MASENO SCHOOL

Topic 5: Further Logarithms

By Mr. Patrick Mboya
1. Without using mathematical tables or a calculator, evaluate 2log10 5  3log10 2  5log10 2 .

log 32  log128  log 729

2. Evaluate without using a calculator or mathematical tables:
log 32  log 2  log 27

3. Evaluate without using a calculator or mathematical tables: log  3x  8  3log 2  log  x  4 

4. Find the value of x that satisfies the equation: log  x  5   log 4  log  x  2 

5. Solve for x in the equation: log  x  24   2log3  log  9  2 x 

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6. Find the value of x that satisfies the equation: log 2 x 2  9  3log 2 2  1

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7. Solve for x if  log 3 x   log 3 x 
2

2 2
log  94 
8. Without using mathematical tables or a calculator, simplify: 1
log  278 

9. Solve for x in the equation:  log 4 x   log16 x5  6

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10. Evaluate without using mathematical tables or a calculator: 2log 5  log16  2log 40
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log  x  1  2log y  2log 3
11. Solve the simultaneous equations:
log x  log y  log 6

12. Solve for y in the equation: log 4 y  log y 4  2

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13. Solve for x in the equation: log  5 x  4   log  x  2   log 27
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14. Solve for x in the equation: log10 x  log10  x  21  2

15. Solve the equation: log 4 x  log 4  x  6   2

16. Solve the equation: log 7 x  log 7 18 x  61  1

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17. Solve the equation: log 3 x 2  x  log 3 x 2  x  1 
18. Given that log 3  0.4771 and log 5  0.6990 , evaluate the value of log1.35  log 2.25

19. Solve for x and y if: log 2  x  y   log3  3x  4 y   3

20. Given that log 2 3  m and log 2 5  n , express log 2 30 in terms of m and n .
Answers
1. 2 7. 1
,3 3 11. x  2, y  3 15. 2 19. x  5, y  3
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2. 2 1 16. 19
8. 3
3. 8
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12. 4 17. 2 20. m  n  1
4. 1 9. 8
,256 13. 5 18. 0.4825
5. 3 10. 4 14. 4
6. 5