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Tutorial 2 Exponential Logarithmic functions

The document is a tutorial for a Higher Diploma in Environmental Engineering focusing on exponential and logarithmic functions. It includes exercises for simplifying logarithmic expressions and finding values of logarithmic expressions without a calculator. Additionally, it requires expressing certain logarithmic values in terms of given variables x and y.

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Tutorial 2 Exponential Logarithmic functions

The document is a tutorial for a Higher Diploma in Environmental Engineering focusing on exponential and logarithmic functions. It includes exercises for simplifying logarithmic expressions and finding values of logarithmic expressions without a calculator. Additionally, it requires expressing certain logarithmic values in terms of given variables x and y.

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Higher Diploma in Environmental Engineering (EG114138)

AY19-20 Elementary Mathematics (CON3483) – Tutorial 2

Tutorial 2 Exponential & Logarithmic functions

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5. Simplify the following expressions, where x > 0 and x  1.
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log   log x 2
log x 5
 x log2 x  3 log2 x
a) b) c)
log x 3
log x log2 x 2
d) 2 log(5x)  log 4x  3 log x e) log2 (3x 2 )  3 log2 (2 x)  log2 (12 x 5 )
6. Find the values of the following expressions without using a calculator.
3 log3 20  1 
a) log2 12  log2 8  log2 24 b) c) log3 125  log5  
2 log3 2  log3 5  27 
7. Given that log 2 = x and log 7 = y, express the following in terms of x and y.
a) log 112 b) log1.4 c) log 3.5

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5. a) 5/3 b) 2 c) -5/4 d) 2 e) 1
6. a) 2 b) 3 c) – 9
7. a) 2x + y/2 b) x + y – 1 c) y – x

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