Step 1: Change from exponential form to logarithmic form

(1,02)
n
= 2
n = log
1,02
2
Step 2: Use a change of base to solve for n
n =
log 2
log 1,02
n = 35,00 . . .
Step 3: Write the nal answer
n = 35
Exercise 2 17: Solving logarithmic equations
1. Determine the value of a (correct to 2 decimal places):
a) log
3
a log 1,2 = 0
b) log
2
(a 1) = 1,5
c) log
2
a 1 = 1,5
d) 3
a
= 2,2
e) 2
(a+1)
= 0,7
f) (1,03)
a
2
= 2,65
g) (9)
(12a)
= 101
2. Given y = 3
x
.
a) Write down the equation of the inverse of y = 3
x
in the form y = . . .
b) If 6 = 3
p
, determine the value of p (correct to one decimal place).
c) Draw the graph of y = 3
x
and its inverse. Plot the points A(p; 6) and
B(6; p).
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1a. 28HF 1b. 28HG 1c. 28HH 1d. 28HJ 1e. 28HK 1f. 28HM
1g. 28HN 2. 28HP
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