QUESTION BANK

SUBJECT: JEE-MATHEMATICS TOPIC: LOGARITHMS

Single Correct Type Questions

1. If loga b = 2; logb c = 2 and log3 c = 3 + log3 a then (a + b + c) equals

(A) 90 (B) 93 (C) 102 (D) 243

2. If x = 2( )(5 ) , then log

5 2
10 ( A − B) (log 10 2 ) + B . The value of (A + B) equals.
x=

(A) 7 (B) 9 (C) 11 (D) 13

3. In which of the following cases(s) the real number 'm' is greater than the real number 'n'?
2
=(A) m (=
log 2 5 ) and n log 2 20 =(B) m log
= 10 2 and n log 10 3 10

2  1  1
(C) m =log 10 5 ⋅ log 10 20 + (log 10 2 ) and
= n =1 (D) m log
= ∣   and n
12 log 1/3  
3 2

4. The expression
= x log 2 log 9 6 + 6 + 6 + ……∞ simplifies to

−1
(A) 1 (B) (C) -1 (D) None of these
2

5. Which of the following is true-

(A) 3150 > 2200 > 6100 (B) 6100 > 2200 > 3150 (C) 6100 > 3150 > 2200 (D) 3150 > 6100 > 2200

6. If log29 + log92 = k(k ∈ R) then largest integer less than k is

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

1 1 1 1 log(p − r)
7. If − = − , then equals (Assume all terms are defined)
p q q r log(p + r) + log(p − 2q + r)
1 1
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D) 4
2 4

8. The solution set of the inequality n(x2) < (nx)2 is

 1 
(A)  , 1 
e
2

(B) (e2, ∞)
 1 
e
2

(
(C)  , 1  ∪ e2 , ∞ ) (D) (0, 1) ∪(e2, ∞)

log 3 P
 
 6 + 6 + 6 +....∞ 
9. The expression q  simplified to
(A) p (B) q (C) r (D) 3
1
10. If x1 and x2 are the values of x satisfying the equation x2 – 4x + 1 = 0 where x1 > x2 then the value
 
of log x  x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 …∞  is equal to
2  
 
1 −1
(A) (B) –1 (C) (D) –2
2 2

11. The least value of the expression 2log10x – logx(0.01), for x > 1, is
(A) 10 (B) –0.01 (C) 2 (D) none of these

2 2 2
     
 log a p  +  log b p  +  log c p 
     
The expression 
b   c   a 
12. , wherever defined, simplifies to
2
 
 log a p + log b p + log c p 
 
 b c a 

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

 16 
13. Let 1 ≤ x ≤ 256 and M be the maximum value of (log2x)4 + 16(log2x)2log2   . The sum of the
 x 
digits of M is :
(A) 9 (B) 11 (C) 13 (D) 15

14. The value of the expression (log102)3 + log108 . log105 + (log105)3 is

(A) rational which is less than 1 (B) rational which is greater than 1
(C) equal to 1 (D) an irrational number

15. A line x = k intersects the graph of y = log5x and the graph of y = log5(x + 4). the distance
between the points of intersection is 0.5 . Given k = a + b , where a and b are integers, the
value of (a + b) is
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 10

One or More Than One Correct Type Questions

16. If y = log7–a(2x2 + 2x + a + 3) is defined ∀x ∈ R, then possible integral value(s) of a is/are

(A) –3 (B) –2 (C) 4 (D) 5

17. If logax = b for permissible values of a and x then identify the statement(s) which can be correct?
(A) If a and b are two irrational numbers then x can be rational
(B) If a rational and b irrational then x can be rational
(C) If a irrational and b rational then x can be rational
(D) If a rational and b rational then x can be rational
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18. If 1, log3(3x – 2), 2log9(3x – 8/3) are in A.P., the value of x can be
(A) 1 (B) log(4/3) (C) log4/log3 (D) log34

19. The equation 1 + log x 27 log 3 x + 1 =0 has :

(A) no integral solution (B) one irrational solution
(C) two real solutions (D) no prime solution

Subjective Type Questions

20. Solve the following logarithmic equations:

(a) log4log3log2x = 0 (b) log e log 5  2x − 2 + 3 =
0
 

(
(c) log 10 x2 − 12x + 36 =
2 ) (d) 3 log 2 x − log 2 8x + 1 =0

(e) log 10 x + log 10 x =

−1 / 2

21. Solve the following logarithmic equations :

 1
(a) log10(log10x) + log10(log10x3 – 2) = 0 (b) log 210 (100x) + log 210 (10x) =
14 + log 10  
x

( )
(c) log x 9x2 ⋅ log 23 x =
4 (d) log x 2 ⋅ log 2x 2 =
log 4x 2

(e) log 1/2 (x − 1) + log 1/2 (x + 1) − log 1/ 2

(7 − x) =1

22. Solve the following logarithmic equations :

(a) 91+log x − 31+log x − 210 =
0 ; where base of log is 3

( )
(b) log 3 3x − 1 log 3 3x + 1 − 3 =
6 ( ) ( )
(c) log 2 25x + 3 − 1 = 2 + log 2 5x + 3 + 1 ( )
xlog 10 4


1
2

(d) log 3  log 9 x + + 9x  =

2x (
(e) log 10 3x − 24−x =
2+ ) 1
4
log 10 16 −
2

23. Solve the following logarithmic equations :

(a) xlog x + 4 = 32 , where base of logarithm is 2
log 10 x + 7
log 10 x + 1
(b) x 4 = 10
2
3 log 310 x − log 10 x
(c) x 3 = 1003 10
log 210 x −log 10 x2
(d) | x − 1 | | x − 1 |3
=

24. Solve the following logarithmic inequations :

(a) log 4
2x − 1
x+1
<−
1
2
( ) (
(b) log 2 2x − 1 ⋅ log 1/2 2x + 1 − 2 > −2 )
(c)
1
≤
1
log 2 x log x + 2
(d) log x
log2  
(x 2
− 10x + 22 > 0 )
2 2

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25. (
(a) Which is smaller: 2 or log 2π + log 2π . )
(b) Prove that log35 and log27 are both irrational.
(c) If x = log34 and y = log53, find the value of log310 and log3(1.2) in terms of x and y.
2

(d) If k
log 2 5
= 16 , find the value of k
(log2 5) .

26. Given that x = n30, y = n360 and z = n270 and that there are rational numbers p, q, r such
that n5400 = px + qy + rz, find the value of (3p + 2q + r).

27. If log3M = a1 + b1 and log5M = a2 + b2 where a1, a2 ∈ N and b1, b2 ∈ [0, 1). If a1a2 = 6, then find the
number of integral values of M.

28. If logba.logca + logab.logcb + logac.logbc = 3 (where a, b, c are different positive real numbers ≠ 1)
then find the value of abc.

log a log b log c

29. If = = , then value of aa . bb . cc equals
b−c c −a a −b

p
If (3a)log 3 (4b)
30. = = log 4
&4log a 3log b then a + b = (p, q are coprime) then p + q equal?
q

ANSWER KEY
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Ans. A A C C C C B D C B D A C C B BCD ABCD ACD AD

20. (a) 8 (b) 3 (c) x = 16 or x = –4 (d) {2, 16} (e) φ

21. (a) {10} (b) { 10 , 10}

−9
(c) {1 / 9, 3} (d) x = 2 2
or 2− 2

(e) 3

22. (a) x = 5 (b) log328 – 3, log310 (c) {−2} (d) {1 / 3} (e) {3}

23. (a) x = 2 or 1/32 (b) {10–4, 10} (c) {10–1, 10} (d) {10–1, 2, 103}

1 
24. (a)  , 1  (
(b) log 2 5 − 2,log 2 3 ) (c) (0, 1) ∪ [2, ∞) (d) x ∈ (3,5 − 3) ∪ (7, ∞)
2 

xy + 2 xy + 2y − 2
25. (a) 2 (c) , (d) 625
2y 2y

26. 5 27. 54 28. abc = 1 29. 1 30. 19