LOGARITHM : SHEET - 1

Definition & Properties

LEVEL-1

Q.1 If 2 a = 7b then number of ordered pairs (a, b) of real numbers is

(A) zero (B) one (C) two (D) more than 2

log b log b N
log b a
Q.2 Simplify : (a) log1/3 4 729.3 9 1.27 4/3 ; (b) Simplify : a
Q.3 (a) If log4 log3 log2 x = 0
2
log 2 5
(b)If k = 16, find the value of k (log 2 5)

Q.4 A circle has a radius of log10(a2) and a circumference of log10(b4) , then find the value of logab .

1 1 1
Q.5 Evaluate log abc
+ log abc
+ log abc
bc ca ab

Q.6 If 5 x log2 3 + 3log2 x = 162 then find the logarithm of x to the base 4 .

1 1
Q.7 If log (x + y) = log 2 + log x + log y, then
2 2
(A) x + y = 0 (B) xy = 1 (C) x2 + xy + y2 = 0 (D) x y = 0
Q.8 If logb2 = a and logb5 = c, where b > 0 with b 1, then logb500 is equal to which of the following?
(A) 3a + 3c (B) 10ac (C) a2 + c3 (D) 2a + 3c
log 70 9800 log 70 140 log 70 2
Q.9 If N 2 5 7 , then find N
logq logq r
logq p
log 3 p
6 6 6 ......
Q.10 Simplify : q

LEVEL-2

ln l n 3
Q.1 Evaluate e e
1 1
log a 2 3 3 1
log b
3 1 1
Q.2 If a, b are co-prime numbers and satisfying 2 3 = ,
12
then find (a + b) .
Q.3 Solve: logx+1 (x² + x 6)2 = 4
Q.4 If x1 and x2 are the value of x satisfying the equation x2 – 4x + 1 = 0 where x1 > x2 then find the value of

log x x1 x1 x1 x1.......
2
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Q.5 The number N = 2 log 16 (where base of logarithm is 10)
2
10
(A) is coprime with 9 (B) is coprime with 8
(C) is an odd composite (D) forms the sides of a right triangle with 99 and 101.
2 3
Q.6 Find the value of the expression .
log 4 (2000) 6 log 5 (2000) 6

ab (ab) 2 4(a b ) ab (ab) 2 4(a b)

Q.7 Let A denotes the value of log10 + log10
2 2

when a = 43 and b = 57 and B denotes the value of the expression 2log 6 18 · 3log 6 3 .
Find the value of (A · B).
Q.8 If logMN = + , where is an integer & [0, 1) and M & are prime & + M = 7 then find
the greatest integral value of N .
Q.9 If logMN = + , where is an integer & [0, 1)If M & are twin prime & + M = 8 then
find the greatest integral value of N.
Q.10 If logMN = + , where is an integer & [0, 1)If M & are relative prime & + M = 7 then find
the minimum integral value of N .