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This document is a tutorial sheet from Mukuba University focused on indices and logarithms, containing various mathematical problems and exercises. It includes tasks such as finding values, simplifying expressions, converting logarithmic forms to exponential forms, and solving equations. The document is structured into numbered sections with specific problems related to logarithmic and exponential functions.

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This document is a tutorial sheet from Mukuba University focused on indices and logarithms, containing various mathematical problems and exercises. It includes tasks such as finding values, simplifying expressions, converting logarithmic forms to exponential forms, and solving equations. The document is structured into numbered sections with specific problems related to logarithmic and exponential functions.

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MUKUBA UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

Tutotiral Sheet (Indices and Logarithms)

1. Find the value of


1
(a). 100000 (b) 6−2 (c) (−2)−5 (d) 27 3
3 2 2
(e) 256 4 (f) −32− 5 27 − 3
(g) (− 64 )
2
(h) ( 343
512
)− 3

2. Simplify the following


2
(a) 2x−2 (b) 23−2x × 4x+2 × 82x (c) 8 3 x × 42−x × 2−x+3
x
(d) 9− 2 × 27x+3 × 813x−1

3. Write the following in exponential form.

(a) x = log3 9 (b) y = log2 16 (c) p = loga y


4. Write the following in exponential form.

(a) 32 = 9 (b) 10−1 = 0.1 (c) ax = b

5. Find the value of the following.

1 1
(a) logp p2 (b) log16 4 (c) log5 25
(d) logy y

6. Given that log7 2 = 0.356 and log7 3 = 0.565. Find the value of each
of the following.

(a) log7 6 (b) log7 18 (c) log7 24 (d) log7 4.5

2
√ 3
(d) log7 3
(e) log7 6 (f) log7 7
(g) log7 4 23

7. Given that loga x = p and loga y = q, express the following in terms of


p and q.
√ x3 a3 y
(a) loga x2 y (b) loga xy (c) loga y
(d) loga y2

8. Solve the following.

(a) 2−x = 64

(b) 93x = 81

(c) 4x = 0.5

(d) 16x = 0.125

1
(e) 9x = 729

9. Solve the following.

(a) y = log2 32 (d) y = log10 0.001

(b) logx 125 = 5 (e) x = log169 13

1
(c) y = log4 4
(f) x = log144 12

2
10. Find the value of y if

(a) logx 125 = 3

(b) 2 logx 3 = 1

(c) log4 (x − 2) = 3

(d) log3x 625 = 4

(e) logx−2 16 = 4

11. Simplify.

(a) log3 24 + log3 15 − log3 10

(b) log7 98 − log7 30 + log7 15

(c) 16 log 16
15
+ 12 log 25
24
81
+ 7 log 80

(d) log2 [log3 (log3 273 )]

(e) logb a × logc b × loga c

12. Solve the following.

(a) log3 x = 2 log3 7 (b) 3 logx 2 + logx 4 = 5

(c) log3 (y 2 + 2) = 1 + log3 (y + 2) (d) log2 (2y 2 + 3y + 5) = 3 + log2 (y + 1)

13. Find the value of

(a) log5 9 × log3 7 × log7 25 (b) log3 49 × log5 9 × log7 5

(c) log5 9 × log3 7 × log7 2 × log2 25 (d) log5 9 × log3 7 × log7 2 × log2 25

√
(e) log2 log 2 log3 81 (f) log2 log2 log2 16

3
14. Solve

(a) 3x = 7

(b) 22x+1 = 31−x

(c) 32x − 12(3x ) + 27 = 0

(d) 32x+1 + 26(3x ) − 9 = 0

(e) 2x+3 = 21−x + 15

15. Solve the following simultaneous equations.

(a) 9x = 27y , 64xy = 512x+1

(b) log2 x − log4 y = 4, log2 (x − 2y) = 5

(c) x + y = 3, log2 x = 2 + 2 log2 y

(d) 3x = 9(27)q , log2 7 − log2 (11q − 2p) = 1

4x
(e) 2y
= 2, log(2x + 2y) = 1

16. Solve the equation.

(a) log4 2 + log9 (2x + 5) = log8 64

(b) log16 (3x − 1) = log4 (3x) + log4 ( 12 )

(c) log3 y + 4 logy 3 = 4

(d) log4 y + log2 y = 12

(e) log16 x + log4 x = 3

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