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Exercise 1.2
page 5
1.

Solve the following equations.

(a) 32x = 27

(f ) 5x 25 = 0

(b) 4x = 32

3x
(c)
2
= 18

x+2
(d) 19
=3


(e) 4x 52x = 10

(g) 7x

(k) 2x = 42(x1)

1=0

(l) 7x = 4962x

(h) 8x = 4x+1

x+2
(i) 9x =
3
(j)

4x
2x1

(m) 4x

16x+1 = 0

(n) 3x =

= 82x

9x+1
27x

2. Given that y = axn 23, and that y = 4 when x = 3 and y = 220 when
x = 9, find the value of a and of n.
3.

Solve the following simultaneous equations.

(a) 5x 252y = 1 and 35x (9y ) =
(b) 2 (4x ) = 32y and

125x
25y

1
9

(c)

3x
9y

= 27 and 42x 26y =

1
4

= 625

2m+1
4. Show that n 2
4m = 2 n . Hence find the value of m and of n which
m
satisfy the equations n 2 4m = 8 and 927
n+1 = 81 simultaneously.
5.

By using the substitution y = 2x , find the value of x such that

3(2x1 ) = 2x + 4

6.

By using the substitution y = 3x , find the values of x such that

(a) 3x = 4 3(3x )

(b) 32x 3x+2 = 3x 9

Exercise 1.3
page 9
1.

Convert the following to logarithmic form.

(a) 24 = 16

(c) 100 = 102

(e) 2x = p

(b) 32 =

(d) a3 = y

(f ) x4 = 2 k

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Convert the following to index form.

(a) 3 = log5 125

(b) 2 = log2
3.

1
4

(c) log4 64 = 3

(e) log3 y = n

(d) logx 3 = 4

(f ) p + 1 = log2 (4y)

Check whether the logarithm logx (5 2x) is defined when:

(a) x = 2

(c) x = 3

(b) x = 0.5

(d) x = 2.5

4.

(e) x = 1

(f ) x = 2

Solve the following equations.

(a) log2 x = 3

(d) log3 (x 2) = 1

(g) logx (6x 8) = 2

(b) logx 9 = 2

(e) log2 (2x + 1) = 3

(f ) log9 27 = x

(h) logx 8 =

(c) x = log4 8

5.

3
2

Evaluate.

(a) log4 4 3 log2 2

(b) log2 1 + 2 log5 5

(c) (3 log3 3)3

2

3 logx x + 2
(d)
4 2 log5 1

(e) log2 (6 5 log7 7)

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x
y

6.

Given that log4 x = 2 and log2 y = 3, evaluate

7.

Given that log3 x = a and log3 y = b, express xy 2 as a power of 3.

8.

Solve the following simultaneous equations.

(a) logx 16 = 4 and log2 y = x

9.
10.

(b) logy x = 2 and xy = 8

Given that log4 y = a and log8 (2y) = b, show that 2a = 3b 1

If log2 (log3 x) = log5 5, find x

Exercise 1.4
page 14
1.

Evaluate the following logarithms.

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(a) log2 4
(b) lg
2.

1
10

(c) log2 8

(e) log2

(d) log3 27

(f ) log9

1
4

Evaluate the following expressions.

(a) log8 2 + log8 4

(d) log3 4 + log3 2 log3 72

(b) log3 36 log3 12

(e) log6 54 2 log6 3

(c) log2 60 log2 15

(f ) log5 4 + 2 log5 3 2 log5 6

3.

Simplify and express each of the following as a single logarithm.

(a) loga 8 2 loga 4

(b) 2 logx 5 3 logx 2 + logx 4






8
2 lg 35 + 4 lg 23
(c) lg 75
(d) 2 lg(x + 2) + lg(x + 1) lg(x2 + 3x + 2)
4.

Evaluate the following:

(a) loga
(b) loga

(c)

1
a3

loga 9
2 loga 27

(d) loga a2

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5.

Given that loga 3 = 0.477 and loga 5 = 0.699, evaluate the following:

(a) loga 15

(b) loga 3 5

(c) loga 0.6

(d)

loga 25
loga 3a

(e) loga (5a2 )

9
(f ) loga 5a

6. Given that log4 3 = a and log4 5 = b, evaluate the following in terms of a

and b.
(a) log4 45

(c) log4 75

(e) log4 (0.75)

(b) log4 20

(d) log4 (0.6)

(f ) log4 (1.8)

7.

Given that lg x = p and lg y = q, express the following in terms of p and q.

(a) lg(xy 2 )
 
(b) lg 10x
y
8.

(c) lg
(d) lg

10x3 y
 
100 x
y2

(e) xy
(f ) lg(y x )

Find y in terms of x when

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(c) 2 log3 y 4 = 3 log3 (x + 2)

(a) lg y = 1 + 3 lg x
(b) lg(y + 1) = 2
9.

1
2

(d) 3 + log2 (x + y) = log2 (x 2y)

lg x

If log2 (y + 1) = 2 log2 x + c and y = 3 when x = 2, find y in terms of x.

10.

Express each of the following as a single logarithm.

(c) 3 loga 2 4 + loga a3

(a) 2 + log3 5
(b) 3 2 lg 5

Exercise 1.5
page 18
For questions 1 to 10, solve for x.
1.

log2 (x 1) = log2 (4x 7)

2.

log3 (x + 2) + log3 (x 2) = log3 (2x 1)

3.

lg 18 + lg

4.

log3 x + log3 (x + 2) = 1

5.

2 lg 5 lg(x + 2) = 1 lg(2x 1)

1
3x

lg(x + 1) = 0

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6.

log2 (x 2) + log2 (8 x) log2 (x 5) = 3

7.

log2 (x 1)2 = 2 + log2 (x + 2)

8.

log3 (x + 2) + log3 (10 x) 3 = 0

9.

3 logx 2 + logx 18 = 2

10.

logp 2 + logp (x 1) = 0

11.

Evaluate.

(a) log3 5 log5 27

12.

(b)

log5 4log2 10

log25 10

If a, b and c are positive numbers other than 1, show that

logb a logc b loga c = 1

13.

By using the substitution y = log3 x or otherwise, solve the equation

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(b) log3 x3 = (log3 x)3

(a) log3 x + 2 = 3 logx 3

14.

Solve the following equations

(a) log3 x = 9 logx 3

(c) log2 x = log4 (x + 6)

(b) 4 log4 x 9 logx 4 = 0

(d) log5 (5 4x) = log5 (2 x)

15.

If 2 loga x = 1 + loga (7x 10a), find x in terms of a.

16.

Find x for which 27 3lg x = 91+lg(x20)

Exercise 1.6
page 20
3.

For each of the following, find y in terms of x.

(a) 10y = x + 1

(c) ln(y + 1) = x

(e) e2y = x 4

(b) e1y = 3x

(d) 2 lg y = x 2

(f ) ln(x + y) 4x = 0

4.

Solve for x.
(f ) lg(x 2) = (lg 3)2

(a) lg x = 0.61
(b) (ln x)2 = 3

(g) ln 4x = lg 3 lg 5

(c) ln x = lg 2
(h) lg(2x + 1) = log2 3

(d) lg 3x = 9

(i) lg(x 1) = ln(e2 1)

(e) ln 2 ln 4x = 3
6.

Solve the equations, giving answers correct to 4 significant figures.

(c) 2 log3 x = log4 x + 1

(a) ln(lg 3x) = 0.2

(b) ln(4 x) =

1
lg 2

2
lg 3

Exercise 1.7
page 22
Solve the equations in questions 1 to 15.
1. 5x = 9

4. 4 72x = 1

7. 4e2x = 21

2. (1.6)x = 21

5. ex = 7

8. e4x 125 = 0

3. 2(3x ) = 5

6. e3x = 14

9. 3x+1 = 12

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10. 42x3 = 20

12. e 2 x = 0.7

14. 6 x = 4

11. e1+x = 19

13. (4.1)x =

15. ex = 312

16.
x.

Given that 3x+1 2x2 = 21, show that 6x = 28. Hence or otherwise, find

17.

Find x, correct to 3 significant figures, in each of the following:

(a) 5x1 3x+2 = 10

(c) 4(32x ) = ex

(b) 22x 5x+1 = 7

(d) 3x 102x = 4 20x2

18.

Using the substitution y = ex , solve the following equations.

(b) ex = 7 12ex

(a) 2e2x 3ex = 2

19.

(c) e3x + 2ex = 3e2x

Express the following in the form ln x = ax + b and find a and b.

(b) xex = 2.46

(a) x3 = e6x1

(c) (xex ) = 30ex

20.

Given y = 5e0.2x , find (a) y when x = 3, (b) x when y = 12

21.

Solve the simultaneous equations ln(3x y) = 2 ln 6 ln 9 and

22.

Using suitable substitutions, solve for x.

(ex )2
ey

= e.

(b) 2ex = 7 ex 3

(a) 9x 4 = 3x+1

Miscellaneous Exercise 1
page 25
1.

Given that y = 3(4)x+2 , find, without using a calculator, the value of

(a) y when x = 0.5

(b) x when y = 6

2. Given that y = axb + 2 and that y = 5 when x = 2 and y = 29 when x = 4,

find the value of a and b.
3. Given that log3 2 = 0.631, use the substitution y = 3x to solve the following
equations.
(a) 3x + 10 = 2(3x+1 )

(b) 9x + 2(3x ) = 3x+2 12

4. Given that log2 x = a and log8 y = b, express x2 y and xy as powers of 2.

Given further that x2 y = 32 and xy = 0.5, find the value of a and b.
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5.

Given that log3 2 = 0.631, evaluate log3 6, log3 (2.25) and log3 6.

6.

Given that log2 a = p, express log2 (4a3 ) and log8

a in terms of p.

7. Given that log2 x = p and log4 y = q, express the following in terms of p

and q.
(a) log2 xy

(b) log4

x
y

(d) x2 y

(c) logx 4y

8. Given that logb (xy 2 ) = m and logb (x3 y) = n, express logb

in terms of m and n.
9.

y
x

and logb

(e) log2 x log8 x = 12

(b) logx 27 = 1.5

(f ) e4x = e2 ex

(c) log9 (3x+1 ) = x2

(g) log3 (x 2) = 3 log3 (x + 4)

(h) 43x + log2 81 = 5

(d) log2 (logx 9) = 1

Solve the following equations.

(a) 3x+1 = 8
3

(b) e x = 4
11.

xy

Without using a calculator, solve the following equations.

(a) (5x+1 )2 = 0.2 5x

10.

(c) logx 5 = 3

(e) 5x = e2x+1

(d) lg(ln x) = 0.1

(f ) ln(e2x 5) = 2

Find x such that

(a) 2ex = 3 ex+1

(b) ex (2ex + 1) = 15

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14.

The equation 22x+p 2x+p = 9(2x ) 2 has a solution x = 1. Find

(a) the value of p

(b) the other solution of the equation.

16.
(a) The value, V dollars, of a car at age t months is given by V = 40 000ekt ,
where k is a positive constant. The value of the car is expected to decrease
to 30 000 dollars after 36 months. Calculate
(i) the value, to the nearest dollar, of the car when it is 15 months old.
(ii) the age of the car, to the nearest month, when its value is 20 000
dollars.
(b) Using the substitution u = ln x, solve ln x2 3 logx e = 1.
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17.
(a) If log2 k = 2 log2 6 + log2 10 3, find k.

(b) Solve the simultaneous equations 8 4y = 22x1 , 3y 3x = 81.

18.
(a) Solve the following equations.
(i) logx2 (2x2 10x + 13) = 1

(ii) 2 logy 5 logy 10 + logy 40 = 4

(b) Given that lg(xy) 2 = 3 lg y lg x + lg 4, express y in terms of x.

19. Given that 2(3m+1 ) = 5(6n ) and 4(9m ) = 7(6n1 ), show that 3m =
and 6n = 21
50 . Hence fine m and n.

7
20

20.
2

(a) Find the positive values of x for which 9x 3 + 4x 3 = 37.

(b) If lg 2 = m, express log8 5 in terms of m.
21.
(a) Solve the equation lg(3x 24x ) = 2 +

1
3

lg 8 41 x lg 16

(b) Without using a calculator, evaluate (lg 5)2 + lg 2 lg 50

22.
(a) Given that pn = 16p, express log2 p in terms of n.
1

(b) Without using a calculator, solve 4x 3x+ 2 = 3x 2 22x1

23.
(a) Given that ln y = 2 ln(x 1) + c and that y = 20 when x = 3, find the
value of x when y = 45.
(b) Given that a > b > 1 and 2 loga b + 4 logb a = 9, find b in terms of a.
24.
(a) Solve for x in terms of a given that loga 5 + 2 = loga (x + a) + loga (x 3a)
(b) Find the exact value of x if (3x)lg 3 = (4x)lg 4

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Answers
Exercise 1.2 (page 5)
1.
(a)

3
2

(b)

5
2

(d) 52
(e)

(c) 2

2.

1
2

(f ) 2

5
4

(g) 2, 2

(j)

(h) 2

(k) 2

(i)

2
3

(l) 6, 2

(m) 2, 4

(n) 2, 1

a = 3, n = 2

3.
(a) x = 94 , y =
4.

m = 4, n = 3

5.

1
9

(c) x = 1, y = 1

(b) x = 2, y = 1

6.
(a) 0, 1

(b) 0, 2

Exercise 1.3 (page 9)

1.
(c) 2 = log10 100

(e) x = log2 p

(d) 3 = loga y

(f ) 4 = logx (2 k)

(a) 53 = 125

(c) 43 = 64

(e) 3n = y

(b) 22 =

(d) x4 = 3

(f ) 2p+1 = 4y

(a) 4 = log2 16
(b) 2 = log3

1
9

2.

3.

1
4

(c), (d) and (e) are not defined.

4.
3
2

(a) 8

(c)

(b) 3

(d) 5

7
(e) 16

(f )

3
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5.
(a) 2

(b) 2

(c) 8

(d)

25
16

(e) 0

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6.

7. 3a+b

8.
(a) x = 2, y = 4
10.

(b) x = 4, y = 2

Exercise 1.4 (page 14)

1.
(a) 2

1
4

(b) 1

(c) 3

(d) 3

(e) 2

(f )

(b) 1

(c) 2

(d) 2

(e) 1

(f ) 0

2.
(a) 1
3.
(a) loga 2

(b) logx

25
2

(c) lg

3
2

(d) lg(x + 2)

4.
(a)

1
2

(b) 3

(c)

1
3

(d) 4

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5.
(a) 1.176

(b) 0.8265 (c) 0.222 (d) 0.947

(e) 2.699

(f ) 0.745

(c) a + 2b (d) a b

(e) a 1

(f ) 2a b

6.
(a) 2a + b (b) 1 + b
7.

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1
2 (1

(e) 10p+q

+ 3p + q)

(a) p + 2q

(c)

(b) 1 + p q

(d) 2 + 12 p 2q

(f ) q(10p )

8.
(a) y = 10x3
9.

(b) y =

100

(c) y = 9(x + 2) 2 (d) y = 0.7x

y = x2 1

10.
(a) log3 45

(b) lg 40

8
a

(c) loga

Exercise 1.5 (page 18)

1.

2. 3

3.

1
5

4.

5.

7. -1, 7

8.

1, 7

9.

12

10.

9
8

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6.

11.

1 21

13.

(a) 3

1
(a) 3, 27

(b) 8

(b) 1, 3

, 3

14.
1
(a) 27, 27

15.

(b) 8, 18

(d) 1, 1

(c) 3

2a, 5a

16.

40

Exercise 1.6 (page 20)

3.
(a) y = lg(x + 1)

(c) y = ex 1

(b) y = 1 ln(3x)

(d) y = 10 2 x1

(e) y =

1
2

ln(x 4)

(f ) y = e4x x

4.
(a) 4.07

(c) 1.35

(e) 18.9

(b) 5.65, 0.177 (d) 3.33 108 (f ) 3.69

(g) 0.349

(i) 72.5

(h) 18.7

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(b) 1829

(a) 5.550

(c) 2.484

Exercise 1.7 (page 22)

1.

1.37

4. 0.282

7. 0.829

10.

2.58

13.

0.811

2.

6.48

5. 1.95

8. 1.21

11.

1.94

14.

2.58

3.

0.834

6. 0.880

9. 1.26

12.

-0.713

15.

2.40

16.

1.86

17.
(a) 0.633

(b) 0.112

(c) 1.16

(d) 1.70

18.
(a) 0.693

(b) 1.10, 1.39

(c) 0, 0.693

(b) a = 1, b = 0.9

(c) a = 1.5, b = 1.7

19.
(a) a = 2, b = 13
20.
22.

(a) 9.11
(a) 1.26

(b) 4.38

21.

x = 3, y = 5

(b) -1.39, 2.20

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Exponential Equations
Solve the following equations.

x+0.5
0.2
5

3.

5 x+1
3
3

26. 3 16x + 2 81x = 5 36x

0.04x
25

9 x +2x11
25

5 9
3

6. 4 x 5 4 x + 4 = 0
25
5x

7. 5x 24 =
x

8. 4 10 2
2

+2

x1

0.2x

= 24

+2

+8=0

x2 5

11. 64 9x 84 12x + 27 16x = 0

12. 4 22x 6x = 18 32x
13. 7x+2 17 7x+1 147x1 +27x =
48
14. 32x3 9x1 + 27

2x
3

= 675

15. 52x 7x 52x 35 + 7x 35 = 0

16. 5x1 = 10x 2x 5x+1
17. 2x+1 5x = 200
18. 3 52x1 2 5x1 = 0.2
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19. 3

+ 10 3 + 3 = 0

21. 4 x + 6 x = 9 x
x x x

x
4
22. (( 5 27) 4 3 ) 4 + 3 = 37
23. 22x3 = 4x
2 Problems

32. 52x = 32x + 2 5x + 2 3x

34. 22 log 4x1 7log 4x = 7log 4x1
3 4log 4x
35. 7log x 5log x+1 = 3 5log x1
13 7log x1
36. 15 2x+1 + 15 2x+2 = 135

37. 4x+
38. ((2

x2 2

x+3

5 2x1+

2 x

2
x1

x2 2

=6

=4

39. 32x+5 = 3x+2 + 2

40. 4 x 2 = log 2 10

41. 72x2 5x6 = ( 2)3 log2 49

42. 2x

3x = 3x

43. 9x

36 3x

2x

+2

+3=0

44. 34x+8 4 32x+5 + 28 = 2 log2

20. 22x+1 33 2x1 + 4 = 0

1

31. 312x1 96x1 274x1 + 813x+1

= 2192

10. 4x x 5 12 2x1
+8 = 0

2x+1

28. 22+x 22x = 15

29. 9x 2x+ 2 = 2x+ 2 32x1

2
30. (3x 7.2x+3.9 9 3) log(7 x) =
0

1
64
1

27. 64 x 23+ x + 12 = 0

5. 2 log2 x =

9. 4x

25. 7 3x+1 5x+2 = 3x+4 5x+3

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2.

24. 4x 3x 2 = 3x+ 2 22x1

3x1

45. 2 3x+1 6 3x1 3x = 9

s
1 6 3x
47. 32x+1 = 3x+2 +
+32(x+1)
48.

5 x
12

50. 5x

6 x1
5

= (0.3)1

8x1 = 500

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71. 5log x 3log x1 = 3log x+1

5log x1

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x+5

x+17

52. 32 x7 = 0.25 128 x3

x
53. 49
= (2.25) x4

72. 5x1 + 5 0.2x2 = 26

x

73. 3 2 2 7 2 4 = 20

54. 2x 5x1 = 0.2 102x

p
x p
x
56.
5 + 24 +
5 24
= 10

4
2
2
57. 2x 6 3x 6 = 615 6x1

log x1
75. ( x) 3
=3

58. 3log3 2 xlog3 x = 162

77. (0.4)log

74. x1 3 log x =

3
100

76. xlog x = 1000x2

2

x+1

= (6.25)2log x

2
25 x 12
9

27 3
125

59. 0.5x 22x+2 = 641

78. (0.6)x

60. 92x+4 = 26 32x+3 + 3

x

x1
4
= log
61. 49 27
8
log 8

79. 6 9 x 13 6 x + 6 4 x = 0

62. 0.125 42x3 =

65. 51+log4 x + 5
66. 34

80. x

2
8

= 105+log x

82. 91+log3 x 31+log3 x 210 = 0

12 9x+1

68. 4log x+1 6log x 2 3log x

log x+5
3

81. 2log3 x 5log3 x = 400

26
5

x+1

= 64

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 x

log 1 x1

+ 31 9x+2

+2

83. For what value of p does the

equation

=0

p 2x + 2x = 5

69. 4x 5x+1 = 5 202x

70. 3x+1 + 18 3x = 29

possess a unique solution?

Logarithmic Equations
Solve the following equations.
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125. logx1 3 = 2
126. log4 (2 log3 (1 + log2 (1 + 3 log3 x))) =

1
2

127. log3 (1 + log3 (2x 7)) = 1

128. log3 (3x 8) = 2 x
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132. log3 (x + 1) + log3 (x + 3) = 1

x

129.

log2 (9 2 )
=1
3x

133. log7 (2x 1) + log7 (2x 7) = 1

130. log5x (x2 2x + 65) = 2

131. log3 log9 x + 12 + 9x = 2x

134. log 5 + log(x + 10) 1

= log(21x 20) log(2x 1)

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151. log 13 x 3 log 31 x + 2 = 0

135. 1 log 5


= 13 log 12 + log x + 13 log 5


136. log x 12 log x 12
= log(x + 12 ) 12 log(x + 18 )
137. 3log3 log

log x + log2 x 3 = 0
2

138. (x 2)log (x2)+log(x2)

102 log(x2)

12

139. 9log3 (12x) = 5x2 5

140. x1+log x = 10x
141. x2 log x = 10x2
142. x

log x+5
3

2
5 3 logx 5 + 1 = 0

153. log22 x + 2 log2 x 2 = 0

2
154. alogb x 5y logb a + 6 = 0
152. 2 logx

= 105+log x

155. log2 (100x)

+ log2 (10x) = 14 +


1
log x
156. log4 (x + 3) log4 (x 1) = 2
log4 8
2
157. log(xp
1) log4 (x 1)2 =
log4 (4 x)2

x3
x3
+ 1 = log3
x7
x1

143. xlog3 x = 9
log x1
144. ( x) 3
=3

158. 2 log3

145. xlog x+1 = 106

160. 3 + 2 logx+1 3 = 2 log3 (x + 1)

146. x

log x+7
4

159. 2 log4 (4 x) = 4 log2 (2 x)

= 10log x+1

147. xlog x (x2) = 9


log2 x+log x2 2

log x
148.
= log x
2
p
149. 3 log2 x log2 8x + 1 = 0


150. log2 x 3 log x = log x2 4

161. logx (9x2 ) log23 x = 4

 2
x
2
=8
162. log 1 (4x) + log2
2
4
3
163. log0.5x x2
14 log16x x
+40 log4x x = 0

164. 6 1 + 4 942 log 3 3 log7 x =

logx 7, x Q

Systems of Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

Solve the following systems of equations.
page 103

log 5 x + log 2
386.
= log(x + 3)
2
x + 7x 8 = 0


4x+y = 128
53x2y3 = 1

4(xy) 1 = 1
5x+y = 125

32x 2y = 77
y
3x 2 2 = 7

387.

388.

389.

2x + 2y = 12
x+y =5

log4 x log2 y = 0
x2 5y 2 + 4 = 0

3 2x + 2 3y = 2.75
2x 3y = 0.75

7x 16y = 0
4x 49y = 0

4 y 3 4 y = 16

x 2y = 12 8

390.

391.

392.

393.

394.

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395.

396.

Russian Logs

3x 2y = 972
log3 (x y) = 2
log4 x logx y =
xy = 16

y log3 x = 1
xy = 312

xlog y = 2
xy = 20

397.
398.

8log9 (x4y) = 1
4x2y 7 2x2y = 8

5 log2 x = log2 y 3 log2 2

log2 y = 8 log2 x

402.
7
6

403.

log(x2 + y 2 ) 1 = log 13
log(x + y) log(x y)
404.

= 3 log 2

405.

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log2 x + 2 log2 y = 3
399.
x2 + y 4 = 16
 1
1
2
x y = 15
400.
log3 x + log3 y = 1 + log3 5

p
x + y = 4 + y2 + 2
401.
log x 2 log 2

= log 1 + 12 y

+ xy2 = 98

log2 x + log2 y = 3
x
y2

2
1
x + y2 = 4 + 2 y
log3 (x + 2y)
407.

+ log 31 (x 2y) = 1

408.

2 2xy
3

2xy
+7 23 2

6=0

log(3x y)

+ log(y + x) = 4 log 2

Solutions: Russian Logs Section 1.9

1. 2

17. 2

32. 1

2. 1

18. 0

34. 25

3. 27 , 2

19.

35. 100

4.

2
7

36. 1, 2

20. 2, 3
1

5. 2 2
6. 1
7. 2

21. log

51
2

10.

9
4, 3

37.

23. 2
24.

3
2

38. 9

22. 10

39. 2
q

7
2, 2

8. 3
9. 1, 1

3
2

3
2

25. 1

7
2

40. 1
41. 32 , 4

42. 3, 3

43. 2, 1, 1, 2

11. 1, 2

26. 0, 12

12. 2

27. 3 log6 2, 3

13. 0

28. 2

14. 3

29.

3
2

48. 2

15. 0

30.

1
5, 6

50. 3, log5 2

16. 2

31.

1
4

52. 10

44. 32 , 1
45. 1
q 

47. log3 2 + 11
3

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53. 4

127. 4

156. 5

54. 1

128. 2

157. 3 +

56. 2, 2

129. 0

158. 5

57. 1, 3

130. 5

159. 4

58.

1
9, 9

131.

1
3

160. 33 3 , 8
1
9, 3

59. 2, 4

132. 0

161.

60. 1

133. 3

162. 27 , 2

61. 2

134.

3
2 , 10

163.

62. 6

135.

16

3
5

164. 7

64. 9

136. 1

386. 1

137. 100

387. 2, 32

138. 2 + 107 , 3, 102

139. 2 10

388. (1, 2), (2, 1)

65.

1
16 , 1

66. 1
67. 3
68. 102
69. 1
70. log3 2 1, 2
71. 100
72. 1, 3
73. 8
21

74. 10

, 102

75.

1
3, 9

76.

1
10 , 1000

77. 10, 105

78. 52 , 3
79. 1, 1
80. 105 , 103
81. 9
82. 5
83. p {0, 25
4 }

125. 1 + 3
126. 2

1 , 1, 4
2

389. (2, 2)

390.
140. 101 , 10
p
p
391.
141.
101 3 , 101+ 3
392.
142. 105 , 103

393.
143. 3 2 , 3 2
394.
144. 51 , 25
395.
145. 103 , 102
396.
146. 104 , 10
397.
147. 5
398.
148. 103 , 10
399.
149. 2, 16
400.
150. 10, 104
401.
1 1
151. 81
,3
402.

152. 5, 5
403.
153. 41 , 2
404.
log b log b
a
a
2
,
3
,

405.
a > 0, a 6= 1
154.

b > 0, b 6= 1
407.

408.
155. 109 , 10

(2, 3), (3, 2)

(4, 2), (1, 1)
(2, 0)
1
2, 784

(12, 4)
(5, 2)
(8, 2)
(27, 4),

1
81 , 3

(2, 10), (10, 2)

2 2, 4 8
(3, 5)


5, 21
(5, 1)
(4, 16)
(9, 7)
(4, 2), (2, 4)


2, 21
(2, 2)

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