (5 3)
C. log10 5 log10 3
5
D. log10 ( 3 )
E. None of the above
Logarithmic Expressions [1979-CE-MATHS 2-14]

4. 10 log10 b =
10. If n = 10a , then log10 n =
A. (log10 b)2 .
A. 10a .
B. log10 (log 10 b) . B. 10n .
C. log10 b . C. na .
D. b. D. an .
E. 10 log10 b . E. a.
[1974-CE-MATHS A1-16] [1980-CE-MATHS 2-4]

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 HKDSE MATHS UNIT 3.3 Logarithm

11. If log10 x + log10 4 = log10 (x + 4) , what is 16. If log x : log y = m : n , then x =

the value of x ? my
A. .
A. 0 n
B. 1 B. (m n) y .
4 C. m n + y .
C. m
3
D. yn .
D. 4
m log y
E. x may be any positive number E. .
n
[1981-CE-MATHS 2-8] [1991-CE-MATHS 2-34]

1
12. log10 (x log10 x) = 17. If log10 b = 1 + 2 log10 a , then b =
A. (log10 x)2 . A. 10 a .
B. log10 (x2) . B. 10 + a .
C. x log10 x . C. 5a .
D. log10 (log 10 x) . a
D. 2
.
E. 10 2 .
a
[1982-CE-MATHS 2-30] E. 1 + 2.
[1992-CE-MATHS 2-5]
2 2
13. log10 (a b) =
18. If log ( p + q) = log p + log q , then
log10 a
A. . A. p = q = 1.
log10 b
q
B. 2 log10 (a b) . B. p = .
q 1
C. 2 log10 a 2 log10 b . q
D. log10 (a + b) + log10 (a b) . C. p = .
q+ 1
E. (log10 a + log10 b)(log10 a log10 b) . q+ 1
D. p = .
q
[1985-CE-MATHS 2-8]
q 1
E. p = .
q
[1993-CE-MATHS 2-8]
14. log4 2 2 =
3
A. . 19. If log 2 = a and log 9 = b , then log 12 =
8
3 b
B. . A. 2a + .
4 3
1 b
C. . B. 2a + .
4 2
3 2 2
C. a + 3b .
D. 24 . 3
3 1

E. 28 . D. a2 + b2 .
1
[1989-CE-MATHS 2-42] E. a2b2 .
[1994-CE-MATHS 2-34]

1
15. If 2 = 10 p , 3 = 10 q , express log in terms
6 20. Let x > y > 0 . If log (x + y) = a and
of p and q. log (x y) = b , then log x2 y2 =
A. p q a+b
1 A. .
2
B.
pq ab
B. .
1 2
C.
p+q C. a+b.
D. pq D. ab .
E. p+q E. a + b.
[1990-CE-MATHS 2-5] [1996-CE-MATHS 2-38]

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 HKDSE MATHS UNIT 3.3 Logarithm

21. If log (x + a) = 2 , then x = 27. If 10a+b = c , then b =

A. 2 a. A. log c a .
B. 100 a . B. a log c .
100 c
C. . C. a.
a 10
D. 2 log a . D. c 10a .
E. 100 log a . [2003-CE-MATHS 2-40]
[1997-CE-MATHS 2-5]

7
28. If 5 = 10a and 7 = 10b , then log =
22. Suppose log10 2 = a and log10 3 = b . 50
Express log10 15 in terms of a and b. A. b a 1.
B. b a + 1.
A. a+b+1 b
B. a + 10b C. .
a
C. a + 2b b
D. (a + b) b D. .
a+1
10b [2004-CE-MATHS 2-39]
E.
a
[1998-CE-MATHS 2-40]
29. If a and b are positive integers, then log
(abba) =
1
23. If 2 log y = 1 + log x , then A. ab log (ab) .
B. ab (log a)(log b) .
A. y = 10x .
C. (a + b) log (a + b) .
B. y = 100 + x2 .
D. b log a + a log b .
C. y = (10 + x)2 .
[2005-CE-MATHS 2-39]
D. y = 10x2 .
E. y = 100x2 .
[1999-CE-MATHS 2-39] a
30. Let a and b be positive numbers. If log
10
= 2 log b , then a =
24. If log (x a) = 3 , then x =
A. 10b2 .
A. 33+a . B. 20b .
B. a3 . C. b2 + 10 .
C. 1000a . D. 2b + 10 .
D. 1000 + a . [2006-CE-MATHS 2-38]

E. 30 + a .
[2000-CE-MATHS 2-38]

Application of Logarithm
25. If log x2 = (log x)2 , then x =
A. 1. 31. Which of the following is the greatest ?
B. 10 . A. 5003000
C. 100 . B. 2 0002500
D. 1 or 10 . C. 2 5002000
E. 1 or 100 . D. 3 000500
[2001-CE-MATHS 2-37] [2007-CE-MATHS 2-39]

26. If log x2 = log 3x + 1 , then x = 32. Which of the following is the best estimate of
12343235 ?
A. 2.
A. 104000
B. 5. B. 105000
C. 30 . C. 1010000
D. 0 or 30 . D. 1020000
[2002-CE-MATHS 2-40] [2009-CE-MATHS 2-38]

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 HKDSE MATHS UNIT 3.3 Logarithm

33. Which of the following is the least ?

A. 1 2341811
B. 2 3451711
C. 3 4561511
D. 7 8901411
[2011-CE-MATHS 2-39]

HKDSE Problems

1
34. Let b > 1 . If a = log12 b , then =
a
1
A. logb 12 .
B. logb 12 .
1
C. log12 .
b
1
D. .
logb 12
[PP-DSE-MATHS 2-36]

35. If x log y = x2 log y2 10 = 2 , then y =

A. 100 .
B. 2 or 4.
1
C. 100
or 10 000 .
1
D. 10 000
or 100 .
[2013-DSE-MATHS 2-34]

36. Which of the following is the greatest ?

A. 124241
B. 241214
C. 412142
D. 421124
[2014-DSE-MATHS 2-33]

log9 y = x 3
37. If , then y =
2(log9 y)2 = 4 x
1
A. 1 or 2 .
1
B. 1 or 3 .
7
C. 2 or 2 .
1
D. 3 or 9 .
[2017-DSE-MATHS 2-34]

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 HKDSE MATHS UNIT 3.4 Exponential Graphs

3%-4+1
Y;
Exponential Graphs
B.

1. The figure shows the graph of y = 4x . The

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coordinates of P are

C.

.
= -

f-C-+7

0
A. (1, 0) .
✓ o
B. (0, 1) .
D.
C. (4, 0) .
D. (0, 4) .
[2006-CE-MATHS 2-37]

2. [2009-CE-MATHS 2-39]

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4.

The figure shows the graph of y = ax , the

graph of y = bx and the graph of y = cx on The figure shows the graph of y = ax + b ,
the same rectangular coordinate system, where where a and b are constants. Which of the

ro
a, b and c are positive constants. Which of following must be true ?
the following must be true ?
A. 0 < a <1 and b>0
B. 0 < a <1 and b<0

¥
(1) a > b
(2) b > c C. a > 1 and b> 0
(3) a > 1 D. a > 1 and b< 0
[2010-CE-MATHS 2-38]
(4) c > 1
A. (1) and (3) only
5. The figure shows the graph of y = 7 x . The
✓
B. (1) and (4) only
coordinates of R are
o
C. (2) and (3) only ←
D. (2) and (4) only
[2008-CE-MATHS 2-38]

" 3. graph
Which of the following may represent the
of y = 3 x ?

=-3 A.

y ro
B.
A. (1, 0) .
(0, 1) .
C. (7, 0) .
D. (0, 7) .
[2011-CE-MATHS 2-38]

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 HKDSE MATHS UNIT 3.4 Exponential Graphs

HKDSE Problems

6. The figure shows the graph of y = bx and the

graph of y = cx on the same rectangular
coordinate system, where b and c are positive

b×
constants. If a horizontal line L cuts the
y-axis, the graph of y = bx and the graph of
y = cx at A, B and C respectively, which of
f- 20=10/1

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the following are true ?
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L :y=a a
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logby
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F-

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I (1) b < c
(1)
b> c
y=C✗
Iosif
(2) bc > 1
AB
✓ (3) AC
= logb c
e) *
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (1) and (3) only
0
✓
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

logba
[2014-DSE-MATHS 2-32]

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