TOPNOTCH EDUCATIONAL CONSULT X EDUTHRIVE

Practice Questions on Indices, Logarithm and Surds

1. Given an index equation 8.16𝑥 − 10.4𝑥 + 2 = 0. Evaluate the value of x
√2−1
2. Rationalize
2+ √2
3. Solve √𝑥 + 25 − √𝑥 = 1
4. Find the value of x if given log 4 (𝑥 + 3) − log 4 𝑥 = 2
5. Solve 4log 2 𝑥 + 8log 𝑥 2 = 12
6. Given 3𝑥. 9𝑥 = 81 𝑎𝑛𝑑 8𝑥. 4𝑦 = 64, find the values of 𝑥 and of 𝑦.
7. Solve 3𝑙𝑜𝑔9(2𝑥 – 1) = 2
8. Find the values of the following:
a. log9 21 − log9 140 + 2 log9 2√5
b. log 8 7 × log 7 5 × log 5 2
9. Given that 𝑚 = log 5 2, find the value of 52𝑚+1
10. Given that log 2 𝑥𝑦 = 2 + log 4 𝑦, express 𝑦 in terms of 𝑥
11. Given that log 9 2 = 𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 log 3 5 = 𝑝, express log 3 22.5 in terms of 𝑚 and
𝑝
12. Given that log 4 𝑇 + log 2 𝑉 = 1 , express 𝑇 in terms of 𝑉
13. Solve the equation log 3 𝑥 = log 9 (3𝑥 − 2)
14. Solve the equation 23𝑥+1 – 53 = 3
3
15. Given that 𝑚 = log 3 𝑦, express log 9 4 in terms of 𝑚
𝑦
16. Solve log3 2𝑥 − log9 (𝑥 + 1) = 1
17.Given log 3 2 = 𝑚 and log 3 5 = 𝑛, express log √3 2.4 in terms of 𝑚 and 𝑛
18.Simplify log 3 30 – log 3 20 + log 9 36
19.Given log 5 2 = ℎ and log 5 3 = 𝑘, express log12 90 in terms of ℎ and 𝑘
20.Solve the equation log 9 (12𝑥 − 4) − log 3 𝑥 = 1
21.Given that log 𝑥 𝑦 + 2 log 𝑦 𝑥 = 3 where 𝑥 and 𝑦 are positive numbers and
𝑥 ≠ 𝑦. Express 𝑦 in terms of 𝑥
𝑥
22.Given log 2 𝑥𝑦 = 3 and log 2 3 = −1, find the value of log 2 𝑥 and log 2 𝑦.
𝑦
Hence, determine the value of 𝑥 and 𝑦
23.Solve 5log2(3𝑥 – 2) = 625
24.Solve the equation log 𝑥 (2𝑥 + 6) – log 𝑥 (𝑥 − 3) = 1
25.Given log 𝑎 𝑥 = 𝑚 and log 𝑏 𝑥 = 𝑛, express log 𝑥 𝑎𝑏 in terms of 𝑚 and 𝑛

Prepared by Engr Sina-Omigbule Habeeb Ayodeji

CEO & President, Swiftex Technologies