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Logarithmic & Exponential Functions

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Course CIE IGCSE Additional Maths

Section Algebra & Functions
Topic Logarithmic & Exponential Functions
Difficulty Very Hard

Time Allowed 60
Score /47
Percentage /100

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Question 1
Solve the equation 32x + 1 + 8(3x ) – 3 = 0.
[3 marks]

Question 2
Solve the equation 4 logy 2 + log2 y = 4 .
[3 marks]

Question 3
Write the expression log a 9 + (log a b ) (log 9a ) in the form c + d log a 9 , where c and d are integers.
b
[4 marks]

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Question 4
Find the exact solution of 32x − 3x + 1 − 4 = 0 .
[4 marks]

Question 5
Solve the simultaneous equations
10x + 2y = 5 ,
103x + 4y = 50 ,
giving x and y in exact simplified form.
[4 marks]

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Question 6
1
log a b − = logb a , where a > 0 and b > 0 .
2
Solve this equation for b , giving your answers in terms of a .
[5 marks]

Question 7
Solve the simultaneous equations.

log3 (x + y ) = 2

2log3 (x + 1) = log3 (y + 2)

[6 marks]

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Question 8a
2
It is known that y = A × 10bx , where A and b are constants. When lg y is plotted against x 2 , a straight line passing
through the points (3.63, 5.25) and (4.83, 6.88) is obtained.

Find the value of A and of b .

[4 marks]

Question 8b
Using your values of A and b , find the value of y when x = 2 ,
[2 marks]

Question 8c
Find the positive value of x when y = 4 .
[2 marks]

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Question 9a
log2 (y + 1) = 3 − 2 log2x

log2 (x + 2) = 2 + log2y

Show that x 3 + 6x 2 − 32 = 0 .
[4 marks]

Question 9b
Find the roots of x 3 + 6x 2 − 32 = 0 .
[4 marks]

Question 9c
Give a reason why only one root is a valid solution of the logarithmic equations. Find the value of y corresponding to this
root.
[2 marks]

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