Scribd
Upload
103 views

Logarithms

This document provides information about logarithmic and exponential functions: 1. Exponential functions are of the form y = ex and logarithmic functions are of the form y = loga(x). 2. The base of a logarithm must be positive and not equal to 1. Logarithmic functions are only defined for positive values of x. 3. Rules for logarithms include: loga(x) + loga(y) = loga(xy), loga(x) - loga(y) = loga(x/y), and loga(xr) = rloga(x). 4. Several examples of equations involving logarithms and exponentials are

Uploaded by

Samith Nishshanka
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
103 views

Logarithms

This document provides information about logarithmic and exponential functions: 1. Exponential functions are of the form y = ex and logarithmic functions are of the form y = loga(x). 2. The base of a logarithm must be positive and not equal to 1. Logarithmic functions are only defined for positive values of x. 3. Rules for logarithms include: loga(x) + loga(y) = loga(xy), loga(x) - loga(y) = loga(x/y), and loga(xr) = rloga(x). 4. Several examples of equations involving logarithms and exponentials are

Uploaded by

Samith Nishshanka
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

Logarithms and Exponential function

Short Note: -
• Exponential Function
➢ 𝐲 = 𝐞𝐗

𝑋2 𝑋3 𝑋4 𝑋𝑟
𝑒𝑋 = 1 + 𝑋 + + + + …………+ + ………
2! 3! 4! 𝑟!
𝑛! = 𝑛. (𝑛 − 1)(𝑛 − 2)(𝑛 − 3) … … … … … 3.2.1
1! = 0! = 1

• Logarithmic Function
➢ 𝑌 = log 𝑎 𝑋

➢ The Value of X is always positive in Logarithmic Function


➢ log 𝑒 𝑋 = ln 𝑋 and log10 𝑋 = log 𝑋

SAMITH NISHSHANKA (BSC) 1


• Rules of Log
➢ 𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒂 𝑿 + 𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒂 𝒀 = 𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒂 𝑿𝒀
𝑿
➢ 𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒂 𝑿 − 𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒂 𝒀 = 𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒂 𝒀
➢ 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒂 𝑿𝒓 = 𝒓𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒂 𝑿
𝟏
➢ 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒂 𝒃 = 𝐥𝐨𝐠
𝒃𝒂
𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒄 𝒃
➢ 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒂 𝒃 = 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒄 𝒂

Exercise
1) Solve log 3 𝑋 − 4 log 𝑋 3 + 3 = 0
2) Solve log 2 𝑋 + log 𝑋 2 = 2
3) Solve log 𝑋 𝑌 = 2, 𝑋𝑌 = 8
4) Solve 2log 𝑌 = log 2 + log 𝑋 and 2𝑌 = 4 𝑋
5) Solve log 3 𝑋 = 𝑌 = log 𝑎 (2𝑋 − 1)
6) Solve log 2 𝑋 = log 4 (𝑋 + 6)
7) Solve log 3 𝑋 − 2 log 𝑋 3 = 1
4𝑋−15
8) Solve 2 log 𝑋 = 1 + log ( )
2
9) If a and b are distinct positive integers and log 𝑎 𝑏 + log 𝑏 𝑎2 = 3, Then Express the value of b in
terms of a.
1 1 7 log 𝑋
10) Show that log16(𝑋𝑌) = 2 log 4 𝑋 + 2 log 4 𝑌.Hence or otherwise solve log16(𝑋𝑌) = 2 , log4 𝑌 =
4
−8 system of equations.
5
11) Express log 9 (𝑋𝑌) as log 3 𝑋 and log 3 𝑌.Hence solve the systems of equations log 9 (𝑋𝑌) = ,
2
log 3 𝑋 . log 3 𝑌 = −6
12) If a, b and c is positive integer, show that
1 1 1
+ + =1
log 𝑎 𝑎𝑏𝑐 log 𝑏 𝑎𝑏𝑐 log 𝑐 𝑎𝑏𝑐
log 𝑋 log 𝑌 log 𝑍
13) If a, b and c is positive integer and 𝑌−𝑍
= 𝑍−𝑋
= 𝑋−𝑌
, Show that 𝑋𝑌𝑍 = 1
14) If log 𝑎 𝑏𝑐 = 𝑝, log 𝑏 𝑐𝑎 = 𝑞, log 𝑐 𝑎𝑏 = 𝑟, Show that 𝑝𝑞𝑟 = 𝑝 + 𝑞 + 𝑟 + 2
15) When log 𝑝 𝑛 = 𝑋 𝑎𝑛𝑑 log 𝑟 𝑛 = 𝑌, 𝑛 ≠ 1 , Show that
𝑋+𝑌 log 𝑟+log 𝑝
𝑋−𝑌
= log𝑞 𝑟−log𝑞 𝑝 and by substituting 𝑝 = 4, 𝑞 = 2, 𝑟 = 8, 𝑛 = 4096, prove the above
𝑞 𝑞
result.
16) When 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 ∈ ℝ+, if 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 = 𝑐 2 , Solve following equations.
1 1
(1) log𝑏+𝑐 𝑎
+ log =2
𝑐−𝑏 𝑎
(2) 2log 𝑋 𝑎 + log 𝑎𝑋 𝑎 + 3 log 𝑎2 𝑋 𝑎 = 0
17) Show that
1 1 1 1 1
+ + + ………+ =
log 2 2001 log 3 2001 log 4 2001 log100 2001 log100! 2001
18) By substituting 𝑌 = log 𝑋 4 or otherwise, solve the equation 4log16 𝑋 − 1 = log 𝑋 4
19) If 𝑌 = log 3 𝑋 and log 3 𝑋 − log 𝑋 9 + log 3 3𝑘 + klog 𝑋 3 = 0, Show that 𝑌 2 + 𝑘𝑌 + (𝑘 − 2) = 0

SAMITH NISHSHANKA (BSC) 2

You might also like