Honors Algebra 2 In-class Practice Exercises – Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

1. Solve each equation without using a calculator.

x
a) ( 18 ) = 64 b) 3x+1 = 81 c) 25 x = 125 x+7

2
d) 6 5–3x = 36 x ( )
e) log x 2 = 4 f) ln(x + 2) = 7

g) log8 16 = x h) log3 (2x – 1) – 3 = 0 i) 2 ( ) = –1

1 log 1
x 9

j) log(4x + 5) – 2 log x = 0 k) log(x + 2) – log x = 2

l) log 2 x + log 2 (x – 1) = 1 m) ln(x +1) − ln 2 = 2 ln x

2. Solve each equation, giving your final answer to four decimal places.
a) 12 x = 13 b) 6 x = 51 c) e2 x+3 = 7 d) 20 2– x – 7 = 18
 Honors Algebra 2 Worksheet – Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
1. Solve each of the following equations without using a calculator.
x
a) 5 x = 625 b) 7 x = 49
1 c) ( 14 ) = 32 d) 3x–10 = 27 x

2 2
e) 4 x+2 = 8 x f) 9 x +1
= 81x g) 16 x+4 = 64 x

h) ln x = –1 i) log(x + 3) – 2 = 0 j) log16 32 = x

k) 2 log 4 x +1 = 0 l) 1 log 256 = 1 m) 3ln(5x) = 10

4 x

n) log3 x + log3 (x – 8) = 2 o) log 4 x – log 4 (2x – 3) = 3

( )
p) 3log x – log x 2 = 2 q) 2 log 6 x + log 6 (x +1) = log 6 (2x)
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2. Solve each of the following, giving each answer to four decimal places.
a) 3x = 17 b) 6 x = 99 c) 5⋅186 x = 26 d) e x–1 = 10

e) 16 n–7 + 5 = 24 f) 2e x+3 = 2960 g) 9 n+10 + 3 = 81

3. Solve each of the following.

⎛ 5⎞ 1 log(4x + 5) = log x
a) log(x – 6) – log(x – 2) = log ⎜ ⎟ b) 2
⎝x⎠

c) log 5 (7 + x) + log 5 (8 – x) − log 5 2 = 2 d) log(log x) = 1

e) 2 log3 x – log3 (x – 4) = 2 + log3 2 f) e2 x – 4e x – 5 = 0

Answers
1. a) 4 b) –2 c) –5/2 d) –5 e) 4 f) 1 g) 2, –4/3 h) e –1 i) 97
j) 5/4 k) 1/2 l) 4 m) 1 e10/3 n) 9 o) 192/127 p) 100 q) 1
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2. a) 2.5789 b) 2.5646 c) 0.0951 d) 3.3026 e) 8.062 f) 4.2998 g) –8.0172
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3. a) 10 b) 5 c) 3, –2 d) 10 e) 6, 12 f) ln 5