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Logarithms

This document contains 28 math word problems involving logarithms. The problems cover topics such as evaluating logarithmic expressions, solving logarithmic equations, and proving logarithmic identities. The student is asked to solve each problem and provide the answer. An answer key is provided at the end to check the student's work.

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Logarithms

This document contains 28 math word problems involving logarithms. The problems cover topics such as evaluating logarithmic expressions, solving logarithmic equations, and proving logarithmic identities. The student is asked to solve each problem and provide the answer. An answer key is provided at the end to check the student's work.

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FIITJEE
LOG(BM)
Name:__________________________________Batch:SCTW Date: _____________
Enrollment No.:__________________________Faculty ID: MSH Dept. of Mathematics

1. Solve ( ) ( ) log x 4 log x 4 log3 + + =

2. Find the value of
(A)
0.2
log 125 (B)
2
log 1024
(C)
6
log 36 (D)
5 2
log 4.log 5

3. Determine b if
8
10
log b
3
=

4. Prove that ( ) ( ) ( )
logy logz logz logx logx logy
yz zx xy 1

=

5. Find the value of x, satisfying
( ) { } ( ) a b e p
log 1 log 1 log 1 log x 0 + + + = .

6. If a>0,c>0, b= ac , a 1,c 1,ac 1 = = = and n>0, then prove that
a b
a
b c
log n log n
log c
log n log n

.

7. Find the value of x satisfying the equation
( )
3 2
10
log 98 x x 12x 36 2 + + =

8. (A)
2 2 2
log log log 16 ___________ =
(B)
16 25 81
7log 5log 3log
15 24 80
+ + =_________________.
(C)
b b c c a a
1 1 1
1 log a log c 1 log a log b 1 log b log c
+ +
+ + + + + +
_________________.
(D) The value of
3 4
1 1
log log
+ =
t t
____________________.
(a) 2 (b) less then 2 (c) more then 2 (d) none of these

9. Solve ( )
3 3
log 5 4log (x 1) 2 + =

10. Solve
3 x
log log
4 4
2. x 3 27
| |
|
+ =
|
\ .


11. Solve
( ) ( )
2 2
(2x 3) 3x 7
log 6x 23x 21 log 4x 12x 9 4
+ +
+ + + + + =

12. Solve
( ) 17 2
log log 5 x 25x 4 0 =

13.
( ) ( ) ( )
x
a b c p
log 1 log 1 log 1 log 0 + + + =

14.
( )
x
2 2 1 2
2
2log log log log (2 2x 1 + =
15. ( ) ( )
2 2
1
log x 1 log x 3
2
=

16.
x
a
1/1 log
y a

= and
y
a
1/1 log
z a

= then show that
z
a
1/1 log
x a

= .

17. Show that
2
10
log lies between
1
3
and
1
4
.

18.
bc ac
a b
x log , y log = = and
ab
c
z log = , then show that xyz x y z 2 = + + + .

19.
a 2a
2a 3a
x log , y log = = and
3a
4a
z log = then show that xyz 1 2yz + = .

20. a,b,c are three positive numbers not equal to 1 and
( ) ( ) ( )
a a a b b b c c c
b c a c a b a b c
log log log log log log log log log 0 + + = then show that abc=1.

21. If 0 x 1 s s , then show that ( )
( ) ( )
( )
2 4
log 1 x log 1 x log 1 x .......... log 1 x + + + + + + = .

22. If
2 2 2
a b c + = then prove that
a a a a
b c c b c b c b
log log 2log log
+ +
+ = .

23.
a b c ca
a a a b
x log log log , y 1 log = + + = + and
ab
c
z log 1 = + then prove that xyz=xy+yz+zx.

24.
a 1 b 1
xy r, xy m

= = and
c 1
xy n

= then show that


(i) ( ) ( ) ( ) b c logr c a logm a b logn 0 + + =
(ii) ( ) ( ) ( ) alog m/ n blog n/ r clog r / m 0 + + =

25. Find the value of x if
( )
x a 5 x 2
10 a 10 a 100 4
log x /10 log log log log log
6
a 3 9
5
+
=
26. If
100
1
log x y
2
+ = and
x
y 4
100 10 10
log log log = , find number of distinct ordered pairs of
the form (x , y)
27. If x = 9 is one root of
( )
( )
2 2
8ax
log x 15a log a 2 log
a 2
t t t
+ =

, find other roots.



28. Find x if
( )
x
9 2
4log x 1 2log
3 2 3
+
= +




Answers

1. 19 2. (A)-3 (B)10 (C)4 (D) 2
3. 32 5. 1 7 .-4
8. (A) 1 (B) log2 (C) 1 (D) c
9. 4 10. 16 11.
1
4

12.
4
25
13. 1
14. 8 15. 5 25. 100 26. 4
27. 15 28. 1

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