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LOGARITHMS
PRACTICE

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SIMPLIFYING
EXPRESSIONS

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Question 1
Simplify each of the following logarithmic expressions, giving the final answer as a
single logarithm.

a) log 2 7 + log 2 2

b) log 2 20 − log 2 4

c) 3log 5 2 + log 5 8

d) 2 log 6 8 − 5log 6 2

e) log10 8 + log10 5 − log10 0.5

log 2 14 , log 2 5 , log 5 64 , log 6 2 , log10 80

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Question 2
Simplify each of the following logarithmic expressions, giving the final answer as a
single logarithm.

a) log 3 5 + log 3 2

b) log 2 24 − log 2 8

c) log 5 3 + 2 log 5 4

d) 3log 4 8 − 3log 4 6

e) log 6 2 − ( 3log 6 3 + log 6 0.25)

( ) ( )
log 2 10 , log 2 3 , log 5 48 , log 4 64 , log 6 8
27 27

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Question 3
Simplify each of the following logarithmic expressions, giving the final answer as a
number not involving a logarithm.

a) log 2 4 − log 2 0.5

b) log 2 10 − log 2 5

c) 2 log 2 4 + log 2 8

d) 2 log 20 5 − 2log 20 0.25

e) 3log 24 8 + 3log 24 3

3, 1, 7 , 2, 3

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Question 4
Simplify each of the following logarithmic expressions, giving the final answer as a
number not involving a logarithm.

a) log 2 24 − log 2 3

b) log 3 96 − 3log 3 2 − log 3 4

1 2
c) log 5 500 + log 5   − log 5  
 10  5

d) 2 log 3 54 − log 3 0.25 − 4log 3 2

e) 8log 6 2 − ( log6 4 − 3log 6 9 )

3, 1, 3, 6 , 6

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Question 5
Simplify each of the following logarithmic expressions, giving the final answer as a
number not involving a logarithm.

a) 2 log12 3 + 4log12 2

b) log8 25 + log8 10 − 3log8 5

c) 2log10 20 − ( log10 5 + log10 8 )

d) 4log3 2 − log3 4 − 2log3 3 − log3 12

1
e) 4 log 2   − 3log 1 ( 32 )
4 2

2 , 1 , 1 , −2 , 7
3

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Question 6
Simplify each of the following logarithmic expressions, giving the final answer as a
number not involving a logarithm.

a) log 2 40 − log 2 5

b) log 6 4 + log 6 9

( ) ( )
c) log 2 5 + log 2 4 − log 2 5
2 3 3 ()

3 ( )
d) 1 log 3 8 + 1 log 3 4
2 27 2 2 9
( )

2 ( )
e) 1 log 2 4 − 2 log 2 9
3 9 3 4
( )
3 , 2 , 1 , −2 , 5

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Question 7
Simplify each of the following logarithmic expressions, giving the final answer as a
single fraction.

a) log 4 2

b) log 4 8

(
c) log 4 2 2 )
 1 
d) log 5  
 125 

1 , 3 , 3 , −3
2 2 4 2

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SOLVING
EQUATIONS
USING
LOGARITHMS

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Question 1
Solve each of the following exponential equations.

a) 3x = 11

b) 4 y−1 = 18

c) 22 z+1 = 80

d) 53w = 30

e) 67 −2t = 7776

x ≈ 2.18 , y ≈ 3.08 , z ≈ 2.66 , w ≈ 0.704 , t = 1

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Question 2
Solve each of the following exponential equations.

a) 4 x = 200

b) 23 y = 84

c) 62− z = 400

d) 32 w−1 = 4

e) 123t+ 4 = 75

x ≈ 3.82 , y ≈ 2.13 , z ≈ −1.34 , w ≈ 1.13 , t ≈ −0.754

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Question 3
Solve each of the following exponential equations.

a) 5 × 3 x = 200

b) 5 × 4 y−2 = 165

c) 4 × 22 z+1 = 1000

d) 5 × 53w = 10000

t−1
e) 200 ( 0.7 ) = 6000

x ≈ 3.36 , y ≈ 4.52 , z ≈ 3.48 , w ≈ 1.57 t ≈ −8.54

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Question 4
Solve each of the following exponential equations.

x
1
a) 3 ×   = 0.0042
 3

1 y−1
b) × 2 = 84
3

2− z
c) 5 ( 0.4 ) = 20

d) 10 × 2 w = 8 × 5w+1

e) 5 × 2t −1 = 2 × 52t

x ≈ 5.98 , y ≈ 8.98 , z ≈ 3.51 , w ≈ −1.51 , t ≈ 0.0883

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Question 5
Solve each of the following exponential equations.

a) 2 x = 3 x+1

b) 3 y −1 = 22 y

c) 22 z +1 = 7 z

d) 43w = 32 w−1

e) 61−t = 53t +1

x ≈ −2.71 , y ≈ −3.82 , z ≈ 1.24 , w ≈ −0.560 , t ≈ 0.0275

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Question 6
Solve each of the following exponential equations.

a) 2 x+3 = 6 x −1

b) 32 y = 2 y+1

c) 6 z = 22 z−1

d) 84−3w = 7 w

e) 32t+1 = 5200

x ≈ 3.52 , y ≈ 0.461 , z ≈ −1.71 , w ≈ 1.02 , t ≈ 146

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Question 7
Solve each of the following equations giving your answer correct to 3 s.f.

a) 22 x − 2 x − 6 = 0

( )
b) 4 y − 3 2 y − 10 = 0

( )
c) 32 z +1 − 14 × 3z + 8 = 0

(
d) 4w − 3 2w+1 = 0)
e) 3t +1 = 6 + 32t −1

x ≈ 1.58 , y ≈ 2.32 , z ≈ 1.26 or − 0.369 , w ≈ 2.58 , t = 1 or t ≈ 1.63

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Question 8
Solve each of the following equations giving your answer correct to 3 s.f.

( )
a) 72 x − 4 7 x + 3 = 0

( )
b) 32 y +1 − 11 3 y − 4 = 0

( )
c) 22 z +1 + 5 2 z − 12 = 0

d) 4 w + 2 w+1 − 15 = 0

x ≈ 0.565 or x = 0 , y ≈1.26 , z ≈ 0.585 , w ≈ 1.58

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SOLVING
EQUATIONS
INVOLVING
LOGARITHMS

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Question 1
Solve each of the following logarithmic equations.

a) log 2 ( x + 1) − log 2 x = log 2 3

b) log a y = log a 3 + log a (2 y − 1)

c) log 3 (3 z + 4) − log 3 z = 2

d) log 5 (4 w + 3) − log 5 ( w − 1) = 2

e) log 5 (4t + 7) − log 5 t = 2

x= 1 , y = 3 , z= 2 , w= 4 , t =1
2 5 3 3 3

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Question 2
Solve each of the following logarithmic equations.

a) log a (2 x + 7) = log a x + 2log a 3

b) log a (3 y + 10) − log a y = 2log a 3

c) log 2 (2 z + 1) = 2 + log 2 z

d) log 3 (4 w + 1) − log 3 ( w − 1) = 2

e) log 2 (3t + 4) − log 2 t = 3

x =1 , y = 5 , z = 1 , w = 2 , t = 4
3 2 5

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Question 3
Solve each of the following logarithmic equations.

a) log 5 (125 x) = 4

b) log 5 y − 4 log 5 2 = 2

c) log 2 (4 z + 4) = 6

d) log 2 ( w2 + 4 w + 3) = 4 + log 2 ( w2 + w)

e) log 3 8 − 3log3 t = 3

x = 5 , y = 400 , z = 15 , w = 1 , w ≠ −1 , t = 2
5 3

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