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Chapter-1

LOGARITHM

PRACTICE SHEET
1. The value of 2 2  log 2 5 is equal to: 70 22 7
14. The value of log  log  log is:
(a) 4/5 (b) 5/4 33 135 18
(c) 2/5 (d) 5/2 (Given log 2 = 0.3010, log 3 = 0.4771)
(a) 0.0512 (b) 0.4213
2. If y  21/ logx 8 , then x is equal to:
(c) 0.3010 (d) None of these
(a) y (b) y2
(c) y3 (d) None of these 2  log (4 log 36)
15. The value of 3 3 is:
3. If a, b and c are in GP, then logax x, logbx x, logcx x are in: (Given log 2 = 0.3010, log 3 = 0.4771)
(a) GP (b) HP (a) 1.45 (b) 0.69
(c) AP (d) None of these (c) 1.2 (d) 3.2

4. If 2 log (x+1)  log (x21) = log2, then x equals to: 16. If log10 1  x  3log10 1  x = log10 1  x 2  2, then the
(a) 1 (b) 0 value of x is:
(c) 2 (d) 3
(a) 4 (b) 99
5. The number of solutions of log2 (x1) = 2log2 (x3): (c) 5 (d) None of these
(a) 2 (b) 1
(c) 6 (d) 7 17. log 25 625  log 31 961  log 29 841  ?

 log10 tan1 log10 tan 2........ log10 tan 89 (a) 2 (b) 6
6. The value of e is equal to:
(c) 0 (d) 4
(a) 0 (b) 1
1 18. If log x + log y = log (x + y) then :
(c) e (d) (a) x = y (b) xy = 1
e
x 1 x
7. How many numbers of digits are there in 298? (Given that (c) y  (d) y 
log10 2= 0.30103 ) x x 1
(a) 98 (b) 99 19. If a , b , c are in GP then logan , logbn , logcn are in
(c) 30 (d) 29 (a) A.P. (b) G.P.
8. If log30 3 = a and log30 5 = b, what is the value of log30 8? (c) H.P. (d) not
(a) 3(1+a+b) (b) 3(1a+b) 20. x triples every second . How will log2x change every
(c) 3(1+ab) (d) 3(1ab) second
9. What is the least integral value of 2log10 xlogx (0.01)? (a) It will double every second
(a) 0 (b) 2 (b) It will triple every second
(c) 4 (d) 3 (c) It increases by constant amount every second
10. What is the value of log a log c 1/3 b log a 1/4 c? (d) None of these
b    
(a) 12 (b) 24 21. If log3 log3 [log3 x] = log3 3, then what is the value of x?
(c) 1/12 (d) 1/24 (a) 3 (b) 27
(c) 39 (d) 327
11. If log x  log 36  log 64 , what are the values of x and y, log H
log 5 log 6 log y 
22. What is the value of ?
respectively? log 
H
(a) 8, 25 (b) 25, 8 (a) log () (b) log ()
(c) 8, 8 (d) 25, 25
(c) log () (d) log ()
12. If (log3 x)2 + (log3 x) < 2, then which one of the following
is correct? 23. The value of x for which
1 1  x 1
(a) 0 < x < (b) < x < 3 log9 x–log9    =1 is:
9 9  10 9 
1 (a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 3 < x <  (d)  x  3
9 (c) 9 (d) 10

25 24. If log4 (x2 + x)–log4 (x + 1)=2, then the value of x is:


16 81
13. The value of 7 log + 5 log + 3 log is : (a) 2 (b) 4
15 24 80 (c) 5 (d) 16
(a) 0.3010 (b) 0.3512
(c) 0.412 (d) None of the above  1 1 1 
25. The value of     is:

 log 3 60 log 4 60 log 5 60 

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(a) 60 (b) 5 29. If x = 27 and y = log3 4, then xy = ?
(c) 1 (d) 0 (a) 1/16 (b) 3/7
(c) 16 (d) 64
26. The value of:
 1 1 1  30. If x18 = y21 = z28, then 3, 3logyx, 3logzy, 3logxz are in:
   is : (a) A.P. (b) G.P.
 logp / q  x logq / r  x logr / p  x 
(c) H.P. (d) none of these
(a) 3 (b) 2
(c) 1 (d) 0 31. If log3 x + log9 x2 + log27 x3 = 3, then the value of x is:
(a) 6 (b) 3
27. If log10 2 = 0.3010 and log10 3 = 0.4771, then the value of (c) 1 (d) 2
log10 (1.5) is:
(a) 0.7161 (b) 0.1761 32. If log10 (x–15) + log10 10 = 4, then the value of x is:
(c) 0.7116 (d) 0.7611 (a) 785 (b) 985
(c) 1015 (d) None
28. Given log 2 = 0.3010, the number of digits in 5 20 is:
(a) 14 (b) 16
(c) 18 (d) 25

ANSWER KEY
1. a 2. c 3. b 4. d 5. b 6. b 7. c 8. d 9. c 10. b
11. b 12. b 13. a 14. a 15. a 16. d 17. a 18. d 19. c 20. c
21. d 22. c 23. d 24. d 25. c 26. d 27. b 28. a 29. d 30. a
31. b 32. c

Solutions
Sol. 1. (a)
e
log
10
tan1  log
10
tan 2 ...... log10 tan 89   (log3 x)2 + (log3 x)  2 < 0
2 2  log 2 5 
2 2

4  (log3 x + 2)( log3 x  1) < 0
log tan1.tan2.tan3...... tan89  e log101
2 log 2 5 5 e 10  -2 < log3 x < 1
Sol. 2. (c) =e°=1
Sol. 7. (c)
 1/9 < x < 3
take log both side
No. of digits = 98 log102 Sol. 13. (a)
log x 2
y  21/ logx 8  log x y  = 98 × 0.3010 = 29.49 ≈30 digits 16
 7 log  5 log
25
 3 log
81
log x 8 Sol. 8. (d) 15 24 80
logx y=log8 2 = 1/3 30 7 5 3
x=y3
log30 8 = 3log30 2=3log30  24   52   34 
15 log    log   log 
Sol. 3. (b)  3 5   23  3   24  5 
30      
a,b,c are in G.P. ⟹b2 = ac 3log30 3(log30 30–log30 5)
3 5  228
taking log both sides 2log b=log a+log c 510 312 
i.e. logx a, logx b, logx c are in AP 3(1–a–b) log  . .
 37  57 215  35 212  53 
⟹ 1+logx a, 1+logx b, 1+logx c are in AP  
⟹logx x+logx a, logx x +logx b, logx x +logx c are Sol. 9. (c) log2 = 0.3010
in AP 2log10 xlogx (0.01) Sol. 14. (a)
⟹ logx ax, logx bx, logx cx are in AP 1 70 22 7
⟹ logax x, logbx x, logcx x are in HP x+  2 log  log  log
x 33 135 18
Sol. 4. (d)
log10 x+ logx10 2  70 22 
2log (x+1)  log (x21) = log2  . 
log10 x + logx10  4 8
Log
x  12  log 2 
x  12 2
2log10 x + 2logx 10  4 log  33 135   log  log 8  log 9
 7  9
x2 1 x2 1 2log10 x + logx 100  4  
2log10 x – logx 0.01  4  18 
x 1 =3log2–2log3=3(0.3010)–2(0.4771)
=2x +1= 2x–2  x=3 Sol. 10. (b)
x 1 = – 0.0512
 log a log 1/ 3 b log 1/ 4 c
Sol. 5. (b) b c a 
log2 (x1) = 2log2 (x3) =2logb a.3logc b.4loga c=24 Sol. 15. (a)
log2 (x1) = log2 (x3)2 Sol. 11. (b)
 x1=(x3)2  x1= x2 6x+9 log x log 36 log 64
  , 2  log 3 4 log 36 32 9
 x2 7x+10 = 0  x = 2,5 log 5 log 6 log y 3  
log 3 4 log 36 4 log 36
3
but x = 2 is not in domain so there is only one log5 x=log6 36 = logy 64
solution. log5 x=2 = logy 64  x = 25, y=8
9
Sol. 6. (b) Sol. 12. (b)  =1.45
 (log3 x)2 + (log3 x) < 2 8 log 6

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Sol. 16. (d)
log10 1  x  3 log10 1  x
 x 1
log9 x–log9    =log9 9
 10 9 
xy = 27log3 4  33 
log3 4

=3 3 log3 4
3  
log3 43
=log10 1  x 2  2 log9
x
3 log3 64 
= log9 9
  1  x 3  log100 1  x 2
 x 1  64
   =3
log x  1  10 9  Sol. 30. (a)
Let x18 = y21 = z28 = k. then
1  x 2 1  x   100 1  x 2 
x
=9 18 log x = 21 log y = 28 log z = log k
=  x 1
   log k log k log k
 1  x 2 x  99  x  1,1  99  10 9  log x = 18 , log y 21 , log z  28
9x 3 log x 3  21 7
but all these values are not in domain. x= 1   ,
10 3logy x =
Sol. 17. (a) log y 18 2
log 25 625  log 31 961  log 29 841 x = 10
Sol. 24. (d) 3logz y= 3 log y  3  28  4
=2−2+2=2 log z 28
log4 (x2 + x)–log4 (x + 1)=2 log4 4
Sol. 18. (d)
7 log z 7  28 9
log x + log y = log (x + y) 7logx z=  
log(xy) = log (x + y)  x2  x  log x 28 2
xy = x + y log4   = log4 (42) 3,7/2, 4,9/2 are in A.P.
 x 1 
x   Sol. 31. (b)
y=
x 1 x x  1 1
Sol. 19. (c)

x  1
 16  
Using log a n x  log a x, we have
n
a, b, c are in GP 1
x = 16 log32 x 2  log3 x 2  log3 x
then b2 = ac
taking log both sides Sol. 25. (c) 2
Given Exp. 1
2logn b = logn a + logn c
=log60 3 + log60 4 + log60 5 log 33 x 3  log 3 x 3  log 3 x
so logn a, logn b, logn c are in AP then 3
logan, logbn, logcn are in H.P. = log60 (345) = log60 60 = 1 Given equ. is
Sol. 20. (c) Sol. 26. (d) 3log3 x = 3
x become 3x then Given Exp. log3 x = 1 = log3 3
logx become log3x or log3 + logx =  p q r x = 3
so it will increase by a constant value log3 logx    logx    logx  
q r  p Sol. 32. (c)
Sol. 21. (d) log10 (x–15)+log10 10=4
log3 log3 [log3 x] = log3 3 p q r  log10 (x–15)+1 = 4
log3 [log3 x] = 3 = logx    
q r p log10 (x–15)=3
[log3 x] = 27
x = 327 =logx 1 = 0 (x–15)=103 = 1000
Sol. 22. (c) Sol. 27. (b) x = 1015
log H log10 (1.5) = log10 (3/2)
log H =log10 3–log10 2
 log  log  =(0.4771–0.3010)=0.1761
 
log

H log H log  Sol. 28. (a)
log  log 520 20 = 20log 5
=20log (10/2)
log 
1
log  =20[log 10–log 10 2]
2   log     =20 (1–0.3010)
log 
log 
1
=200.6990=13.98
2
Characteristic = 13
Sol. 23. (d) Number of digits = 14
Given equation may be written as: Sol. 29. (d)

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NDA PYQ
  (a) 2, 3 (b) 2 only
 
What is log  a  a 2  1   log  
1
1. equal to? (c) 1 (d) 3
   a  a 2  1 
  [NDA (II) 2017]
(a) 1 (b) 0 1 1 1
13. The value of   +…..up to infinite
1 log3 e log3 e 2 log3 e 4
(c) 2 (d)
2 terms:
[NDA (I) 2011] (a) loge 9 (b) 0
2. What is the value of: (c) 1 (d) loge 3
9  27  3
[NDA (II) 2017]
log10    log10    log10   14. If x + log15 (1+3x) = x log15 5  log15 12 , where x is an
 
8  
32 4
(a) 3 (b) 2 integer, then what is x equal to?
(c) 1 (d) 0 (a) 3 (b) 2
[NDA (I) 2011] (c) 1 (d) 3
3. What is the value of log2 (log3 81)? [NDA (I) 2018]
(a) 2 (b) 3 15. If n = (2017)! then what is
(c) 4 (d) 9 1 1 1 1
   ...... equal to?
[NDA (II) 2011] log2 n log3 n log4 n log2017 n
4. If log10 2, log10, (2x –1), log10 (2x + 3) are three consecutive (a) 0 (b) 1
terms of an AP, then which one of the following is correct? (c) n/2 (d) n
(a) x = 0 (b) x = 1 [NDA (I) 2018]
(c) x = log2 5 (d) x = log52 1 1 1 1
[NDA (II)-2011] 16. What is    ..... equal to:
log2 N log3 N log4 N log100 N
5. What is the value of 2 log 2  1 log 9
8
3
3 1 1
(a) (b)
(a) 0 (b) 1 log100! N log99! N
(c) 2 (d) 1/3 99 99
[NDA (I) 2012] (c) (d)
log100! N log99! N
6. If (log3x) (logx 2x) (log2x y) = logxx2, then what is the value
[NDA (I) 2018]
of y?
17. If 0 < a < 1, the value of log10 a is negative. This is justified
(a) 4.5 (b) 9
by:
(c) 18 (d) 27
(a) Negative power of 10 is less than 1
[NDA (II) 2012]
(b) Negative power of 10 is between 0 and 1
7. What is the value of logy x5 logx y2 logz z3?
(c) Negative power of 10 is positive
(a) 10 (b) 20
(d) Negative power of 10 is negative
(c) 30 (d) 60
[NDA-2018(1)]
[NDA (I) 2013]
8. What is log81 243 equal to? 18. Log7 Log7 7 7 7 ?
(a) 0.75 (b) 1.25
(c) 1.5 (d) 3 (a) 3 log2 7 (b) 1 – 3 log27
[NDA (II) 2013] (c) 13 log72 (d) 7/8
9. If log10 2, log10 (2x – 1) and log10 (2x + 3) are three [NDA (II) 2018]
consecutive terms of an AP, then the value of x is: 19. What is the value of log9 27 + log8 32 ?
(a) 1 (b) log5 2 (a) 7/2 (b) 19/6
(c) log2 5 (d) log10 5 (c) 4 (d) 7
[NDA (I) 2015] [NDA (II) 2018]
1 2 20. If (0.2)x =2 and log10 2 = 0.3010, then what is the values of
10. If log8m + log8  then m is equal to? x nearest tenth?
6 3
(a) 10 (b) 0.5
(a) 24 (b) 18
(c) 12 (d) 4 (c) 0.4 (d)  0.2
[NDA (II) 2015] [NDA (II) 2018]
11. If loga (ab) = x, then what is logb (ab) equal to? 21. If f(x) = log10 (1 + x) ,than what is 4f(4) + 5f(1) - log102
equal to ?
1 x
(a) (b) (a) 0 (b) 1
x x 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
x x [NDA (I) 2019]
(c) (d)
1 x x 1 22. f(x) = logx10 is defined in the domain
[NDA (I) 2016] (a) x > 10
12. If x + log10 (1+2x) = x log10 5  log10 6 then x is equal to (b) x > 0, except x = 10

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(c) x ≥ 10 28. If log10 2 log2 10 + log10 (10x) = 2, then what is the value of
(d) x > 0, except x = 1 x?
[NDA (I) 2019] (a) 0 (b) 1
23. If x  7 where x > 0, then which one of the following
log7 x (c) log2 10 (d) log5 2
is correct? [NDA (II) 2021]
29. If log102, log10 (2x –1), log10 (2x + 3) are in AP, then what is
(a) x∈ (0,∞) (b) x∈ (1/7,7)
x equal to?
(c) x (0,1/7)∪(7,∞) (d) x(1/7,∞)
(a) 0 (b) 1
[NDA (II) 2019]
(c) log2 5 (d) log5 2
24. What is the value of
[NDA (II) 2021]
1 1 If logx a, ax and logb x are in GP, then what is x equal to?
log5 1024  log5 10  log5 3125? 30.
10 5 (a) loga (logab) (b) logb (loga b)
(a) 0 (b) 1 loga logb a  logb loga b
(c) 2 (d) 3 (c) (d)
2 2
[NDA 2020]
[NDA – 2023 (1)]
25. If x  logc (ab), y  loga (bc), z  logb (ac), then which one of
31. What is the number of solutions of log4(x  1) = log2(x 
the following is correct? 3)?
(a) xyz = 1 (a) Zero (b) One
(b) x + y + z = 1 (c) Two (d) Three
(c) (1 + x)−1 + (1 + y)−1 + (1 + z)−1 = 1 [NDA – 2024 (1)]
(d) (1 + x)−2 + (1 + y)−2 + (1 + z)−2 = 1 32. For x  y > 1,
[NDA 2020]
Let log  x   log  y   k,
26. The value of x , satisfying the equation logcos x sin x = 1, x  y 
 y x
where 0 < x < , is: Then the value of k can never be equal to
2
  (a) 1 (b)  1
(a) (b) 2
12 3
(c) 0 (d) 1
 
(c) (d) [NDA – 2024 (1)]
4 6 1
[NDA (I) 2021] 33. If logba = p, logdc = 2p and logfe = 3p, then what is (ace) p
27. If n = (100)! then what is
equal to?
1 1 1 1 (a) bd2f3
   ....... equal to? (b) bdf
log2 n log3 n log4 log100 n (c) b3d3f (d) b2d2f2
(a) 0 (b) 1 [NDA – 2024 (1)]
(c) 2 (d) 3
[NDA (I) 2021]

ANSWER KEY

1. b 2. d 3. a 4. c 5. a 6. b 7. c 8. b 9. c 10. a
11. d 12. c 13. a 14. c 15. b 16. a 17. b 18. c 19. b 20. c
21. d 22 d 23. c 24. a 25. c 26. c 27. b 28. b 29. c 30. c
31. b 32. d 33. a

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Solutions
Sol.1. (b) 1 3 5 19
logb a = = log32 33  log23 25   
  x 1
   1  2 3 6
log  a  a 2  1   log 
   a  a 2  1  logb a + logb b=
1
1
Sol.20. (c)
  (0.2)x =2
x 1
1 taking log both sides
    x
log  a  a 2  1   log  a  a 2  1  logb (ab)= ⇒xlog0.2 = log2
    x 1
log 2 log 2 log 2
    Sol.12. (c) x  
log  a  a 2  1   log  a  a 2  1   0 ⇒x + log10 (1+2x) = x log10 5  log10 6 log 0.2 log 2 / 10 log 2  log 10
   
Sol.2. (d) ⇒ = 0.3010  0.3010  0.4
xlog1010 + log10(1 + 2x) = xlog105 + log106 0.3010  1  0.6990
9  27  3 ⇒
log10   log10    log10  log1010x + log10(1 + 2x) = log105x + log106 Sol.21. (d)
8  32  4 f(x) = log10(1+x)

 9 3  log1010x .(1 + 2x) = log105x .6 4f(4) + 5f(1)  log102
 . 
⇒ x = 4log105 + 5log102  log102
log10  8 4   log10 1  0 10 .(1 + 2x) = 5x .6
 27  ⇒ 4log105 + 4log102 = 4log1010 = 4
  ⇒ x
 32  2 .(1 + 2x) = 6 Sol.22. (d)
Sol.3. (a) ⇒ 2x Base of log cannot be 1
log2 (log3 81) = log24 = 2 2 + 2x – 6 =0
⇒ x Sol.23. (c)
Sol.4. (c) (2 + 3)(2x – 2) = 0
log10 2, log10 (2x – 1), log2 )2x + 3) are in AP ⇒x=1 x log7 x  7
2log10 (2n –1) = log102 + log10 (2x + 3) Sol.13. (a) taking log both sides
(2x –1)2 = 2. (2x + 3) 1

1

1
 ......
 log 7 x log7 x  log 7 7
(2x)2 – 2.2x + 1 = 2.2x + 6 log3 e log3 e2 log3 e 4 (log7 x)2 > 1
(2x)2 – 4.2x – 5 = 0 log7 x < –1 or log7 x > 1
= loge 3  loge 2 3  loge 4 3  ......
(2x – 5) (2x + 1) = 0 x < –1/7 or x > 7
2x = 5 and 2x = – 1  1 1  Sol.24. (a)
= 1    ....... loge 3
2x = –1 is Not possible  2 4  1 1
log 5 1024  log 5 10  log 5 3125
x=log2 5 =2loge 3 = loge 9 10 5
Sol.5. (a) Sol.14. (c) 1 1
1 2 2 x + log15 (1+3x) = x log15 5 + log15 12 = 10
log 5 2  log 5 10  log 5 55
2 log8 2  log3 9  log2 2  log3 3  0 x log1515 + log15 (1+3x) = x log15 5 + log15 12 10 5
3 3 3
log15 15x + log15 (1+3x) = log15 5x + log15 12 10 5
Sol.6. (b) = log 5 2  log 5 10  log 5 5
log3 x) (logx 2x) (log2x y) = logxx2 log15 [15x (1+3x)] = log15 5x .12 10 5
3x .5x(1+3x) = 5x 12 25
log x log 2x log y
2 32x + 3x  12 = 0 =log5 2 – log5 10 + log5 5 = log5 0
log 3 log x log 2x 10
Put 3x = y
Sol.25. (c)
log y y2 + y  12 = 0
 2  log3 y  2  y  32  9 y = 3 ⇒ 3x = 3 ⇒ x = 1 1

1

1
log 3 1 x 1 y 1 z
y = 4 ⇒ 3x =  4 (not possible)
Sol.7. (c)
Sol.15. (b) 1 1 1
logy x5 logx y2 logz z3 =  
1 1 1 1 1  logc ab 1  loga bc 1  logb ac
⇒5logy x .2logx y .3logz z    ....... 
⇒30 logy x.logx y.logz z = 30 log2 n log3 n log4 n log2017 n 1 1
 
Sol.8. (b) logn2 + logn3 + logn4 + ……. logn 2017 logc c  logc ab loga a  loga bc
5 5 logn 2.3.4 ……..2017 = logn (2017)!
log81 243  log34 35  log3 3   1.25 1
4 4 =log(2017)! (2017)! = 1 
Sol.16. (a) logb b  logb ac
Sol.9. (c)
2log10 (2x – 1) = log10 2 + log10 (2x + 3) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
   ......   
2log10 (2x – 1) = log10 2. (2x + 3) log 2 N log 3 N log 4 N log100 N logc abc loga abc logb abc
(2x – 1)2 = 2. (2x + 3) logN 2 + logN 3 + logN 4 + ……logN 100 logabc c + logabc b + logabc a
22x – 2.2x + 1 = 2.2x +6 logN 2.3.4……..100 = logN(100)!
logabc abc = 1
22x – 4.2x – 5 = 0 1
= Sol.26. (c)
(2x – 5) (2x + 1) = 0 log (100)! N logcos x sinx = 1
2x = 5⟹ x = log25
Sol.10. (a) Sol.17. (b) log sin x
=1log sin x = log cos x
Negative power of 10 is between 0 and 1 log cos x
1 2
Log8m + log8  Sol.18. (c) log sin x – log cos x = 0
6 3 log7 log7 77/8
sin x
log8 m  2  m  82 / 3  4 7 log =log tan x = 0
6 3 6 ⇒log7 ( log77) ⇒log77  log7 8 cos x
8
m = 24 
Sol.11. (d) ⇒ 1  log7 8 = 1  3log7 2 x
Sol.19. (b) 4
loga (ab)= x  loga a + loga b = x Sol.27. (b)
log9 27 + log8 32
1 + loga b = x  loga b = x – 1

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1 1 1 1 log(a2x) = log(logba) 2  log x y  log y x   k
   ..... 
log2 n log3 n log4 n log100 n 2x loga = log(logba)  1 
2   log x y  k
y 
logn 2 + logn 3 + logn 4 + ….+ logn 100 log(logb a )
logn 2.3.4 ……..100 = log100! 100!=1 2x   loga (logb a )  log x
log a
Sol.28. (b) we know that
log10 2 log2 10 + log10 (10x) = 2 loga (logb a )
x  1 
 log x y  2
y 
log 2 log10 2
. +x log10 10 = 2  log
log10 log 2 Sol.31. (b) x

1+x=2 log2(x  1) = log2(x  3)  1 


  log x y    2
x=1 1  log y 
log2 ( x  1)  log2 ( x  3)
x
Sol.29. (c)
log10 2, log10 (2x – 1), log2 )2x + 3) are in AP
2  1 
log 2 ( x  1)  2 log 2 ( x  3) 2   log x y  0
2log10 (2n –1) = log102 + log10 (2x + 3)  log x y 
(2x –1)2 = 2. (2x + 3) log2 ( x  1)  log2 ( x  3) 2 ( x  1)  ( x  3) 2
(2x)2 – 2.2x + 1 = 2.2x + 6 k 0
x  1  x 2  6x  9  x 2  7 x  10  0
(2x)2 – 4.2x – 5 = 0 so value of k cannot be 1
 ( x  2)(x  5)  0
(2x – 5) (2x + 1) = 0 Sol.33. (a)
2x = 5 2x = – 1 x= 2 or x = 5 logba = p
x log2 = log 5 Not possible but x = 2 is not possible because domain of then a = bp ……….(i)
x=log2 5 logarithmic functions is positive. logdc = 2p
Sol.30. (c) so x = 5 is only one answer. then c = d(2p) ……….(ii)
logx a, ax and logb x are in GP
Sol.32. (d) logfe = 3p
(a x )2  logx a.logb x x  y then e = f(3p) ……….(iii)
logx    log y    k
 y x
 
1
ace
1
log a log x
x 2
(a )  . p  b .dp 2p
f 3p p
log x log b log x x  log x y  log y y  log y x  k
ace
1
 bd 2 f 3
1  log x y  1  log y x  k
p
log a
(a x )2   logb a
log b
2  log x y  log y x  k
Taking log both side

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