WS 1 Surds, Indices and Logarithms

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1. Solve the following equations:
(a) 2 x  32 ,
(b) 4 x 1  0.25 ,
(c) 2 2 x 3  2 x 3  1  2 x .
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2. If 3 x  9 2 y  27 and 2 x  4  y  , calculate the value of x and of y .
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3. Given that log 5 x  4 log x 5 , calculate the possible values of x.
5 x 34
4. Solve the equation   12 giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
2 5x

5. Solve the equation log 10 (3x  2)  2 log 10 x  1  log 10 (5 x  3) .

6. Given that log 9 10  k log 3 10 ,
(a) Find the value of k .
(b) Factorise completely 4 x log 3 x  3 log 3 x  16 x log 9 10  12 log 9 10 .
(c) Hence solve the equation 4 x log 3 x  3 log 3 x  16 x log 9 10  12 log 9 10  0 .
7. Solve the equation
(a) log x 243  5 ,
(b) log 6 (7 y  1)  3 ,
(c) 1  log 4 t  6 log t 16 ,
(d) log p 81  2 log p 729  16 ,
(e) 6 log 4 x  5 x log 4 x  20 x  24 .
3 log 2 x  4 log 3 y  10
8. Solve the simultaneous equations .
log 2 x  log 3 y  1

9. Given that log 8 6  k log 2 6 ,

(a) Find the value of k .
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(b) Show that 7 x log 2 x  3 log 2 x  42 x log 8 6  18 log 8 6  (7 x  3) log 2  .
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(c) Hence solve the equation 7 x log 2 x  3 log 2 x  42 x log 8 6  18 log 8 6  14 x  6 .

WS 2 (Question Paper)
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1. Given that a  log 6 4 , find in terms of a, (a) log 6 12 (b) log 4 6
2. Evaluate log 3 7  log 3 9  log 3 21 .
3. Solve the equation log 5  2 x  3  3 .
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4. Find the exact solution of the equation x
 ex  2.
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5. Solve the equation log 2  2 x  3  log 2 x  3 .
6. Solve the equation
(a) log t 243  5
(b) log 4 p  6 log p 4  5
(c) 6 log 4 x  5 x log 4 x  20 x  24
7. Given that log 9 10  k log 3 10 ,
(a) find the value of k ,
(b) factorise completely 4 x log 3 x  3 log 3 x  16 x log 9 10  12 log 9 10 ,
(c) hence, solve the equation 4 x log 3 x  3 log 3 x  16 x log 9 10  12 log 9 10  0 .
8. Without using tables or a calculator, solve for x, log 4 x  2 .

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9. Given that x  2 p , y  4 q . Find log 2 xy 3 in terms of p and q .

10. Solve the equation log 5 x  2 .

11. Find the exact value of log 4 64 .

12. Given that log 3 x  z . Find in terms of z, (a) log 3  3 x  (b) log 9 x .
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13. Without using tables or a calculator, solve the equations

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(a) log 4 x   (b) 3 lg y  lg 5  lg 10
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14. Solve the equation log 3  x  1  2 .

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15. Calculate the value of log 7    log 7  .
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16. Solve the equations
(a) 3  log 2 x  log 2  2 x  1 (b)  e 2 x  1  9
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17. Given that k  log 3 16 , find in terms of k , (a) log 3 2 (b) log 2 3 (c) log 4 3
18. Solve, giving your answers to 3 decimal places, the equation log y 2  log 4 32 .

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