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Chapter Practice Problems

LOGARITHM
1. Solve the equation log 3 x  2  log 3 x  2  2 .

log 5 250 log 5 10

2. The expansion  when simplified reduces to a natural number k which is equal to.
log 50 5 log1250 5

1 2
log 2 x  log 2 x 
x2  
3. The solution set of the equation 2  2 
.
4

 0. 1 
The expression  0.05 
log
4. 20
is a perfect square of the natural number _______ (where 0. 1 denotes
0.111111………..  )

5. The set of values of x laying between 0 & 2 & satisfying the equation;
2log 25  5 2cos x
 4   2cos x  cos  is _____.

 log 2 x   log 2 x   1 is _____ .

log 3  log 2 x  2
6. Real x satisfying the equation 9

7. Greatest integer less than or equal to the number log 2 15. log16 2. log 3 1/6 is :
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1

8. If a  log x yz , b  log y zx & c  log z xy where x,y,z are positive reals not equal to unity, then abc – a – b
– c is equal to :
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) – 1 (D) zero

9. If 5x log 2 3  3log2 x  162 then logarithm of x to the base 4 has the value equal to
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) – 1 (D) 3/2

10. Number of real solutions of the equation log10   x   log10 x 2 is :

(A) none (B) exactly 1 (C) exactly 2 (D) 4

1  2 log 3 2
11. The number N   log 62 2 when simplified reduces to :
1  log 3 2 
2

(A) a prime number (B) an irrational number

(C) a real which is less than log 3  (D) a real which is greater than log 67

 x
x
12. If p.q  N satisfy the equation x x
 then p & q are :
(A) relatively prime (B) twin
(C) coprime (D) if log qp is defined then log qp is not & vice versa

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13. Which of the following when simplified, reduces to unity ?
2log 2  log 3
(A) log10 5 log10 20  log10 2 2 (B)
log 48  log 4
 64 
(C)  log 3 log 3 5 9 (D) 1/ 6log 3  
2
 27 

14. Which of the following numbers are non positive.

1/2
2 1
(A) 5 log11 7
7 log11
5 (B) log 3  7 2  1
(C) log 7  
2
(D) log 2 1
2 1

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15. It is known that x = 9 is a root of the equation log   x 2  15a 2   log x  a  2   log  . Find the other
a2
root(s) of this equation

16. The value of b satisfying the equation, log e 2.log b 625  log10 16.log e 10 is ____ .

17. The ordered pair (x, y) satisfying simultaneously the system of equations; log x log 3 log x y  0 and
log y 27  1 is _______.

log10 5.log10 20   log10 2  , when simplified reduces to:

2
18.
(A) an odd prime number (B) an even prime
(C) a rational number (D) an integer

19. Which of the following when simplified, vanishes ?

1 2 3
(A)  
log 3 2 log 9 4 log 27 8
2 9
(B) log 2    log 4  
3 4
(C)  log 8 log 4 log 2 16
(D) log10 cot 1o  log10 cot 2o  log10 cot 3o 1....  log10 cot 89o

 8 
log8  2 
20. The equation  x   3 has :
 log8 x 
2

(A) no integral solution (B) one natural solution (C) two real solutions (D) one irrational solution

21. If ln  x  z   ln  x  2y  z   2ln  x  z  , then :

2xz x xz
(A) y  (B) y 2  xz (C) 2y  x  z (D) 
xz z yz

2 2
1 1
 loga b 1  log b a 1
22. The expression b. a log b a
2a .b  a. b log a b
simplifies to

23. Given a 2  b 2  c 2 & a  0, b  0,c  0,c  b  1,c  b  1. Prove that log c b a  log cb a  2.log cb a.log cb a .

24. The solution of the equation x loga x   a  

log3a x
is ____, (where a > 0 & a  1)

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25. The solution set of the equation log10  3x 2  12x  19   log10  3x  4   1 is :
(A) a null set
(B) a singletn
(C) a set consisting of exactly two elements
(D) a set consisting of more than two elements

 1 logb a 2 
log a b  log a  b 2 
26. If a & b are positive real numbers both being different than unity prove that  
log a b  log ab b
log ab b.log a b 1
2log b  log a b 1

b log a b  1

27. Let a and b be real numbers greater than 1 for which there exists a positive real number c, different
from 1, such that 2  log a c  log b c   9 log ab c. Find the largest possible value of log a b .

28. Find the square of the sum of the roots of the equation
log 3 x  log 4 x  log 5 x  log 3 x  log 4 x  log 4  log 5 x  log 5 x  log 3 x3

29. Calculate : 4
5log 4 2  3 6 6log8  3 2 

log 2 24 log 2 192

30. prove that  =3
log 96 2 log12 2

31. If a, b, c are positive real numbers such that a log3 7  27; b log7 11  49 and clog11 25  11. Find the value of

a  log3 7 2
 b
log 7 11
 c
log11 25 

2 2

32. Solve the system of equations :

log a x log a  xyz   48
log a ylog a  xyz   12,a  0,a  1
log a z log a  xyz   84

33. Solve the equation for x : log 5 120   x  3  2log 5 1  5x3    log 5  0.2  5x 4 

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34. Solve the equation for x : log 4   1 
 2x 
1 
 log 3  log  x
3  27 .
35. Let y  log 2 3  log 2 12  log 2 48log 2 192  16  log 2 12  log 2 48  10. Find y  N.

3
log 4  x  2   3  log 4  4  x   log 4  6  x  .
2 3 3
36. Solve the equation
2

 2008   x 
log 2008 x
37. Find the product of the positive roots of the equation  x2 .

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38. Given that, log 2 3  a, log 3 5  b,log 7 2  c. Express the logarithm of the number 63 to the base 140 in
terms of a, b and c.

39. Prove that a x  b y  0, where, x  log a b & y  log b a,a  0.b  0 & a, b  1.

log x 5
40. x 3
 105log x

41. 7 log x  5log x 1  3.5log x 1  13.7 log x 1

42. x  log10 1  2 x   x.log10 5  log10 6

43. 5x. x 8x1  500

44. If x  1  log a bc, y  1  log b ac, z  1  log c ab, then prove that, xyz = xy + yz + zx.

45. If log b a.log c a  log c b.log a b  log a c.log b c  3 (where a, b, c are different positive real numbers  1) ,
then find the value of abc.

log a N log a N  log b N

46. If  where N  0 & N  1,a, b,c  0 & not equal to 1, then prove that b 2  ac.
log c N log b N  log e N

47. Find the values of x satisfying the equation x  1   x  1 where A  log 3 x 2  2log x 9.
A 7

48. If p  log a bc,q  log b ca,r  log e ab, then prove that pqr  p  q  r  2 .

49. Solve the system of the equations  ax    by 

log a log b
;b log x  a log y where a  0, b  0 and a  b,ab  1

50. log a  x   x where a  x log4 x  solve x.

1  log 2  x  4 
51. =1. Solve x.
log 2  x 3  x 3 
52.

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 Answers
1  1 1
1.  ,9  49. x = &y
9  a b
2. 2 50. x = 2
51. x = 5
3. 2 2 2 , 22 2

4. 9
   5  
5.   , 
  3 3 
6.  x  2
7.  c
8. a 
9. d
10.  c
11.  c,d 
12.  a,c,d 
13.  a, b,c 
14.  a, b, d 
15.  
16. 5
17.  3, 27 
18.  c,d 
19.  a, b,c,d 
20.  b,c 
21.  a,d 
 a  0, b.0, a, b  1 ab  a  b   :
2
22.

H int : ab3  2a 2 b 2  a 3b3   a  b 

2

23.
24. 1,a 


25. c x  7 or  1  C
26.  
1  2ac
38.
2c  abc  1
40. 105 ,103
41. x = 100
42. x=1]
43. x=3
45. abc = 1
47. x = 2 or 81

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