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Logarithms Practice (SL)

The document contains 9 math problems involving logarithmic equations. The problems cover topics such as: 1) Solving logarithmic equations for the variable 2) Expressing logarithmic expressions in terms of other variables 3) Writing logarithmic expressions in terms of natural log variables

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Logarithms Practice (SL)

The document contains 9 math problems involving logarithmic equations. The problems cover topics such as: 1) Solving logarithmic equations for the variable 2) Expressing logarithmic expressions in terms of other variables 3) Writing logarithmic expressions in terms of natural log variables

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1. Solve log2x + log2(x – 2) = 3, for x > 2.

(Total 7 marks)

2. (a) Find log2 32.


(1)

 32 x 
(b) Given that log2  y  can be written as px + qy, find the value of p and of q.

 8 
(4)
(Total 5 marks)

3. Solve the following equations.

(a) logx 49 = 2
(3)

(b) log2 8 = x
(2)

1
(c) log25 x = 
2
(3)

(d) log2 x + log2(x – 7) = 3


(5)
(Total 13 marks)

4. Given that p = loga 5, q = loga 2, express the following in terms of p and/or q.

(a) loga 10

(b) loga 8

(c) loga 2.5


(Total 6 marks)

5. Let ln a = p, ln b = q. Write the following expressions in terms of p and q.

(a) ln a3b

 a
(b) ln  
 b 
 
(Total 6 marks)
6. Find the exact solution of the equation 92x = 27(1–x).

(Total 6 marks)

7. (a) Given that log3 x – log3 (x – 5) = log3 A, express A in terms of x.

(b) Hence or otherwise, solve the equation log3 x – log3 (x – 5) = 1.

8. Solve the equation log27 x = 1 – log27 (x – 0.4).

(Total 6 marks)

9. If loga 2 = x and loga 5 = y, find in terms of x and y, expressions for

(a) log2 5;

(b) loga 20.

(Total 4 marks)

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