DPP-5 [Topic: Logarithm]

Solve the following equation (Take of the base of log as 10 if not specified)

1. (a) logx–13 = 2 (b) log4(2log3(1 + log2(1 + 3log3x))) = 1/2.

2. (a) log3(1 + log3 (2x – 7)) = 1 (b) log3(3x – 8) = 2 – x

log 2 (9 – 2 x )
3. (a) 1 (b) log5 – x (x 2 – 2x  65)  2
3–x

 1 
4. (a) log 3  log 9 x   9 x   2x (b) log3(x + 1) + log3(x + 3) = 1
 2 

5. (a) log7(2x – 1) + log7(2x – 7) = 1 (b) log 5 + log(x + 10) – 1 = log(21x – 20) – log(2x – 1)

1 1 1 
6. (a) 1 – log 5   log  log x  log 5 
3 2 3 

1  1  1 1  1
(b) log x – log  x –   log  x   – log  x  
2  2  2 2  8

2
(x – 2)  log(x – 2)5 – 12
7. (a) 3log3 log x
– log x  log 2 x – 3  0 (b) (x – 2)log  102 log (x – 2)

8. (a) 9log3 (1 – 2x )  5x 2 – 5 (b) x1  log x  10x

log x  5
9. (a) x 2log x  10x 2 (b) x 3
 105  log x

10. (a) x log3 x  9 (b) ( x ) log5 x –1  5

 ANSWERKEY

1. (a) 1  3 (b) 3 2. (a) 4 (b) 2

1
3. (a) 0 (b) –5 4. (a) x  (b) 0
3

3 16
5. (a) 3 (b) 10, 6. (a) (b) 1
2 51/3

7. (a) 100 (b) x = 3, 102, 2 + 10–7 8. (a) –2 – 10 (b) 10, 1/10

1 3
9. (a) x  10 2
(b) x = 103 x = 10–5

10. (a) x  3 2
(b) t = 2, t = –1, x = 25, x = 1/5