Logarithm Test

1. Sketch below logarithm function!

y = log 2 (x − 1)
2. Solve below logarithm equations!
a. log 2 (x + 1) = 2
b. log 1 (x + 1) = log 1 3x − 4
2 2

c. log 2 (3x − 1) − log 3 (3x − 1) = 0

d. (log 2 (4x − 4))2 − log 2 (4x − 4)4 = −3
3. Solve below logarithm inequations!
a. log 1 (𝑥 + 2) ≥ 1
2

b. log 2 (x − 4) +log 2 (x − 1) ≥ 6
4. Note to below problems!
The population of a bacterial culture doubles every 5 hours. If the present population are 3000
bacterials then
a. How long will it take by the population to reach 729.000?
b. how long will it take by the population to reach 1.200.000?
 Logarithm Exercises
1. Sketch graph of below logarithm functions! (Sketch it in x = -5…20)
a. 𝑓(𝑥) = log 2 (𝑥 + 1)
b. 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = log 3 (𝑥 − 1)
c. 𝑓(𝑥) = log 3 𝑥 + 1
2. Solve below logarithm equations!
a. log 5 (𝑥 − 1) = 2
b. log 1 (𝑥 + 1) = log 1 (3𝑥 − 2)
2 2
c. log 4 (𝑥 + 1) = log 2 (𝑥 + 1)
d. log 2 (3𝑥 − 1) − log 3 (3𝑥 − 1) = 0
e. log (2𝑥+3)(𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 2) = log (2𝑥+3) (5𝑥 − 10)
3
f. log 2 (2𝑥 − 1) − log 4 (3𝑥 − ) = 1
2
g. (log 2 (4𝑥 − 4))2 − log 2 (4𝑥 − 4)4 = −3
3. Solve below logarithm inequations!
a. log 2 (3𝑥 − 8) log 2 (2𝑥 − 2)
b. log 1 (2𝑥 − 4) ≥ −1
3
c. log 2 (𝑥 − 4) +log 2 (𝑥 − 1) ≥ 6
4. Note to below problems!
The population of a bacterial culture doubles every 3 hours. If the present
population are 4000 bacterials, how long will it take by the population to reach
512.000. (Answer in hours)
 Logarithms Exercises
1. Express the equation in exponential form.
1
a. log5 25 = 2 b. log8 2 = 3

1. Express the equation in logarithmic form.

a. 53 = 125 b. 8-1 = 1/8

3. Evaluate the expression.

3. (a) log6 36
(b) log9 81
(c) log7 710

4. (a) log3 (1/27)

(b) log10 √10
(c) log5 0.2

5. (a) 2log2 37

(b) 3log3 8

(c) eln √5

6. (a) eln π
(b) 10log5
(c) 10log 87

Use the definition of the logarithmic function to find x.

7. (a) log5 x = 4 (b) log10 0.1 = x
8. (a) log4 2 = x (b) log4 x = 2
9. (a) logx1000 (b) logx25 = 2

Find the domain of the function below.

10. f(x) = log10(x + 3)
11. f(x) = log5(8 – 2x)

Graph the function, not by plotting points. State the domain, range, and
asymptote.
12. f(x) = log2(x-4)
13. y = log3(x-1)-2
14. y = 1 + ln(-x)

15. Draw the graph of y=4x, then use it to draw the graph of y=log4x.

Evaluate the expression.

16. log3 √27
17. log2 160 – log25
18. log 4 + log 25
19. ln(ln ee200)

Expand the logarithm using properties of logarithms

20. log2 (AB2)
21. loga (x2/yz3)
22. ln √(3r2s)
23. log2(x(x2+1)/√x2-1)
Use the properties of Logarithms to combine the expression as a single
logarithms
24. log 12 + ½ log 7 – log 2
25. log5(x2-1) – log5(x-1)

Use the Change of Base Formula and a calculator to evaluate the logarithm,
correct to six decimal places. Use either natural or common logarithms.
26. log25
27. log52

Read each question and select the correct response:

28. Evaluate log12 8000 .
a) 0.33
b) 2.82
c) 3.62
d) 3.90

29. Express 3log a + log b - log c as a single logarithm.

 a 3b 
a) log 

(
b) log a 3 + b − c )
 c 
 ab   3ab 
c) 3 log  d) log  
 c   c 

30. Which of the following is equivalent to log(mn )2 ?

a) 2log m + log n
b) (log m + log n)2
c) log m +2 log n
d) 2 log m + 2 log n
31. Solve for y: x = log c y .
x x
a) b) log c x c) d) x - log c
log c c

32. Solve log 3 ( x + 2 ) − log 3 5 = 2 .

 − 8  − 1
a)   b)   c) 12 d) 43
 5   5 

33. Solution of x 2 − 5 x = log 3 x is

a) 5.20 b) 5.29
c) 0.12, 5.20 d) 0.26, 5.29

34. Solution of log 3 (2 x + 3) − log 3 ( x + 1) = 2 is

−6 −3
a) b) c) 0 d) no real roots
7 4

35. Simply form of 8 log2 6 x is

a) 18x b) 6x 3

c) 216x 3 d) 1296x 4

1 1
36. Solution of + = 2 is
log 2 x log 8 x
a) 2 b) 4 c) 8 d) 16
  a3 
37. Which of the following is equivalent to log ?

 b
1
a) 3 log a − log b
2
3 log a
b)
1
log b
2
1
c) log 3a − log b
2
log 3a
d)
1
log b
2
38. Given a  1 and log a 2 = b , which expression is equivalent to log a log a a 8 ( )
?
a) b 3 b) b 4 c) 3b d) 4b

1
39. Determine an expression for “x” if log x = log a − 2 log b + log c .
4
a a4 c a ac 4
a) b) c) d)
b2 4 c b2 c4 b b

1
40. Solve for “x” log 1 = log 2 x 2 .
2
9

1 1
a)  3 b)  c) d) 3
3 3

41. Solve: (log 2 8) x − (log 9 3) x +1 = 0 .

a) -0.50 b) -0.39
 c) -0.33 d) 1.71

42. If log 8 5 = 𝑎 , Determine

a. log 2 5
1
b. log 4 5
c. log 2 √5

43. Find
a. log 2 4 − log 2 + log 2 5
b. log 27 + log 14 − log 9 − log 7 − log 6
2 3 1
c. 3 (log 2 8) − 2 (log 2 16) + 2 log 2 32
10 24 5
d. log 4 − log 4 25 − 3(log 4 6)
9
e. log √175 − log √91 + log √52
4 32 9 8
f. log 6 15 + log 6 7 + log 6 4 − log 6 105

44. If 𝑎 = 0,16666 … = 0,16̅ ,

̅̅̅̅, and
𝑏 = 0,6363 … = 0, 63
23
𝑐= ,
49
Determine value of these expression
a. log 𝑎 36
b. log (𝑏+2) 𝑎

45. If 𝑚 = 0,333 … = 0, 3̅ dan

𝑛 = √72 + √72 + √72+ . .. ,

Determine value of these expression
a. log 1 𝑚
𝑛
b. log 1 𝑛
𝑚

46. Solve equation below

3
a. 𝑥 log 𝑥 = √10𝑥
b. log 𝑥 9 − log 3 𝑥 = 1
c. 2 (log 2 𝑥)2 + 5 log 2 𝑥 + 2 = 0
d. (log 3 𝑥 2 )2 − 5 log 3 𝑥 + 9 = 0
47. If solution from these equation is α and β , Determine (α.β) from these
equation
a. (log 𝑥 2 )2 − log 𝑥 3 − 9 = 0
b. (log 5 𝑥)2 − log 5 𝑥 6 + 5 = 0
c. log 3 𝑥 − 2 = log 𝑥 38
d. 𝑥 log5 𝑥 = 54

48. Solve these equation

a. (log 𝑥)2 − log √𝑥 − 0,1 = 0
1
b. log √𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 2 = log 10
𝑥
c. log 𝑥 [log 𝑥 (log 𝑥 23𝑥 )] = 0

49. Solve these inequation

a. log(𝑥 + 1) + log(𝑥 − 8) < 1
b. log 𝑎 (𝑥 − 1) > log 𝑎 (3 − 𝑥) , (𝑎 ≠ 1, 𝑎 > 0)
c. log 5(𝑥 − 2) > 1

50. The population of a bacterial culture doubles every 6 hours. If the present
population is 4000bacteria, how long will it take for the population to reach
75000. (Answer in hours accurate to nearest hundredth).

51. Solve algebraically for “x”:

log(3x-5) + log(2x-1) = 1.

52. Express “y” as a polynomial function of “x” with restrictions.

( )
log x − 2 y = log x − 2 x 2 − 4