5 𝑥3 − 𝑥 + 7 3 2

1 − 𝑥2
Question 𝑥4
3√𝑥 7
𝑥
√𝑥 (𝑥 + )
𝑥 4
√𝑥 3

Index 5𝑥 −4
7
𝑥 2 − 1 + 7𝑥 −1
5 1 3 5
3𝑥 2 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 −2 𝑥 −4 − 𝑥 4
Form

Question Solution
Find the value of 𝑥 in each of the
following:
a) log 8 𝑥 = 0 a) 𝑥 = 1
1 b) 𝑥 = 2
b) log 8 𝑥 = 3

Given that
log 𝑎 𝑥 = log 𝑎 45 − log 𝑎 5 𝑥=9
find the value of 𝑥.

Given that
log 𝑎 𝑥 = log 𝑎 10 + log 𝑎 5 − log 𝑎 2.5 𝑥 = 20
find the value of 𝑥.

𝑥3
Given that 3 log 𝑎 𝑥 − log 𝑎 8 = 1, =𝑎
express 𝑥 in terms of 𝑎. Give your 8
3
OR 𝑥 = 8𝑎
answer in a form not involving 3
OR 𝑥 = √8𝑎
logarithms. 3
OR 𝑥 = 2 √𝑎

Given that
2log 𝑎 𝑛 = log 𝑎 18 + log 𝑎 (𝑛 − 4) 𝑛 = 6, 𝑛 = 12
find the possible values of 𝑛.
Question Solution

5𝑥 = 32 𝑥 = 2.15

1
=7 𝑥 = −2.81
2𝑥

(3.7)5𝑥 = 8.2 𝑥 = 0.322

46𝑥−5 = 10 𝑥 = 1.11

32𝑥+1 = 53−𝑥 𝑥 = 0.980

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