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Evaluate Logs & Log Equations, Change of Base

Evaluate each expression.

1 2) log 3 81
1) log 2
16

1 4) log 4 16
3) log 3
81

5) log 2 4 6) log 3 9

1 8) log 2 16
7) log 3
27

9) log 5 25 1
10) log 5
25

11) log 2 8 12) log 4 64

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13) log (-n - 2) = log (2n + 7) 14) log 5 (-x + 10) = log 5 -3x

15) log 15 (2x - 1) = log 15 (-x + 2) 16) log 7 (3x - 10) = log 7 (2x + 5)

17) log 18 (3m - 2) = log 18 m 18) log 16 (4 - 2x) = log 16 -4x

19) log 12 ( x 2 - 58) = log 12 (-x - 2) 20) log 13 (12 + 3b 2 ) = log 13 (4b 2 + 4b)

21) log 16 (n 2 + 23) = log 16 (-10n + 2) 22) log 9 (45 + 3x) = log 9 ( x 2 - x)

23) ln (-2k - 5) = ln (5 - k) 24) ln (2x + 8) = ln (3x - 6)

25) ln (3n + 8) = ln (4n + 9) 26) ln (60 + 2v 2 ) = ln (3v 2 - 4v)

27) ln ( x 2 - 82) = ln (2x - 2) 28) ln ( x 2 - 4x) = ln (-9 + 2x)

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29) log 6 39 30) log 7 11

31) log 5 1.9 32) log 6 17

33) log 6 47 34) ln 16

35) log 6 58 36) log 6 41

37) log 7 54 38) log 2 2.6

39) ln 51 40) ln 2

41) ln 47 42) ln 5.5

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Evaluate Logs & Log Equations, Change of Base

Evaluate each expression.

1 2) log 3 81
1) log 2
16
4
-4

1 4) log 4 16
3) log 3
81
2
-4

5) log 2 4 6) log 3 9

2 2

1 8) log 2 16
7) log 3
27
4
-3

9) log 5 25 1
10) log 5
25
2
-2

11) log 2 8 12) log 4 64

3 3

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Solve each equation.

13) log (-n - 2) = log (2n + 7) 14) log 5 (-x + 10) = log 5 -3x
{-3} {-5}

15) log 15 (2x - 1) = log 15 (-x + 2) 16) log 7 (3x - 10) = log 7 (2x + 5)

{1 } {15}

17) log 18 (3m - 2) = log 18 m 18) log 16 (4 - 2x) = log 16 -4x

{1 } {-2}

19) log 12 ( x 2 - 58) = log 12 (-x - 2) 20) log 13 (12 + 3b 2 ) = log 13 (4b 2 + 4b)

{-8} {-6, 2}

21) log 16 (n 2 + 23) = log 16 (-10n + 2) 22) log 9 (45 + 3x) = log 9 ( x 2 - x)

{-7, -3} {-5, 9}

23) ln (-2k - 5) = ln (5 - k) 24) ln (2x + 8) = ln (3x - 6)

{-10} {14}

25) ln (3n + 8) = ln (4n + 9) 26) ln (60 + 2v 2 ) = ln (3v 2 - 4v)

{-1} {10, -6}

27) ln ( x 2 - 82) = ln (2x - 2) 28) ln ( x 2 - 4x) = ln (-9 + 2x)

{10} No solution.

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29) log 6 39 30) log 7 11

2.045 1.232

31) log 5 1.9 32) log 6 17

0.399 1.581

33) log 6 47 34) ln 16

2.149 2.773

35) log 6 58 36) log 6 41

2.266 2.073

37) log 7 54 38) log 2 2.6

2.05 1.379

39) ln 51 40) ln 2
3.932 0.693

41) ln 47 42) ln 5.5

3.85 1.705

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