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TOPIC 2: EXPONENTIAL AND LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS 2.1 : Relationship Between Exponential And Logarithmic Functions Example 1
Convert the following to logarithm form:
a) 23= 8
(b) 3-2 =91
(c) 2x = 47
Example 2
Convert the following to exponential form/ index form:
a) log2 32 =5
(b) log3 27 = 3
(c) log2y =x
Example 3
Find the value of each of the following:
(a) log2 64
(b) log3 1
(c) log7 7
(d) log4 16-1
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2.2: Properties of Logarithms
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Example 4
Simplify the following, expressing each as a single logarithm:
(a) log2 4 + log 2 5 \u2013 log210
(b) 2loga 5 \u2013 3 loga 2
(c) log8 4 + log2 16
Example 5
If log 2 = r and log 3 = s, express in terms of r and s
(a) log 16
(b) log 18
(c) log 13.5
Exercise 2.1: Logarithmic and Exponential functions
1. Write each of the following in the formy =bx.
(a) log28 = 3
(b) log381 = 4
(c) log50.04 = -2
(d) log7x = 4
(e) logx5 =t
(f) logpq =r
2. Write each of the following in the formx = logby.
(a) 23 = 8
(b) 36 = 729
(c) 4-3=64
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(e)h9 = g
(f)mn =p
3. Evaluate the following:
(a) log216
(b) log416
(c) log7
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(d) log41
(e) log55
(f) log27
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(b) log4y = -3
(c) log3 81 =y
(d) log10y = -1
(e) log2y = 2.5
(f) logy 1296 = 4
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