KANGA NATIONAL SCHOOL-2020

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IN FURTHER LOGARITHMS

1. Solve for x in log(2 x + 4) − log(x − 1) = 3 log 2 . x=2

2. Determine the value of x in the equation Log 5 + log (2x+10)-2=log (x-4) x=4
3. Solve for n in the equation log n3 + log 4n = 10 log2 – log (2⁄8) n = 376.06
4. Solve the simultaneous equation log2 (3x+ 4y) = 4 x = 3.2
log3 (2x + y) = 2 y=1.6
5. Log 2 (2𝑥 − 11) - 3 = log 2 3 + log 2 x x = -0.5

6. Express this expression in terms of r given log3 = r. Log 10 ( 3 ) - log  271  + log 81. 6r+1

7. Find the value of x given that log (15 – 5x) – 1 = log (3x - 4). x=1.571
8. Solve the simultaneous equation y=1
2 log y= log 2 + log x x = 0.5
2𝑦 = 4𝑥
9. Solve for x given that Log (x – 4) + 2 = log 5 + log (2x + 10) x = -6
10. Without using a calculator, find the value of Ans =5
1 2
Log 3 9 − log 3 + log 3 54
2 3
11. Solve for x given: log 27 (x + 7) − log 27 (x − 1) = 2⁄3 x=2
12. Find the value of x which satisfy the equation. Log2 (x2 – 9) = 3 log2 2 +1 x=5
13. Solve for x in 2 + log7 ( 3x-4) = log7 98. x=2
14. Solve for x: (log3 x)2 - ½ 1og3 x =3/2 x = 1/3 or x=5.196
15. Solve for x. (Log2x) 2 + log28 = log2x4. x = 2 or x = 8
16. Solve for x in the equation. 2 log x + log 5 = 1 +3 log 2 x=4
17. Solve the equation. log 2 (𝑥 2 − 9) = log 2 8+ 1 x=5
18. Solve for x in the equation. Log 5 5 + log 16 x =3 x=256

19.Solve for P given that, log 2 (2𝑝 + 3) - 2 = log 2 (𝑝 − 2) P = 5.5

20. Solve the equation ( logx) – logx – 2 = 0
2
x = 0.1 or x = 100

21. If log 2 = 0.30103 and log 3 = 0.47712, find the log of 36 without using tables or a calculator 1.778142
22. Solve for x log (x+2) =1+log (4x-3) x = 0.8205

23. Solve the equation; Log (x2-8x+20) = Log 4 + Log (x-4) x=6
a
24. Given that log ( /b) = 4.5 and log (a5b2) = 5. Solve for a and b. a = 108 b =103.5