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    Exponents and Logarithms

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    This document contains 30 problems involving exponents and logarithms. The problems cover solving logarithmic and exponential equations, expressing logarithmic expressions in terms of variables, solving simultaneous equations, and finding exact solutions of equations. Some problems involve hidden quadratic equations within logarithmic expressions.

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    Exponents and Logarithms

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    This document contains 30 problems involving exponents and logarithms. The problems cover solving logarithmic and exponential equations, expressing logarithmic expressions in terms of variables, solving simultaneous equations, and finding exact solutions of equations. Some problems involve hidden quadratic equations within logarithmic expressions.

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    This document contains 30 problems involving exponents and logarithms. The problems cover solving logarithmic and exponential equations, expressing logarithmic expressions in terms of variables, solving simultaneous equations, and finding exact solutions of equations. Some problems involve hidden quadratic equations within logarithmic expressions.

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    Exponents and Logarithms

    Uploaded by

    Pavlos Stavropoulos
    This document contains 30 problems involving exponents and logarithms. The problems cover solving logarithmic and exponential equations, expressing logarithmic expressions in terms of variables, solving simultaneous equations, and finding exact solutions of equations. Some problems involve hidden quadratic equations within logarithmic expressions.

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    Exponents And Logarithms

    1. Solve the following equations.

    (a) logx 49 = 2
    (3)

    (b) log2 8 = x
    (2)

    1
    (c) log25 x = 
    2
    (3)

    (d) log2 x + log2(x – 7) = 3


    (5)
    (Total 13 marks)

    1
    2. Solve the equation log9 81 + log9 + log9 3 = log9 x.
    9

    (Total 4 marks)

    3. Solve the equation 43x–1 = 1.5625 × 10–2.

    (Total 4 marks)

    2x
    4. Solve the equation 9x–1 =  1  .
     3

    (Total 4 marks)

    2
     P 
    5. Let log10P = x , log10Q = y and log10R = z. Express log10  
    3 
    in terms of x , y and z.
     QR 

    (Total 4 marks)

    IB Questionbank Maths SL 1
    6. If loga 2 = x and loga 5 = y, find in terms of x and y, expressions for

    (a) log2 5;

    (b) loga 20.

    (Total 4 marks)

    7. Let ln a = p, ln b = q. Write the following expressions in terms of p and q.

    (a) ln a3b

     a
    (b) ln  
     b 
     
    (Total 6 marks)

    8. Solve the equation log27 x = 1 – log27 (x – 0.4).

    (Total 6 marks)

    9. (a) Given that log3 x – log3 (x – 5) = log3 A, express A in terms of x.

    (b) Hence or otherwise, solve the equation log3 x – log3 (x – 5) = 1.

    (Total 6 marks)

    10. Given that log5 x = y, express each of the following in terms of y.

    (a) log5 x2

    (b) log5  1 
     x

    (c) log25 x

    (Total 6 marks)

    IB Questionbank Maths SL 2
    11. Let a = log x, b = log y, and c = log z.

     x2 y 
    Write log  3  in terms of a, b and c.
     z 
     

    (Total 6 marks)

    12. Let p = log10 x, q = log10 y and r = log10 z.

     x 
    Write the expression log10  2  in terms of p, q and r.
    y z
     

    (Total 6 marks)

    13. Find the exact solution of the equation 92x = 27(1–x).

    (Total 6 marks)

    14. Solve log2x + log2(x – 2) = 3, for x > 2.


    (Total 7 marks)

    15. (a) Find log2 32.


    (1)

     32 x 
    (b) Given that log2  y  can be written as px + qy, find the value of p and of q.

     8 
    (4)
    (Total 5 marks)

    16. (a) Let logc 3 = p and logc 5 = q. Find an expression in terms of p and q for

    (i) log c 15;

    (ii) log c 25.

    1
    (b) Find the value of d if log d 6 = .
    2
    (Total 6 marks)

    IB Questionbank Maths SL 3
    17. Given that p = loga 5, q = loga 2, express the following in terms of p and/or q.

    (a) loga 10

    (b) loga 8

    (c) loga 2.5


    (Total 6 marks)

    18. (a) Given that (2x)2 + (2x) −12 can be written as (2x + a)(2x + b), where a, b  , find the
    value of a and of b.

    (b) Hence find the exact solution of the equation (2x)2 + (2x) −12 = 0, and explain why there
    is only one solution.
    (Total 6 marks)

    EXTRA PRACTISE
    19. Solve the following logarithmic equations

    IB Questionbank Maths SL 4
    20. Solve the following logarithmic equations:

    21. Solve the following logarithmic equations:

    22. Solve the following equations, giving exact answers:

    23. Solve the following equations, giving exact answers:

    24. Solve the following simultaneous equations:

    IB Questionbank Maths SL 5
    25. Solve the following equations:

    26. Solve the following equations:

    27. Solve the following equations (Hidden Quadratic Equations):

    28.

    29.

    30.

    IB Questionbank Maths SL 6

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