Maths Mania # 075

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

1. Which one of the following is not true is general?

(1) log x + log y = log xy
(2) log x + log y = log (x + y)

(3) log x – log y = log

FG x IJ
H yK
(4) logx y = y logx

2. Which of the following is correct?

(1) log m n = (log m) n
(2) (log a b) × (log b a) = 1
(3) log (m × n) = (log m × log n)
(4) log (m – n) = log m – log n

3. The value of (log b a)(log c b) (log a c) is

(1) 0
(2) 1
(3) 1 0
(4) log (abc)

4. If log e x + log e (1 + x) = 0, then

(1) x 2 + x – 1 = 0
(2) x 2 + x + 1 = 0
(3) x 2 + x – e = 0
(4) x 2 + x + e = 0

1 1
5. If log 8 x + log 8 = , then x is equal to
6 3
(1) 1 2
(2) 1 6
(3) 1 8
(4) 2 4

6. If log 10 125 + log 10 8 = x, then x is equal to

(1) – 3
(2) 3

1
(3)
3
(4) 0.064
7. If log a + log b = log (a + b), then
(1) a = b

1
(2) b =
a

(3) b =
FG a − 1IJ
H a K
(4) b=G
F a IJ
H a − 1K

m n
8. If log + log = log (m + n), then
n m
(1) m + n = 1

m
(2) =1
n
(3) m – n = 1
(4) m2 – n 2 = 1

9. The value of
(log 3 4) (log 4 5) (log 5 6) (log 6 7) (log 7 8) (log 8 9) is
(1) 2
(2) 7
(3) 8
(4) 3 3

10. If log (x + 1) + log (x – 1) = log 3, then x is equal to

(1) 1
(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) 4
 Detailed Solutions

1. Clearly, log x + log y = log (x + y) is not true in general. Ans.(2)

log b log a
2. Clearly, (log a b) × (log b a) = × = 1 . Ans.(2)
log a log b

3. Given expression =
FG log a × log b × log c IJ = 1 . Ans.(2)
H log b log c log aK
4. log e x + log e (1 + x) = 0 ⇔ log e [x (1 + x)] = 0 = log e 1
⇔ x(1 + x) = 1 ⇔ x 2 + x – 1 = 0. Ans.(1)

5. log 8 x + log 8
1 1
=
FG
⇔ log8 x ×
1
=
1 IJ
6 3 H6 3 K
x 1/ 3 3 1 /3
⇔ =8 = (2 ) = 2 ⇔ x = 12. Ans.(1)
6

6. log 10 125 + log 10 8 = log 10

FG 1000 IJ + log 8
H 8 K 10

= log 10 (1000) – log 10 8 + log 10 8 = log 10 10 3 = 3(log 10 10) = 3 × 1 = 3. Ans.(2)

7. log (a + b) = log a + log b = log ab

FG a IJ . Ans.(4)
⇔ a + b = ab ⇔ b(a − 1) = a ⇔ b =
H a − 1K
8. log (m + n) = log
m n Fm n I
+ log = log G × J = log 1
n m H n mK
∴ m + n = 1. Ans.(1)

log 4 log 5 log 6 log 7 log 8 log 9

9. Given expression = × × × × ×
log 3 log 4 log 5 log 6 log 7 log 8

log 9 log 32 2 (log 3)

= = = = 2 . Ans.(1)
log 3 log 3 (log 3)
10. log (x + 1) + log (x – 1) = log 3 ⇔ log[(x + 1)(x – 1)] = log 3
⇔ (x + 1)(x – 1) = 3 ⇔ x 2 – 1 = 3 ⇔ x 2 = 4 ⇔ x = 2. Ans.(2)