Ok, now that you know how logarithms work, try out the exercises below!

Note: In solving some of the exercises below or the more difficult ones you should find useful the inequality of the means (mh<mg<ma<mq). Example: prove that loga loga , if a>1. loga . This is already proved with the inequality Since a is greater than 1, we need to show that

of means, but it can be demonstrated easily if we square the inequality. 1. Find out the real values of x in order for the following logarithms to exist: a)log3(4-x) b)log0,1(-x2+x+2) c)log0,5(x2+1) d)logx+115 e)log4 g)logx+2(9-x2) f)logx-4(x2-49) h)log5+x(6-x-x2).

. Using the logarithms properties, rewrite the e pressions in the simplest wa : a)log35+log316,2 b)log12228-log122 c)log735+log79-log745 d)log23 log316. 3. If lg4 is approximately 0,602 and lg6 is approximately 0,778 calculate: a)lg24 b)lg0,(6) c)lg80 d)lg2 e)log46 f)log1612 . 4. Calculate: a) log515625 c) lg10 e) log50,04 b) log3 d) lne5 f) lg0,001.

5. If log125=a, log152=b and log672=c, prove that b(ac-a-c+3)=c-2. 6. If 0<a,b<1, prove the constraints: a) loga b) loga
a a a a

+logb logb

a a a a

7. Prove that: 2lg3+lg11 lg19<log210. 8. If a,b,c>1, prove: loga

a

+logb

+logc

9. If a>1, prove that loga(a+1)>loga+1(a+2).

10. Express them according to a: a) log10020, if a=log25 c)log4575, if a=log15405 e)log44242, if a=log176484

b)log1575, if a=log345 d)log2898, if a=log11256 f)lg125, if a=log58