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Logs and Indices

The document contains multiple math word problems involving logarithms. The problems cover topics like solving logarithmic equations, writing logarithms as single logarithms, and solving simultaneous logarithmic equations. The level of difficulty ranges from relatively simple single-variable logarithmic equations to more complex multi-variable or multi-step problems.

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Logs and Indices

The document contains multiple math word problems involving logarithms. The problems cover topics like solving logarithmic equations, writing logarithms as single logarithms, and solving simultaneous logarithmic equations. The level of difficulty ranges from relatively simple single-variable logarithmic equations to more complex multi-variable or multi-step problems.

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9 (a) (i) Solve lg x = 3. [1]

(ii) Write lg a - 2 lg b + 3 as a single logarithm. [3]

6
(b) (i) Solve x - 5 + = 0. [2]
x

(ii) Hence, showing all your working, find the values of a such that log4 a - 5 + 6 log a 4 = 0 .
[3]

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6 (a) Write ^log 2 ph^log 3 2h + log 3 q as a single logarithm to base 3. [3]

(b) Given that ^log a 5h2 - 4 log a 5 + 3 = 0 , find the possible values of a. [3]

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9

7 (a) Solve log 3 x + log 9 x = 12 . [3]

1
(b) Solve log 4 (3y 2 - 10) = 2 log 4 ( y - 1) + . [5]
2

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7 (a) Solve lg (x 2 - 3) = 0 . [2]

ln a sin (2x + 5) + ln b l
1
a
(b) (i) Show that, for a 2 0 , may be written as sin (2x + 5) + k , where k is an
ln a
integer. [3]

c ln a sin (2x + 5) + ln b1l


a
(ii) Hence find dd dx . [3]
ln a
e

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9 5x
9 (a) Solve the equation = 243. [3]
27 x - 2

1
(b) loga b - = logb a, where a 2 0 and b 2 0.
2
Solve this equation for b, giving your answers in terms of a. [5]

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6 (a) Solve the simultaneous equations


log a (x + y) = 0,
log a (x + 1) = 2 log a y. [4]

(b) Given that log p q 2 # log q p 3 = A , find the value of the constant A. [3]

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5

4 Solve

(i) 2 3x - 1 = 6 , [3]

2
(ii) log 3 (y + 14) = 1 + . [5]
log y 3

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7

6 Solve the simultaneous equations

log 2 (x + 2y) = 3,

log 2 3x - log 2 y = 1.
[5]

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8 (a) Given that log a x = p and log a y = q, find, in terms of p and q,

(i) log a axy 2, [2]

log a e
x3 o
(ii) , [2]
ay

(iii) log x a + log y a. [1]

(b) Using the substitution m = 3 x, or otherwise, solve 3 x - 3 1 + 2x + 4 = 0. [3]

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5 (a) Solve the following simultaneous equations.

ex + e y = 5
2e x - 3e y = 8 [5]

(b) Solve the equation e (2t - 1) = 5e (5t - 3) . [4]

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1
4 (a) Solve the equation log6 (2x - 3) = . Give your answer in exact form. [2]
2

(b) Solve the equation ln 2u - ln (u - 4) = 1. Give your answer in exact form. [3]

3v
(c) Solve the equation = 9. [3]
27 2v - 5

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