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QUANTITATIVE ABILITY HANDOUT

(Logarithms)
Ref: QAHO1002126
Directions for questions 1 to 15: Solve the following questions.
1. Find the values of the following: (i) 125(logs V174)
() log1331 14641
(ii) 3(s-log, 7)
() lo8 2401

(iv) glog128- glog129

(i) logs ( )
(v) log, 5(-2 log27)
(iv) logo.o625 128 8 Solve for x:
(0) logs(log.(logs x)) = 1
(v) log/z243
2. Simplify: (i) logsx +logsx² +loginX =
25
+log 5 (ii) logx + log7 = log(7 + x)
() log 7000 - log 125 + log 64 112
(iv) 25log164 + 6log39 = 10logx 41
(i) 3log10o5- log1o0025 +2log100o11 - log10605
(ii) 2log 169 - 3log 221 + log 1700 - log 1300
9. If (2.1)" =(0.21y =1000, find the value of - X

+ log 289
10. (i) If (x + y)² = 343xy, express log(x + y) in terms of
3. Simplify: logx and logy.
(i) If (x-y)² = 21xy, express log (x + y) in terms of
() logy+ x' log,s y' . log,6 z? logx and log y.
11. (0) If logro7 = a and log705 = b, find the value of
(i) logax Vxy logyga Vyz logs/y Vzx log7032.
(iü) If a= logza98 and b = logss686, find the value of
4. Simplify: 5(a b) + ab.
1 1 1 (ii) If a = log168, b = logza16 and c = logs224, find the
(1) logab abc logbc abc logac abc value of bc(2 - a).

1 1
12. () f logx? logy? logz? find the value of
(i) 1+ logbcd a 1+ logacd b y-z Z-X x-y'
1+logabe d
xyz.
1+logabd C
(i) If xyz = 1, find the value of
5. Find the values of the following:
() loge(logs(log. 1024)) log2X
logxy
logx
logyz
logyZ
logzx
(i) logs(logs2(log 12s(logszs(5$250)
6. Simplify: 13. (0) VWhich is greater: log12 11 or log1 12?
laa ) (i) Which is greater: log1 8 or log: 10?
() log.(log.(log.(log,
(ii) Find the integral interval that logs17 lies in.
14. Given that log 163 = 2.2122 and log 2 = 0.3010, find
(i) log the value of
3
() log 8150.
(ii) log 0.00815.
7. Find the values of the following: 15. Find the number of digits in 75120 given that
log 5 = 0.6990 and log 3 = 0.4771.
. () 7(3+ log,5)
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 ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE
Directions for questions 1 to 10: Solve the following questions.
1. Find the value of log 525 +3log 3 -7log 7-5log 5. logx logy
7. If
8
logz
10
find the value of xz in terms
2.. Find the value of logx +
logy logz6 of y.
log xyz log xyz logxyz 8. Solve for x:
(0 logs|x+4| > 1
log ax. log hx$ (i) loga(x-7x + 13) > 0
3. Simplify:
logaX + logbx
(in) log:(x +5x + 5) <0
3

4. Find the value of 205- logzo40 +31ogz04

9. Ifn= (1624!) , find the value of
1 1 1
5. Express logs20 + 5log45 + log20 100 in terms of + ...+
logs4. logzn log,n log1624 n
1 1 1 1
6. 10. If
If x = logbcd a, y = logacab, z = logabd C and log, a logga log27a log,1sa

u= logabed, find tt =k log, 3, find k.