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LOGARITHMS
Example
1. If x 2
+ y
2
= 3xy then choose the correct answer of 2log (
x - y) form the following option :
A. logx- logy
B. logx + logy
C. log(xy)
D. both(b) and ( c)
Answer: B
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2. Choose the correct answer answer from the following
option for : [log 4

{log3 (log3 27)}] =
(A) 0 (B) 1 (c ) log 2

3 (D) undefined
3. If log2= 0,301 , then the find the number of digital in 1024

2
from the following options.
(A) 307 (B) 308 ( C) 309 (D) 310

4. Express -0,52e29 in the standard form and locate it on the
number line.
5. compare : log 25, log 250 and log0.025
6. compare : log 2.56, log0.256 and log 25600

7. Find the value of log2.556 and log 25.460
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8. To find the antilog of 1.301 .
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9. To find the antilog of 2.3246.
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5.431 × 0.061
10. Find the value of to four significant
12.38 × 0.041
digits.
11. If log
10
3 = 0.4771 and log
10
2 = 0.3010 find the value
of log 10
48
Very Short Answer
1. log x
A
n
= ______
2
xy
2. Expand log 3
(
3
)
z
logx a logx a
3. Can we write as ?
b logx b
4. Express 0.001 = (0.1) in the logarithmic form

3
5. 2 log
s
2 = _______

6. log5
2 + log5 20 − log5 8 = _____
2
3 + log10 (10)
7. The value of is _______
log 5
5
8. logx
ab = (log
x
a) × (log
x
b) . State true of False.
9. If log 10
2 = 0.3010 , then log 10
2000 =

10. Evaluate 3 - log 10
100
11. Given 3= log 2

x + 4 log
2
. Then the value of x=______
8
12. If log
10
2 = 0.3010 , then log 10
= _______
5

13. If x= log 5
3 and y = log5 8 then log5 24 in terms of x,y is
equal to _______
14. if log
16
25 = k log2 5 then k = _____
15. If 5 log3 + log x = 5log6 , then k = ______
k
log x
16. if logx= ( a
) , then k =______
log x
a
17. if a > and m > n then which is greater ,
loga m( or )loga n ?
18. if 2logx + 2log y = k and xy =1, then k = _____
19. if log 198.9 = 2.2987 , then the characteristic of log 198.9=
and mantissa of log 198.9 = _______

20. When a > 1 and m > n , then which is greater ,
loga m( or )loga n ?
21. Given log10

x = y if the characteristic of y is 10, then the
number of digits to the left the decimal point in x is ______
22. find the value of log √8

16

23. log x
x × logy y × logz z = ______
24. if the characteristics of the logarithm of two numbers
acbd.abef and a .bcdabef are x and y respectively, then x-y=
_______
25. If log2= 0.3010 , log3 = 0.4771 and log 7 = 0.8451 then find
the values of log105.

26. Given antilog (2.375) =x Characteristic of log x is ______
27. if log (21.73) = 1.3371 , then find the values of log (2.173)
28. If antilog ( 0.2156) = 1.643, then find the values of antilog
(1.2156)

29. wihout using the logarithm tables find the value of
3 log3 27
9
30. find the value of log
0.6
( )
25
Short Answer Type Questions
1. Prove that log5040 = 4log2 + 2log3 + log5 + log7

2. find the value of log 2
− 1 (0.0625)
3. Express the following as a single logarithm.

1 8 7
log x − log y + log z
3 5 2
4. if x 2
+ y
2
= 25 xy then prove that 2log(x+y) = 3log 3 + log
x + logy.

5. if x
2
+ y
2
= z
2
then prove that
logy (z + x) + logy (z − x) = 2
6. Prove that log 2

4
[log4 {log5 (625) }] = 1
7. if log10 2 = 0.3010 , then find the number of digits in
10
(16)

8. If log2= 0.3010, log3= 0.4771 and log 7 = 0.8451 then find
the value of log 75.
2 2
x − y
9. if x
4
+ y
4
= 83x y
2 2
then prove that log( ) =
9
logx + logy.
10. prove that

log 35 log 114 13 75
2 + 2 + log 48 + 21 log( ) = log( ) .
192 91 19 64

11. solve for x:
logx + log5 = 2+ log 64
12. if x
4
− y
4 2
− x y
2
− 2xy
3
= z
6
then prove that
2 2 2 2
logz (x − y − xy) + logz (x + y + xy) = 6
13. Find the value of √(32) 4 8

14. Find the value of √[0.12
3 3
]
15. Given log 3= 0.4771 ,then the number of digits in 1000

3 is
_______
Essay Type Questions
1. if log x+1
2x − 1 + log2x − 1 x + 1 = 2 find x.

2. If a = b
1/3 1/5
= c = d
1/7
= e
1/9
find loga
abcde .
3. Arrange th following in ascending order.
A = log9 6561B = log 625 C = log 243D = log 256

√5 √3 √2
4. If log y
x − logy 3 x
2
= 9(logx y)
2
and x = 9y find y.

5.
2 4 6 2n
a a a a
log( ) + log( ) + log( ) + …… + log( ) = ?
b b3 b3 bn
Level 1
1. log y(x)
× logx y =________.
A. log a
y
B. log x
a
C. log y
a
D. log a
x
Answer: B
2. if log x= 123.242 , then the characteristic of log x is
A. 0.242
B. 122
C. 123
D. 124
Answer: C

3. Pick up the false statement.
Logarithms are defind only for positive real numbers.
(B) log
a
N is always unique.
© the for from of 2 3

= 8is3 = log8 2
(D) log1=0
A. B
B. C
C. D
D. A
Answer: B

169
4. log( ) − 2 log 13 + 2 log 3 = ?
9
A. 1
B. 0
13
C. log( )
3
x
D. log( )
yz
Answer: B
5. log
z
2 2
(x y
2
)
=?
A. 2(logx + logy - logz)
B. logx +logy - logz

2
log x = log y
C.
log z
log x + log y
D.
log z
Answer: D
6. If x 3
− y
2
= 3xy(x − y) then log(x − y)
3
= ______
A. 0
B. 1
C. Undefined
D. None of these
Answer: C
7. log(a 3 3
+ b ) − log(a + b) − log(a
2 2
− ab + b ) =_______
A. a 3 3
− b
B. 0
C. log 1
D. Both (b) and ©
Answer: D
8. which is greatest among the following :

A. log 2
20
B. log 7
35
C. log 5
70
D. log 3
68
Answer: A
9. `log (a+b) + log (a-b) - log (a^(2) -b^(2))=______
A. 0
B. 1
C. (a 2
− b )
2
D. a 2
+ b
2
Answer: A
10. if x 3
+ y
3
= − 3xy(x + y). the log(x + y)
3
= _______
log x log 49
11. if = , then the relation between x and y.
log y log 7
A. x = √y
B. x = y
3
C. y = x
2
D. x = y
2
Answer: D
12. log(x) -log(2x-3)=1 then x = ?
30
A.
19
20
B.
19
19
C.
30
19
D.
20
Answer: A

13. If 2log(x+4) = log 16, then x=?
A. 0,-8
B. − 8
C. − 2
D. 0
Answer: D
14. the value of x when log x

,is
343 = 3
A. 7
B. 8
C. 3
D. 27
Answer: A
15. log 16
=_______
3. log17 4, log9 17
1
A.
2
1
B.
4
1
C.
8
2
D.
3
Answer: B
16. log 2
[log2 {log2 (log3 81)}] =
A. 1
B. 0
C. log 3
D. Undefined
Answer: B
17. log11
3. log3 1331 =_____
A. 3
B. 11
C. 121
D. 9
Answer: A
√14641
18. log
121
( = ____
)
121
A. 11
B. 121
C. 0
D. 1
Answer: C
log 729 + log 216

19. 3 6
= ______
4 + log2 16 − 2 log4 64
A. 9
B. 4
9
C.
2
1
D.
2
Answer: C

20. The value of log x
n y
m
is
m
A.
n
B. mn
C. m n
D. n m
Answer: A
21. log y
x = 2 then a log a
(log
x
y) = ______
A. -2
B. 4
1
C.
2
−1
D.
4
Answer: C
22. if p= log 6
216 and q = log3 27 then p = ______
q
23. 216 − log

2
1024
= ______
A. 16
B. 32
C. 64
D. 8
Answer: C
24. 2
3 log
2
2
-3
2 log
3
2
= ______
A. 8
B. 4
C. 9
D. 2
Answer: B
25. log
a+b
(a
3 3
+ b ) − loga + b (a
2 2
− ab + b ) = ________
A. log a+b
_ (a − b)
B. 2
C. a+b
D. 2
Answer: D

26. 16 log
16
25
= ______
A. 25
B. 5
C. 16
D. 4
Answer: B
1
27. = _______ ?
log x + log y
xy xy
A. 1
B. 2
C. 0
1
D.
log x × log y
xy xy
Answer: D
28. if y = = logx − 3 (x
2
− 6x + 9) ,then find y.
A. 4
B. 8
C. 2
D. 32
Answer: C
Level 2 Mcq
1. If log
10
, then the number of digits in 16
2 = 0.3010
12
is
A. 14
B. 15
C. 13
D. 16
Answer: B

2 log p
2. if log
64
P
2
= 1 then
2
= ______
3 16
A. 16
B. 2
C. 32
D. 1
Answer: D
3. log 2
log
9
log
5
125 = _______
A. 4
B. 8
C. -1
D. 1
Answer: C
log y
4. If log then the value of P is
a
y =
x
P
A. log y
x
B. log x
a
C. log a
x
D. log a
y
Answer: C
3
√x 2 × y
5. log[ ] =_______
5
√z 2
A. log x 2/3
− log z
2/5
+ log y
B. log x 3/2
− log y − log z
5/2
C. log x 2/3
− log y + log z
2/5
D. None of these
Answer: A
6. if log[4 − 5 log 32
(x + 3)] = 0 find x
A. 32
B. 8
C. 3
D. 5
Answer: D
7. If x = _______
2
log 2
= log3 log2 log2 256, then2 4
A. 4
B. 8
C. 2
D. 1
Answer: C
2
13
8. if log (
a
) = 2 log
a
13 − log
a
5 − x then
√23 × 5
A. a x
= 2
3/2
B. x a
= 2
3/2
C. a x
= 2
2/3
D. x a
= 2
2/3
Answer: A

9. If log81 = loga then 4(log 9
a) = _____
A. 4
B. 16
C. 2
D. 8
Answer: D
10. if a log
a
= 3then a
log b
+ b
log a
= ______
A. 6
B. 9
C. 3
D. Cannot be determined
Answer: A
11. if log 3
(x − 5) + log3 (x + 2) = log3 8 then x = ______
A. -3
B. 6
C. 6,-3
D. 3,-6
Answer: B
12. if log (x+y) = log x + log y , then x= ____
−y
A.
1 = y
y
B.
y − 1
C. 1
y
D.
1 + y
Answer: B
13. If 2 = _____
log 5 log 2 log x 3 2
.5 = 2 then log5 √x
4
A.
3
3
B.
4
1
C.
3
D. 3
Answer: A
14. If 3 log x
+ x
log 3
= 54 find log x.
A. 3
B. 2
C. 4
Answer: A
15. if logx - logy = 1 and x+y = 11 ` then x = ______
A. 10
B. 1
C. 11
D. 2
Answer: A

4x
16. if log 49
3 × log
9
7 × log
2
8 = x then find the value of
3
A. 3
B. 7
C. 8
D. 1
Answer: D
17. the value of log

a−b
(a
3 3
− b ) − log
a−b
(a
2 2
+ ab + b ) is
______ . (a > b)
A. 0
B. 1
C. 3
D. Undefined
Answer: B
log 72
18. If log then the value of is
10
2 = x
3
log10 24
1 + x
A.
1 − x
2 + 3x
B.
1 + 3x
2 − 3x
C.
2 + 3x
D. Undefined
Answer: B
1 2 3 99
19. log( ) + log( ) + log( ) + …. + log( ) =
2 3 4 100
______
A. -2
B. -1
C. 0
D. 2
Answer: A

20. If x
2
− y
2
= 1, (x > y) ,then find the value of
log(x − y)(x + y)
A. -2
B. 2
C. -1
D. 1
Answer: C
21. If 3
log
3
(5)
+ 5
log
x
3
= 8 then find the value of x.
A. 3
B. 5
C. 4
D. 8
Answer: B
22. log2 1. log3 2. log4 )3. log5 4. log6 5……. log200 199 =
______
A. ∞
B. 0
C. 1
Answer: B
23. If x 2
+ y
2
− 3xy = 0 and x > y then find the value of
2
logxy (x − y)
1
A.
4
B. 4
1
C.
2
D. 2
Answer: C

24. If log3= 0.4771, then find the number of digits in 3100
A. 47
B. 48
C. 49
D. 50
Answer: B
Level 3 Mcq
1. If log 5
x − log5 y = log5 4 + log5 2 and x − y = 7 , then =
______ .
A. 1
B. 8
C. 7
D. 6
Answer: B
2. If log 2
[ − 1 + √x
2
, then x= ______
− 14x + 49] = 4
A. 24
B. -10
C. 24,-10
D. 10
Answer: C
log P log log r

3. if then k =
q
= = = knadpqr = 100,
2 4 8
______
A. 14
1
B.
6
1
C.
7
D. 2
Answer: C

4. If log 2 = 0.3010, and log 3 = 0.4771 then log 150 =
______
A. 2.1761
B. 2.8751
C. 2.5762
D. 2.6126
Answer: A
5. If log 10
2 = 0.3010 and log10 3 = 0.4771 , then the value
3 2
2 × 3
of log 10
(
2
) is
5
A. 0.4592
B. 0.5492
C. 0.4529
D. 0.5429
Answer: A
1 1 1
6. The value of + +
1 + logab c 1 + logac b 1 + logbc a
equals
A. 2
B. 0
C. 1
D. log abc
Answer: A
1 1
7. if x 2
+ y
2 2
= z , then + = _______
log y log y
z +x z −x
A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1
Answer: C

8. If log2 = 0.301 then find the number of digits in 2 1024
.
A. 307
B. 308
C. 309
D. 310
Answer: C
9. If x
2
− y
2
= 1, (x > y) then find the value of
logx − y (x + y)
A. -2
B. 2
C. -1
D. 1
Answer: C
10. If x
2
+ y
2
− 3xy = 0 and x > y then find the value of
logxy (x − y) .
1
A.
4
B. 4
1
C.
2
D. 2
Answer: C
11. if 2
log
3
9
then x= _______
+ 25 log9 3 = 8 logx 9
A. 9
B. 8
C. 3
D. 2
Answer: B

12. If log a
x = m and logb x = n then log x= ______
a
m
A.
m − n
mn
B.
m − n
n
C.
m − n
D. (mn)/(n-m)`
Answer: D
log 6
13. =
5
log5 2 + 1
A. log 2
6
B. log 2
5
C. log 10
6
D. log 10
30
Answer: C
1 1
14. If x = log 3
27 and y = log9 27 then + = ______
x y
1
A.
3
1
B.
9
C. 3
D. 1
Answer: D
15. If log 6
x + 2 log36 x + 3 log216 x = 9 then x = ______
A. 6
B. 36
C. 216
D. None of these
Answer: C

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MATHS

BOOKS - PEARSON IIT JEE FOUNDATION

x - y) form the following option :

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2. Choose the correct answer answer from the following

option for : [log 4

(A) 0 (B) 1 (c ) log 2

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3. If log2= 0,301 , then the find the number of digital in 1024

from the following options.

(A) 307 (B) 308 ( C) 309 (D) 310

4. Express -0,52e29 in the standard form and locate it on the

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5. compare : log 25, log 250 and log0.025

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6. compare : log 2.56, log0.256 and log 25600

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8. To find the antilog of 1.301 .

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9. To find the antilog of 2.3246.

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4. Express 0.001 = (0.1) in the logarithmic form

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11. Given 3= log 2

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15. If 5 log3 + log x = 5log6 , then k = ______

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17. if a > and m > n then which is greater ,

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18. if 2logx + 2log y = k and xy =1, then k = _____

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19. if log 198.9 = 2.2987 , then the characteristic of log 198.9=

and mantissa of log 198.9 = _______

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21. Given log10

number of digits to the left the decimal point in x is ______

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22. find the value of log √8

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24. if the characteristics of the logarithm of two numbers

acbd.abef and a .bcdabef are x and y respectively, then x-y=

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the values of log105.