REINFORCEMENT EXERCISE

Solve the following problem.

1. Express y in terms of x in each of following.
a)
2 2
log log 3 x y + =
b)
3 3
log log ( ) 2 y x y =
c)
5 5
log ( 1) 2 log y x + =
d)
2 2
log ( ) log 2 y x x =
e)
3 9
log log 3 y x + =
f)
2 2
log log 3 x y + =
g)
4 2
log 2 log y x =
2. Given that
2
log k a = and
2
log m b = express the following in terms of a and/or b
a) log 4
km
b)
2
8
log mk c)
4
log km
3. Given that
2
log b x = and
2
log c y = , express
4
8
log
b
c
| |
|
\ .
in terms of x and y.
4. Given that log 2
m
p = and log 3
m
r = , express
27
log
4
m
m | |
|
\ .
in terms of p and r.
5. Given that
2
log 3 a = and
2
log 5 b = express
8
log 45the following in terms of a and/or b
6. Given that
2 2 2
log 2 3log log xy x y = + , express y in terms of x.
log log
a a
x y + =

log log
a a
x y =

log
a
m x =

log
log
c
a
b =