1

1 Given that find the value of xy.

change base logpy:

ogo
log,x +

2) ogry) s
=

109,x
x) 83)
+ 8
=

Laws logarithm,
of
loga
=
(m xn)
8 -logam logan
+

log2y
=

10g,2
+

10g, (xy)
8
=

[3]
28 256
xy
=
=

[Total: 3]

2 Solve

note that;
s5 = (es)"

· 2(x") - (x") -

10 0
=

|e x
y
+
=

10 0
:2y' y
=
-
-

2)
(2y 5)(y
-
+
0
=

c 0
=

5 0
y
=

2y
-

2 [3]
y = y
=

-
=

3 [Total: 3]
3 2
=
= -

x
x

x (f)"
= x (
=
-

2)
=8

=25 #
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3 Solve the equation

33=30

Bowe 35
=

s)
55
(3x
-10x
- -

10x-3x 6 +
5
=

[3]
7x =
-
1
[Total: 3]

4
x = -

1x

Solve this equation for b, giving your answers in terms of a.

note that;
loga Jb=logab' =blogab

:Elastoga reb

(t(logab)(logab) (logab)] ()
x
-
=
2
2 x

(logab) - logab 2
=

b
y log,
let =

0
yz
z =

y
-
-

1)
2)(y
0
(y
=

- +

[5]

=0
1
z 0
y [Total: 5]
+

y
- =

1
y
=
-
2
y
=

1
logab
-

logab 2
= =

xx.
+

b
b
a-* a
=
=
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5 Solve .

logy(3y3 10)
-
-

2logy(y -

1) =

logy(sy
2
-
10) -

logp (y 1) -
=
t

Nos
--
-1 ,
4
=

2(y 2y 1)
-

3y"
+

10
-

=
-

3y4 2y3 4y 2
+

10
=
-

y2 4y
12
=

2)
(y 6)(y
-
0
=

0
y
0 2
6
=
-

y
+ =

2xx.
y
y red!
=

- [5]

[Total: 5]
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6 Solve .

logys gzs
+2)
(1897x)" 2
+
3(1097x)
=

(log7x)" 3(10g x) - 2
+ 0
=

le
y 1097x
+
=

ye 3y
=

-
+

(y -

2)(y
-

1) 0
=

1 0
0
y
=

z
y
- = -

2 1
y y
= =

:1097x 1
=

2
1097x
=

x 72
=
x 7
=

x 49xx
=
x 7xx.
=

Alternative Method

T
-

109ux
- 2109n7
-
3 0
=

10gn7 [4]

[Total: 4]
3(logn7)
"

(109n7)
-
0
=

71 + 2
The profit $P made by a company in its nth year is modelled by

1 0
i.2y'
=

3y
+
-

y z
In the 1
=

first year the company made $2000 profit.

y
=

logu7 1
logn7 t
= =

'
7 x 7 x =
=

i.x 7xx
=

1.x 7 49
=

* =
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(a) Show that .

[1]

In the second year the company made $3297 profit.

1, p 2000 =
When n =

(b) Find another linear equation connecting

a b
a and b. +

2000
=
1000s
a b
+

-000-e
22 a +
= b shown!*

[2]

(c) Solve the two equations from parts (a) and (b) to find the value of a and of b.

n 2,
=

p 3297 =

2a b
+

3297 1000
=

-n
2a 5
+

3.297 2
=

(n(3.297) 2a
= +
bx.

[2]

en(3.2qz)=2a me
(d) Using your values for a and b, find the profit in the 10th year.

minus
①
0.5
..b lnz
-

(n(297)
=

a
=

b = 0.19x.
a = 0.5xX

[2]

n 10,p=?
=

[Total: 7]

8 The number of bacteria B in a culture, t10(0.5)

days after the
+ first
0.19 observation, is given by
p 1000
=

.
17,9816.9218
=

..
p = $18000
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(a) Find the initial number present.

[1]

(b) Find the number present after 10 days.

t 0
=

:: B = 500 +
400e0

B =
900 [1]

(c) Find the rate at which the bacteria are increasing after 10 days.

t 10 0.2(10)
=

:. B 500= 400e
+

3455.62244
=

:B 3455*.
=

C
a

(500 4000
&B d
+

[2]

800t
(d) Find the value of t when B = 10000.
=

10.B 8020240)
t =

=
=
591.124

i = 591 bacterialday

B 10000,t
=

=?
& 0.2t

10000
800 +
=
400
0.2t

9500 400 = e [3]

0.5t
[Total: 7]
-S e
=

0.2t (n( )
=

t
()
=
15.859
=

it = 16 days $.