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 .

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4. Solve the equation + = 12 giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
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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 .

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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 (3x 2 ) (b) log 9 x .

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) ( )2

(b) e 2 x + 1 = 9
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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