Maths Mania # 063

DIRECTIONS: For the following questions, four options are given. Choose the correct option.

1. If a x = b, then
(1) log b x = a
(2) log a a = b
(3) log x a = b
(4) log a b = x

2. If log a b = c, then
(1) b c = a
(2) a c = b
(3) a b = c
(4) b a = c

3. log a (pq) is equal to

(1) (log a p) (log a q )
(2) log a p + log a q
(3) log a p – log a q
(4) log p a + log q a

4. loga
FG p IJ is equal to
H qK
(1) log a p – log a q
(2) (log a p) + (log a q )
(3) log a p + log a q
(4) log a q – log a p

1
5. If log a 4 = , then a is equal to
4
(1) 1 6
(2) 6 4
(3) 128
(4) 256

6. The value of log 27 9 is

1
(1)
3

3
(2)
2

2
(3)
3
(4) 3
 FG 1 IJ
7. The value of log 5 H 625K is

(1) 4
(2) – 4

1
(3)
4

1
(4) −
4

8. The value of log 2 16 is

(1) 4
(2) 8
(3) 1 6

1
(4)
8

9. If log8 x = 2 , then the value of x is

3

5
(1)
4

4
(2)
3
(3) 4
(4) 3

9 FG IJ
1
10. If logx 16 = − 2 , then the value of x is
H K
3
(1) −
4

3
(2)
4

81
(3)
256

256
(4)
81
 Detailed Solutions

1. By definition of logarithms, a x = b ⇔ log a b = x. Ans.(4)

2. By definition of logarithms, log a b = c ⇔ a c = b. Ans.(2)
3. log a(pq) = log a p + log a q. Ans.(2)

loga
FG pIJ = log p − log q . Ans.(1)
4. H qK a a

1
5. loga 4 = ⇒ a1/ 4 = 4 ⇒ a = 4 4 = 256 . Ans.(4)
4

2
6. log 27 9 = x ⇔ 27 x = 9 ⇔ (3 3) x = 3 2 ⇔ 3 3x = 3 2 ⇔ 3x = 2 ⇔ x = . Ans.(3)
3

7. log5
FG 1 IJ = x ⇔ 5 x
=
1 1
= 4 = 5 −4 ⇔ x = − 4 . Ans.(2)
H 625 K 625 5

x x
8. log 2
(16) = x ⇔ e 2j = 16 = 24 ⇔ 2 x/2 ⇔
2
= 4 ⇔ x = 8 . Ans.(2)

2
9. log8 x = ⇔ 82/3 = x ⇔ (23)2/3 = x ⇔ x = 22 = 4 . Ans.(3)
3

10. logx
FG 9 IJ = − 1 ⇔ x −1 /2
=
9
⇔ x −1 =
81
⇔ x=
256
. Ans.(4)
H 16K 2 16 256 81