EXPONENTIAL AND LOGARITHMIC EQUATIONS

1 1 x
1. Solve for x: 1990
− 1991
= 2 . Euclid 1990
2 2

1 2 3 4 n 210
2. Determine the value of n for which 2 ⋅ 2 ⋅ 2 ⋅ 2 ⋅ ... ⋅ 2 = 2 . Euclid 1991

y +2 y
3. Solve for y: 7 − 7 = 48 7 . Euclid 1991

4. Determine all values of x for which 12

2 x +1
= 2 ( 3x+7
)( 3 ) . Euclid 1997
3x−4

x
5. The graph of y = m passes through the points (2,5) and (5,n). What is the value of mn? Euclid 1998

1− x
4  8 
x
2
6. Solve for x:     = . COMC 1999
 9   27  3

7. Determine the coordinates of the point(s) of intersection of the graphs of y = log10 ( x − 2) and
y = 1 − log10 ( x + 1) . Euclid 1999

8. Solve the equation 4 16 ( 2

sin x
)=2 6 sin x
for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π . COMC 2000

9. Solve for x: 2 2 ( )=42x x

+ 64 . COMC 2001

10. Solve the system of equations:

log10 ( x 3 ) + log10 ( y 2 ) = 11

log10 ( x ) − log10 ( y ) = 3
2 3

Euclid 2003

b a 3b
11. Let a and b be real numbers with a > 1 and b > 0. If ab = a and = a , determine the value of a.
b
COMC 2004

x x+5 x+4
12. If 16 = 2 −2 , determine the value of x. Euclid 2004

log10 x
13. Determine all values of x for which ( x) = 100 . Euclid 2007

2x x
14. Determine all real numbers x such that 2 − 3(2 ) − 4 = 0 . COMC 2008
ANSWERS

1. –1991

2. 20

1
3.
2

4. 5

5. 125

6. 2

7. (4, log10 2)

π π 5π
8. , ,
6 2 6

9. 3

10. ( x, y ) = (1000,10)

11. 4

4
12.
3

1
13. 100,
100

14. 2