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16. If a2 + b2 = 7ab, prove that 38. If a = log7 12, b = log12 24, find the value of log54 168.
1 1 39. If a = log6 30, b = log15 24, prove that
log (a + b) = (log a + log b)
3 2 Ê 2ab + 2a - 1ˆ
log12 60 = Á .
17. If a2 + b2 = 11ab, prove that Ë ab + b + 1 ˜¯
Ê a - bˆ 1 40. Find x, if log 7 (log 5 ( x + 5 + x )) = 0 .
log Á = (log a + log b) .
Ë 3 ˜¯ 2 41. If log2 x + log2 y ≥ 6, find the least value of x + y.
log a n 42. Solve for x and y:
18. Prove that = 1 + log a b .
log ab n 4log x = 3log y, (3x)log 3 = (4y)log 4
19. If log 25 = a, log 225 = b, prove that 43. If x18 = y21 = z28 = k, prove that, 3, 3 logy x, 3 logz y, 7
logx z are in AP.
ÊÊ 1ˆ 2 ˆ Ê 1 ˆ
log Á Á ˜ ˜ + log Á = 2a - 3b - 1
ËË 9¯ ¯ Ë 2250 ˜¯ 44. If
1
+
1
> x , find the value of x.
log 3p log 4p
20. If a, b, c are in GP, prove that, loga n, logb n, logc n are
in HP. 45. If log0.3 (x – 1) < log0.09 (x – 1), find x.
Ê 7ˆ 46. If log e log 5 ( 2x - 2 + 3) = 0 , find the value of x.
21. If log 3 2, log 3 (2 x - 5), log 3 Á 2 x - ˜ are in AP, find the
Ë 2¯
value of x. 47. Find the least value of 2.log10 x – logx(0.01) for x > 1.
1 1 1
22. If y = a
1 - log a x
,z=a 1 - log a y
, prove that, x = a . 1 - log a z 48. Find x, if 4log9 3 + 9log 2 4 = 10log x 83
23. If x = loga c + logc a, y = loga c + logc a and z = logb a + 49. Find x, if 34log9 ( x +1) = 22log 2 x + 3
loga b, find the minimum value of x2 + y2 + z2 – xyz.
50. If a = log24 12, b = log36 24 and c = log48 36, prove that
log a log b log c
24. If = = , prove that aa ◊ bb ◊ cc = 1. Ê abc + 1ˆ
b-c c-a a-b ÁË ˜ =2
1 4 bc ¯
25. Find the value of 81log5 3 + 27log9 36 + 3 log7 9 .
Ê Ê p ˆˆ 1
26. Prove that 51. If log10 Á sin Á x + ˜ ˜ = (log10 6 - 1), find the value
Ë Ë 4¯¯ 2
1 1
+ of log10 sin x + log10 cos x.
1 + log b a + logb c 1 + log c a + log cb
52. If a, b, c are in GP, prove that
1
+ =1 1 1 1
1 + log a b + log a c , , are in HP.
1 + log e a 1 + log eb 1 + log e c
27. Find x, if log2 x + log4 x + log8 x = 11.
25 53. Find x, if 5log10 x = 50 - x log10 5 .
28. Find x, if log 2 x + log 4 x + log8 x + log16 x =.
4 54. Find x, if log5 [2 + log (3 + x)] = 0.
29. If loga x = a, logb x = b, logc x = g and logd x = d, find Find the number of real solutions
the value of logabcd x. 55. log4 (x – 1) = log2 (x – 3)
30. If x = loga bc, y = logb ca and z = logc ab, find the value 56. log4 (x – 2) = log2 (x – 2)
1 1 1 57. log9 (x – 1) = log3 (x – 1)
of + + .
1+ x 1+ y 1+ z 58. log2 x + log2 (x + 3) = 1/4
1
59. log4 (x2 + x) – log4 (x + 1) = 2
31. If y = 2 log x 4 , find x.
60. 1 + 2 log(x+2) 5 = log5 (x + 2)
32. If N = 6log10 40 ◊ 5log10 36 , find the value of N + 10.
61. log2 x + log4 (x + 2) = 2
33. Find the value of
log 1 1 1
(0.5) 2 4 8 16
( to ). 62. log10 (x – 1)3 – 3 log10 (x – 3) = log10 8
34. If x = 2log10 3 and y = 3log10 2 , find a relation between x Solve for x:
and y. 63. log5 (x2 – 3x + 3) > 0
35. Find the value of 64. log7 [log5 (x2 – 7x + 15)] > 0
2log10 3 - log10 5 ¥ 3log10 5 - log10 2 ¥ 5log10 2 - log10 3 . 65. log(1/2) [log5 (x2 – 7x + 17)] > 0
36. If a = log30 3 and b = log30 5, find the value of log10 8. 66. log(1/2) (log5 (log2 (x2 – 6x + 40))) > 0
37. If a = log12 18, b = log24 54, prove that ab + 5(a – b) 67. log3 [log5 log2 (x2 – 9x + 50)] > 0
= 1.
3. If
1
+
1
=
2
log a x log c x log b x
, a, b, c are in LEVEL III
(Problems for JEE-Advanced)
(a) AP (b) GP (c) HP (d) AGP
4. If x = log3 5 and y = log27 25, 1. If a4b5 = 1, find the value of loga (a5b4).
(a) x > y (b) x = y (c) x < y (d) x2 = y 2. If x = log10 5 ¥ log10 20 + log102 2 and