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The document contains a series of mathematical problems and solutions related to logarithms, including proofs, evaluations, and comparisons of logarithmic expressions. It also includes equations to solve for variables x and y, as well as inequalities involving logarithms. Additionally, it provides contact information for the FIITJEE Ranchi Centre.

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TMV-1

BASIC MATHS
(LOGARITHMS)

1. Prove that log2 7 is an irrational number.

2. Find the least integer n so that 7n > 105, given that log10343 = 2.5353.

3. Evaluate :
10
(i) (5.8) log5.8 1 (ii) log3 5 . log25 27
5 2
(iii) 2 log3  5 log3 (iv) log32 . log43 ………log109 . log1110
1
 1  5 log5 3
(v) log 27 (vi) 2 log 2 15 (vii)  9 3 
3 3 2  
 

4. If log1227 = a, then express log616 in terms of ‘a’.

5. Which one is greater:


(i) log32 , log23 (ii) log45 , log54 (iii) log23 , log311
(iv) log2a, log3a (v) loga2, loga3

6. Find the least value of 2log10x – logx0.01 for x > 1.

7. Solve for x and y:


(i) (3x) log3 = (4y) log4 and 4logx = 3logy.
(ii) 3x5y = 75 and 3y5x = 45
26
(iii) logyx + logxy = , xy = 64.
5
2 10
(iv) (3y2 + 1) log3x = 1 and x 2y = 27.

log x log y log z


8. (i) If   , then prove that xxyyzz = 1 & xy+zyz+xzx+y = 1
yz zx xy
yz log yz  zx logzx  xy log xy 
(ii) If =  , then prove that xx = yy = zz.
yz zx xy
 1   1   1 
     
 1 log x   1log y   1log z 
(iii) If y = a  a 
& z a  a 
, then prove that x = a  a 
.
y z x
(iv) Prove that yz log z zx log x xy log y  1 .
1 1 1 1 1
(v) Prove that    ......   .
log 2 N log 3 N log 4 N log 43 N log 43! N
(vi) Prove that 2(log x + log x2 + log x3 + …..+logxn) = n(n + 1) log x.

9. Solve for x :
(i) log3(5 + 4 log3 (x – 1)) = 2 (ii) log2(3 – x) + log2 (1 – x) = 3
(iii) log2(9 – 2x) = 10log10 (3 x ) (iv) ( x  1)log10 ( x 1)  100.(x  1)

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TMV-1

(v) 1 + log2(x-1) = log(x-1)4 (vi) log2(x2-1) = log 1 (x-1)


2
 1 
  1 log 39 log 42
(vii) log5  5 x  125  = log56 + 1 + (viii) 4 9  10log x 83
  2x
 
1 1 3
3x  x log 62 log 2 x 2 log2 x  5
(ix) 2 2 2 2 2 (x) x 4 4  2.
1
(xi) x + log10(1 + 2x) = x log105 + log106. (xii) log 8
x3 .
3

10. Solve for x:


(i) log0.3(x2+8) > log0.39x (ii) logx-2(2x-3) > logx-2(24-6x)
(iii) log1/2 x  log1/3 x (iv) log4 (x-1)2 – log0.5 (x-1) > 5.
(v) logx (a2 + 1) < 0 when a  0

ANSWER
1.
2. 6
3. (i) 11 (ii) 3/2 (iii) 0 (iv) log112
43  a 
4.
3 a
5.
6. 4
1 1 1
7. (i)  ,  (ii) 1, 2 (iii) 2, 32 (iv) 3 4 ,  1
3 4
8.
9 5 5 1 1 1
9. (i) 4 (ii) -1 (iii) 0 (iv) , 99 (v) 3, (vi) (vii) ,
10 4 2 2 4
1 1 1
(viii) 10 (ix) (x) 2, , 2 3 (xi) 1 (xii) 32
2 4
27  5
10. (i) (1, 8) (ii) 2, 3   ,4  (iii) (0, 1) (iv)  2 2  1,  
 8   

FIITJEE Ranchi Centre, 7th Floor, Hari Om Towers, (Opp. Womens College, Arts Block), Circular Road, Ranchi, Ph : 0651- 2563187/88/89/90.

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