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Practice –Unit 2B | Topic 2.

12 Logarithmic Function Manipulation Name:

Directions: For each of the following, write an equivalent expression using a single logarithm.
1. log3 4 + log3 z 2. ln x − ln w 3. log10 3 − log10 x − log10 5

1
4. log 4 6 + 3log 4 x 5. 5ln x + 2ln y − ln w 6. x log 2 − 3log x − log y
2

 3y4 
7. Which of the following expressions is equivalent to log 5  2 
, where y and z are positive constants?
 z 
(A) log 5 3 + log 5 ( 4 y ) − log 5 ( 2 z )
(B) 3 + 4log5 y − 2log5 z
(C) log5 3 + 4log5 y − 2log5 z
log5 3  log5 y 4
(D)
log5 z 2

 5e 2 
8. Which of the following expressions is equivalent to ln   , where x is a positive constant?
 x 
1
(A) 2 + ln 5 − ln x
2
1
(B) 2ln 5 − ln x
2
(C) 2 + ln 5 − 2ln x
(D) 2ln 5 − 2ln x

1
9. Which of the following is equivalent to 3log x − 2 log y + log16 , where x and y are positive constants?
2
 x3 + 4   x3   4 x3   8 x3 
(A) log  2  (B) log  2  (C) log  2  (D) log  2 
 y   4y   y   y 

Topic 2.12 Logarithmic Function Manipulation Created by Bryan Passwater


10. Which of the following expressions is equivalent to log5 x , where x is a positive constant?

log 5 log x
(A) 5log x (B) (C) (D) log x − log5
log x log 5

11. Which of the following expressions is equivalent to log3 7 ?

log 7 10 log10 3 ln 7
(A) ln 7 − ln 3 (B) (C) (D)
log 3 10 log10 7 ln 3

12. Let f ( x ) = log 6 x . Which of the following is equivalent to f ( w ) − 3  f ( z ) , where w and z are positive
constants?
3
w  w w
(
(A) log 6 w − z 3
) (B) log 6  3 
z 
(C) log 6   (D) log 6  
 3z 
(
(E) log 6 wz 3 )
z

13. Let f ( x ) = log ( x ) and let g ( x ) = log ( 4 x ) . Which of the following statements about the graphs of f and g is
correct?
(A) The graph of g is a horizontal translation of the graph of f by − 4 units.
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(B) The graph of g is a horizontal dilation of the graph of f by a factor of .
4
(C) The graph of g is a vertical translation of the graph of f by 4 units.
(D) The graph of g is a vertical dilation of the graph of f by a factor of 4 .

14. Let h ( x ) = ln ( x ) and let k ( x ) = ln ( 8 x ) . Which of the following statements about the graphs of h and k is
correct?
(A) The graph of k is a horizontal dilation of the graph of h by a factor of 8 .
(B) The graph of h is a horizontal dilation of the graph of k by a factor of 8 .
(C) The graph of k is a vertical translation of the graph of h by −8 units.
(D) The graph of h is a vertical translation of the graph of k by −8 units.

Topic 2.12 Logarithmic Function Manipulation Created by Bryan Passwater

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