MATHEMATICS

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1. Sol. d

30
We have log 30 8  log 30 2  3log 30
3

15

 3  log 30 30  log 30  3  5  

 1  c  d 

2. Sol. d

81
1/log5 3
 27log9 36  34log7 9
1 log
3 336
3 4log3 5
3 2
 34log9 7
4 log 3/2 4/2
 34log3 5  3  3log3 7
3

 54  363/2  72  890.
3. Sol. d

1
ab  log 4 5.log5 6  log 4 6  log 2 6
2

1
ab  1  log 2 3  2ab  1  log 2 3
2

1
 log 3 2 
2ab  1
4. Sol. c

log a log x
 2
log 5 log a

x = 25

5. Sol. d

2 2
log1000 x 2  log103 x 2  2log103 x  log10 x  y.
3 3
6. Sol. b

x  loga bc  1  x  loga a  loga bc  loga abc

 1  x   log abc a
1

 1  x   1  y   1  z   log abc a  log abc b  log abc c

1 1 1

 logabc abc  1.

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7. Sol. c

log12 2log 2  log 3

a  log 24 12  
log 24 3log 2  log 3

3log 2  log 3
b  log36 24 
2  log 2  log 3

2  log 2  log 3
c  log 48 36 
4log 2  log 3

2log 2  log 3
 abc 
4log 2  log 3

2log 2  log 3
 abc 
4log 2  log 3

6log 2  2log 3 3log 2  log 3

 1  abc   2.  2bc.
4log 2  log 3 4log 2  log 3

9. Sol. We have

1 1 1
  ...... 
log 2 n log 3 n log1000 n

log 2 log3 log1000

   ...... 
log n log n log n

log 2  log 3  log 4  ......  log1000


log n

log 2 . 3. 4 ..........1000 log 1000 !

   1.
log n log n
1 1
Sol. Let A   0.16    0.4 
log 5/2   2log 2.5  
10. 2 2

2 2
1 1
log 2.5    log5/2  
2  2 5  2
=   
5 2
log5/2 22
5
=   22  4.
2
11. Sol. c

log 27 3log 3 2a log 2

a   log 3 
log12 log 3  2 log 2 3a

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log16 4 log 2 4 log 2 4 3  a  3a
log 6 16      4. .
log 6 log 2  log 3 log 2  2a log 2 3  a  2a 3a
3a
13. Sol. A

The given expression can be written as loga2 + loga4 + loga8 + ……upto n terms

= loga2 + 2 loga2 + 3 loga2 +……. n loga2

n  n  1
= (loga2) [1 + 2 + ….n] = log a 2.
2

14. Sol. (c)

1
log3 x  2
log1 x  3

 log3 x  log3 1  x   2

 log3 x 1  x   2

 x2  x  9  0

15. Sol. B

log 28 log 7  log 4

log 49 28  
log 49 2log 7

log 7 log 4 1 1
    log 7 4
2log 7 2log 7 2 2

1 1 1 1 1  2m
  . 2log 7 2   log 7 2   m 
2 2 2 2 2

16. Sol. C

A  log2 log2 log4 256  2log2 1/ 22

1
 log 2 log 2 log 4 44  2  log 2
1 / 2  2
 log 2 log 2 4  4  log 2 log 2 22  4

 log2 2  4  1  4  5

17. Sol. C

log12 2log 2  log 3

a  log 24 12  
log 24 3log 2  log 3

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3log 2  log3
b  log36 24 
2  log 2  log3

2  log 2  log 3
c  log 48 36 
4log 2  log 3

2log 2  log 3
 abc 
4log 2  log 3

6log 2  2log 3 3log 2  log 3

 1  abc   2.  2bc
4log 2  log 3 4log 2  log 3

18. Sol. A

logb a.logc a  loga a   loga b.logc b  logb b  loga clogb c  logc c  0

1
  lna    ln b    ln c  
3 3 3
3 0
  ln a.ln b.ln c

1  ln a 3   ln b 3   ln c 3  3ln a.ln b.ln c   0


ln a.ln b.ln c  

  ln a    ln b    ln c   3ln a.ln b.ln c  0

3 3 3

 ln a  ln b  ln c  0

 ln  abc   ln1, a 3  b3  c3  3abc  0

 a  b  c  0 ,  abc  1

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19. (ii) Ans:
2
27
(iii) Ans:
5
(iv) Ans: 2
22. Ans: 1

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