Numerical Skills

1.

Express in logarithmic form.

2.

Exercise

1
25
1
5-4 =
625

5-2 =

Topic 5: Indices & Logarithm

74 = 2401

(c)

25 = 32

(e)

272/3 = 9

(f)

45 = 1024

(h)

= 81

(i)

811/4 = 3

1
27

(l)

1

4

27

(o)

163/2 = 64

(r)

41/2 = 2

log8 512 = 3

(c)

log6 216 = 3

(f)

log4 2 =

813/2 = 729

(k)

1

3

(j)

271/3 = 3

(n)

1

3

(m)

82 = 64

(q)

1

3

(p)

Express in exponential form.

(d)

1
=4
log5
625

(e)

log9 81 = 2

(g)

log5 25 = 2

(h)

log4 2 =

(j)

log1/2 8 = 3

(k)

(m)

log1/2 16 = 4

(n)

(p)

log4

1
=3
64

(q)

1
2
1
=4
log3
81
1
log8 8 =
2

log8 64 = 2

(i)
(l)
(o)
(r)

1
256

1
2
1
log1/2 = 3
8
1
=3
log1/4
64
3
log9 27 =
2

log1/3 81 = 4

3.

Use the existing software (e.g. EXCEL), plot the graphs of the following functions.
(a)
y = e2x
for values of 7 x 9 using intervals of 0.2
x
(b)
y=2
for values of 0 x 5
(c)
y = log2 x
for values of 0 x 32
(d)
y = ln (x) for values of 0 x 3
(e)
y = ln (x 6) for values of 0 x 14
(f)
y = log (x) for values of -6 x 0

4.

Determine the value of each of the following.

81

(k)

log16

(m)

log4

(n)

log1/4

log4 16

64

(o)

log4

log6 36

(j)

(l)

log1/2

(h)

log6 6

log1/2 8

(i)

(g)

16

log9 3

log5 25

(e)

(f)

log9

log9 729

(d)

(c)

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32

log1/4 16

(q)

log1/2

(r)

log2

Solve for the unknown.

(p)
5.

Exercise

(b)

log3 243 = s

(c)

logh 4096 = 6

(d)

1
logh
=2
49

(e)

log9 a = 3

(f)

log4 16 = b

(g)

log1/2 m = 2

(h)

log16 16 = n

(i)

logb

(j)

logn 64 = 6

(k)

log7 s = 4

(l)

log1/3

(m)

logg

(n)

log1/4

(o)

log1/4 a = 2

2 =

1
2

1
=j
64

2 =

1
2

1
=f
81

Express each of the following as a single logarithm.

log 9 log 3

(d)

1
1
log 9
log 9
(f)
2
2
1
log 4
log 125
(h)
3
1
log 3
log 1000 + 2 log 10
3

1
log 36 + log 3 log 9
2
2
log 8
log 729 + 5 log 6 + log 4
3
1
2
log 1000 log 4
log 64 log 10
3
3
2
(j)
log 11 +
log 729 + log 3 log
3

log 11 +

10
(k)
7.

8.

1
log 8 2 log 12
3

Calculate
(a)
log4 16 log4 64
(c)
log2 16 log2 32
(e)
log9 9 log27 3

(l)

log 12 log 5 log 4 + 7 log 3

(f)

(b)
(d)
log4

512
1
1

log1/3

256
81

log3 243 + log3 81

(g)

log3 243 + log8

(h)

log1/3 81 + log16

(i)

log1/4

(j)

log6

(k)

log16

(m)

log7

2 log5 25

(l)

1
+ log27 3
49

(n)

Solve for the unknown.

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(b)
(d)
(f)

1
+ log8 64
1296
1

log7 2401 + log3

log2 8 + log2 32 = v
log3 t log3 9 = 2
log7 343 + log8 g = 1

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(g)

log1/2 g log1/2 8 = 5

(h)

(i)

log16 2 log4 2 = p

(j)

(k)

log9

1
+ log1/2 4 = r
256
3
log8 64 log16 a =
2

log4

log1/4 64 + log1/2 16 = r
log1/2

16 log9 81 = g

Solve for the unknown.

(a)

logp 9 + log27 9 =

(b)

log1/2 w + log1/2 16 = 8

(c)

log1/2

(d)
(e)

log6 1296 log6 36 + log3 243 = m

(f)

log1/2

(g)

log7 2401 log8 64 + log7 (x + 30) = 4

(h)

log7 h + log1/2 8 log3

(i)

log8 64 + log1/2

(j)

log8

(k)

log1/3

1
1
1
log1/4
log1/2 = x
4
16
4

1
1
log9
log8
4
81

2=c

1
=2
9

1
log8 2 + log4
4

2=m

7
1
=
6
4

2 + log9 p log1/4 16 log1/2

1
+ log27 3 + log1/3 9 log1/4 64 = u
27
1
+ log81 9 = 8
log4 (x + 15) log4
16
1

2
log4 4096 + log8
log1/3 27 = u

(l)
(m)
(n)
(o)

10.

Topic 5: Indices & Logarithm

3
1
+ log4 e =
(l)
2
81
1
8

log1/4 16 + log27 p = 3
(n)

(m)
9.

Exercise

3 ln 2 + ln(x-1) = ln 24
log2 x + log2 7 = log2 21

Use a calculator to evaluate the expression & express the answer to six decimal place
of accuracy.
1.

3.4-4.7

2.

2.51.2

3.

53-

4.

62.1

5.

3.213

6.

9-4.2

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7.

Exercise

log 0.34

Topic 5: Indices & Logarithm

8.

log 20.43

9.

log 3.45

10. log 125.54

11.

log 65.8

12.

log 23.41

13. Antilog 1.423

14. Antilog 0.342

15. Antilog 21.23

16. Antilog 0.0023

17. Antilog 3.231

18.

19. ln 25

20.

ln 121.45

21. ln 0.045

23

e-3.2

24. e0.31

26.

e9.3

27. e-0.2

22.

e1.3

25. e7.2

Antilog 5.23

11.

Solve for the unknown using a calculator. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.
(a)
log d
= 0.1901
(b)
log (11.6 10-71) = c
(c)
Find the integer whose logarithm is between 1.295 and 1.307.
(d)
log (9.36 10f) = 47.971
(e)
log (x + 115) = 2.2095
b
(f)
log (6.1 10 ) = -23.215
(g)
log 100c = 2.238
(h)
log b = -0.0652
(i)
log f = 0.1689
(j)
log e = 0.227
(k)
log (5.7 1075) = b
(l)
log (x 44) = 2.0334
(m)
log (x + 180) = 2.3243
61
(n)
log (9.73 10 ) = d
(o)
Find the integer whose logarithm is between 1.553 and 1.562.
(p)
log c = 0.4276
(q)
log (x 47) = 2.1614
(r)
log (9.6 10-20) = c

12.

Solve for the unknown.

(a)

318 + 3x = 27

(b)

42 + 3x =

(d)

161 + x = 8x + 2

(e)

3x 5 = 2187

(g)

43 + x = 65536

(h)

3x 6

(j)

3x 16 =

1
2187

(k)

7x + 1 = 2401

(m)

24x 2 = 64

(n)

9x 5

(p)

44x + 11 = 16384 (q)

8x 1 = 32x 3

(a)

log7 343 = 3

(b)

log7 2401 = 4

(d)

1
25
log5
= -2

(e)

log27 9 = 3

1
=0
243

(c)

22x 10 = 4

(f)

2x 10 =

(i)

3x 9 = 6561

(l)

113x 6 =

1
=0
81

(o)

1
64

1
1331

9x 2 = 81x

(r)

72x+3 =

1
343

(c)

log2 32 = 5

(f)

log4 1024 = 5

Answer
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(g)

Exercise

log5

1
4
625

1
log 1
3
27
3

(l)

1
log 1
4
256
4

(n)

log 1 27 3
3

(o)

3
log16 64
2

log8 64 = 2

(q)

log 1 9 2
3

(r)

log 4 2

72 = 49
1
5 4
625

(b)

83 = 512

(c)

63 = 216

(e)

92 = 81

(f)

1
42 2

(g)

52 = 25

(h)

1
42 2

(j)

(k)

1
34
81

(l)

(m)

16

(n)

1
82

(o)

3
9 2 27

1
64

(q)

82 = 64

(r)

(b)

(c)

(f)

4
1
8

(i)

(l)

(n)

(o)

(q)

(r)

5
729
1
1
2401
3

(c)
(f)
(i)

4
2
2

(l)

(o)

16

log81 729

(m)

log 27 3

(p)
(a)

6.

(p)

4 3

(a)

1
3

3
2

(d)

(e)

(g)

(h)

(j)

(k)

(p)

1
4
2

(a)
(d)
(g)

64
7
4

(b)
(e)
(h)

(j)

(k)

(m)

(n)

(a)

log ( 8 x 9) = log 72

(c)

Log(

(m)

5.

(i)

(k)

(j)

(d)

4.

log 1 81 4
3

(h)

1
log813
4

2.

Topic 5: Indices & Logarithm

(e)

log

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1
92
1
92

1
2

1
8

1
64

81

7
log
6

= log 3

(d)

log

=log 1

(f)

2
log (8 729 3 65 4) =log3072

(b)

(i)

1
2

11 36 2 3 9

log22

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Exercise

(g)

log

(i)

1
125 3

log

8.

1
83
122

log

log

log30

72

(a)

(b)

(d)

(e)

(g)

(h)

(j)

(k)

(m)

(a)
(d)

5
3

1
2

1
100 3 4 64 3 10 log

64

(h)

log

(j)

log

(l)

log

11 729 3 3 10

log267.3

8
12 5 4 37 log 3

9
2
3

7
8
7
1
8
3

(c)

(f)

(i)

(l)

(c)

2
1

1
4

(n)

(b)

81

(e)

1
12

(h)

(i)

(k)
(n)

4
2

(l)

7
2
5
3
6
47
12

(f)

64

(j)
(m)

1
4
4
9

(a)

27

(b)

16

(c)

(d)

(e)

78

(f)

(g)

19

(h)

343

(i)

(j)

(k)

1
3

(l)

2033

(n)

(o)

(2)
(5)
(8)
(11)
(14)
(17)
(20)
(23)
(26)

3.002811
33.076161
1.310268
1.818226
2.197860
5.874894 x 10-4
4.799503
0.040762
10938.01921

(3)
(6)
(9)
(12)
(15)
(18)
(21)
(24)
(27)

0.796216
9.821582 x 10-5
Invalid
1.369401
5.888437 x 10-22
169824.3652
3.101093
1.363425
0.818731

(b)
(e)
(h)
(k)

69.94
47
0.74
75.76

(c)
(f)
(i)
(l)

20
24
1.48
151.99

(g)

9.

7.

2
3 1000 3 10

(k)

log

Topic 5: Indices & Logarithm

10.

(1)
(4)
(7)
(10)
(13)
(16)
(19)
(22)
(25)

1
6
3.177233 x 10-3
43.064323
0.468521
2.098782
26.485001
1.005310
3.218876
3.669297
1339.430764

11.

(a)
(d)
(g)
(j)

2.40
47
1.73
1.69

(m)

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Exercise

Topic 5: Indices & Logarithm

(m)
(p)

31.01
2.68

(n)
(q)

61.99
192.01

(o)
(r)

36
19.02

(a)
(d)
(g)
(j)
(m)
(p)

5
2
5
9
2
1

(b)
(e)
(h)
(k)
(n)
(q)

2
12
1
3
3
6

(c)
(f)
(i)
(l)
(o)
(r)

6
4
17
1
6
3

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