C2 EXPONENTIALS AND LOGARITHMS Answers - Worksheet A

1 a log10 1000 = 3 b log3 81 = 4 c log2 256 = 8 d log7 1 = 0

e log3 1
27
= −3 f log32 1
2
= − 15 g log19 19 = 1 h log36 216 = 3
2

2 a 53 = 125 b 24 = 16 c 105 = 100 000 d 230 = 1

1
e 92 = 3 f 10−2 = 0.01 g 2−3 = 1
8
h 61 = 6

3 a = log7 72 b = log4 43 c = log2 27 d = log3 33

=2 =3 =7 =3
e = log5 54 f = log8 81 g = log7 70 h = log15 15−1
=4 =1 =0 = −1
1 3
i = log3 3−2 j = lg 10−3 k = log16 16 4 l = log4 4 2
= −2 = −3 = 14 = 32
5 − 32 3 − 23
m = log9 9 2 n = log100 100 o = log25 25 2 p = log27 27
= 52 = − 32 = 32 = − 23

4 a 5x = 25 b 26 = x c x3 = 64 d 10−3 = x
1
x=2 x = 64 x=4 x = 1000
2
e x 3 = 16 f 5x = 1 g x1 = 9 h 10x = 1012
x = 64 x=0 x=9 x = 12
− 13
i logx 7 = 1
2
j 41.5 = x k x = 0.1 l log8 x = − 13
1 −1
x2 = 7 x=8 x = 1000 8 3 =x
x = 49 x = 12

5 a = loga (4 × 7) b = loga (10 ÷ 5) c = loga 62

= loga 28 = loga 2 = loga 36
1 1
d = loga (9 ÷ 1
3
) e = loga 25 2 + loga 32 f = loga 48 − loga 23 − loga 9 2
= loga 27 = loga 5 + loga 9 = loga 48 − loga 8 − loga 3
= loga (5 × 9) = loga [48 ÷ (8 × 3)]
= loga 45 = loga 2

1
6 a = 5 logq x b = 15
2
logq x c = logq x−1 d = logq x 3
= −logq x = 1
3
logq x
−1
e = 4 logq x 2 f = 2 logq x + 5 logq x g = logq x−2 + logq x−3 h = 6 logq x − 2 logq x
= −2 logq x = 7 logq x = −2 logq x − 3 logq x = 4 logq x
= −5 logq x

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7 a = lg (5 × 4) b = lg (12 ÷ 6) c = lg 23 d = lg 34 − lg 9
= lg 20 = lg 2 = lg 8 = lg 81 − lg 9
= lg (81 ÷ 9)
= lg 9
1 1
e = lg 16 2 − lg 32 5 f = lg 10 + lg 11 g = lg 1
50
+ lg 102 h = lg 103 − lg 40
= lg 4 − lg 2 = lg (10 × 11) = lg 1
50
+ lg 100 = lg 1000 − lg 40
= lg (4 ÷ 2) = lg 110 = lg ( 1
50
× 100) = lg (1000 ÷ 40)
= lg 2 = lg 2 = lg 25

8 a = log3 (54 ÷ 2) b = log5 (20 × 1.25) c = log2 24 + log3 33

= log3 27 = log5 25 =4+3
= log3 33 = log5 52 =7
=3 =2
d = log6 (24 × 9) e = log3 (12 ÷ 4) f = log4 (18 ÷ 9)
= log6 216 = log3 3 = log4 2
1
= log6 63 =1 = log4 4 2
=3 = 12
1
g = log9 (4 × 0.25) h = lg 22 + lg 25 i = log3 8 3 − log3 18
= log9 1 = lg 4 + lg 25 = log3 2 − log3 18
=0 = lg (4 × 25) = log3 (2 ÷ 18)
= lg 100 = log3 19
= lg 102 = log3 3−2
=2 = −2
1
j = log4 64 3 + (2 × log5 52) k = 1
2
log5 25
16
+ log5 102 l = log3 5 − log3 62 − log3 15
4
1
= log4 4 + (2 × 2) 25 2
= log5 ( 16 ) + log5 100 = log3 [5 ÷ (36 × 15
4
)]
5 1
=1+4 = log5 4
+ log5 100 = log3 27
−3
=5 = log5 ( 54 × 100) = log3 3
= log5 125 = −3
= log5 53
=3

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