Practice Sheet (Mathematics)

Basic Maths and logarithm

Q1 If log6 30 = a and log15 24 = b, then the value (D) [ 13

7 , ∞)
2+log 3+log 5
2 2
of 2+log2 3
is 3 +1)
ab+2a+1 Q5 Īhe equation 5log5 (x − x2 = 1 has
(A) ab+b+1
ab+2b−1 (A) two distinct real solutions.
(B) ab+b−1
(C) 2ab+2a−1 (B) No Solution
ab+b+1
(D) 2ab+2a+1 (C) Infinitely many solutions
ab+b−1
(D) one solution
Q6 Solve : (x−2)(x−4)(x−7)
Q2 Set of values of x for which 1 < 3x2−7x+8
≤2 (x+2)(x+4)(x+7)
>1
x 2 +1
is given by (A) (−∞, −7) ∪ (−2, 4)
(A) [1, 6] (B) (−∞, −7) ∪ (−4, 0)
(B) (−∞, 1] ∪ (6, ∞) (C) (−∞, −7) ∪ (−4, −2)
(C) [4, 6] (D) (−∞, −5) ∪ (−4, −2)
(D) [6, ∞) Q7 If, ( 1 1
)+( ) > x, then x can be?
Q3 Statement-1: If log
e
x > log e y, then 0 < y < x. log3 π log4 π
(A) 4 (B) 3
Statement-2: If loga x > loga y, then
(C) 2 (D) π
0 < y < x and 0 < a ≠ 1.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and Q8 Sum of all the real solutions of the inequality
statement-2 is correct explanation for (x 2+2)(√x 2 −16)
≤ 0 is
statement-1. (x 4 +2)(x2 −9)

(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and (A) 5 (B) 4

statement-2 is NOĪ the correct explanation (C) 8 (D) 0
for statement-1. Q9 Number of integers, which satisfy the inequality,
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false. (16)1/x
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true (2 x+3 )
> 1 is equal to:

x2−1 (A) Infinite (B) Zero

Q4 set of values of x for which ≥ 1 is
2
x −7x+12 (C) 1 (D) 4
given by
(A) [ 13 , 3) ∪ (4, ∞) Q10 If log0.3(x − 1) < log0.09(x − 1). Īhen x lies in
7
(B) [ 13 , 3) the interval
7
(A) (2, ∞)
(C) (0, ∞)
 (B) (1, 2) Q16 Īhe least value of the expression
(C) (−2, −1) 2 log10 X − logx(0.01), for x > 1 is
(D) NOĪ (A) 10 (B) 2
(C) -0.01 (D) NOĪ
Q11 Īhe solution set of inequality:
(3x−4x)⋅ln(x+2)
≤ 0 is Q17 Positive numbers x, y and z satisfy xyz = 1081
x 2 −3x−4 and
(A) (−∞, 0] ∪ (4, ∞)
(B) (−2, 0] ∪ (4, ∞) (log10 x) (log10 yz) + (log10 y) (log10 z)
(C) (−1, 0] ∪ (4, ∞) = 468.
(D) (−2, −1) ∪ (−1, 0] ∪ (4, ∞)
If the value of
Q12 Number of values of x in the interval (0, 5) (log10 x)2 + (log10 y)2 + (log10 z)2 = k then
satisfying the equation the value of k − 5620 is

ln(√√x2 + 1 + x) + ln(√√x2 + 1 − x) Q18 Īhe sum of all integral values of x satisfying the
equation
ln x
=x 2 log8 (2x) + log8 (x2 − 2x + 1) = 4
3
is k
then find value of k.
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 0 Q19 If a = √3 + 2√2, b = √3 − 2√2, then the
value of |loga b| is
Q13
Īhe expression, logp logp √ ⋯ √p where
p
p
√
p
√
p

Q20 If
v______ s
n radical sign logb a ⋅ logc a + loga b ⋅ logc b + loga c ⋅ logb
p ≥ 2, p ∈ N, when simplified is: c=3
(A) Independent of p, but dependent on n (where a, b, c are di erent positive real numbers
(B) Independent of n, but dependent of p ≠ 1 ), then find the value of abc.
(C) Dependent on both p and n
Q21 Īhe number of real roots of the equation
(D) Positive
5 + |2x − 1| = 2x (2x − 2) is
Q14 Īhe solution set of the inequality: (A) 1 (B) 3
log π (x2 − 3x + 2) ≥ 2 is (C) 4 (D) 2
sin( 3 )
(A) ( 21 , 2) Q22 Īhe number of integral solutions x of
5 2
(B) (1, 2 ) x−7
log(x+ 7 ) ( 2x−3 ) ≥ 0 is .
(C) [ 1 , 1) ∪ (2, 5 ] 2
2 2
(A) 6 (B) 8
(D) (1, 2)
(C) 5 (D) 7
Q15 If P = 3√log3 2 −2 √log2 3
then value of is
Q23 If 3x = 4x−1, then x is equal to
(A) 1 (B) 2
(A) 2 log3 2
(C) 3 (D) 0 2 log3 2−1
2
(B)
2−log2 3
 1
(C) Īhe sum of the roots of xthe equation,
1−log4 3 −x
(D) 2 log2 3
2 log2 3−1
x + 1 − 2 log2 (3 + 2 ) + 2 log4 (10 − 2 ),
=0
Q24 Īhe number log2 7 is is:
(A) an integer (A) log2 12 (B) log2 13
(B) a rational number (C) log2 11 (D) log2 14
(C) an irrational number
(D) a prime number

Q25 If 5, 5r, 5r2 are the length of the sides of a

triangle, then r cannot be equal to
5
(A) 4
7
(B) 4
3
(C) 2
(D) 3
4

Q26 Īhe sum of the solutions of the equation

|√x − 2| + √x (√x − 4) + 2 = 0(x > 0) is
equal to
(A) 9 (B) 12
(C) 4 (D) 10

Q27 Let S be the set of all real roots of the equation,

3x (3x − 1) + 2 = |3x − 1| + |3x − 2|. Īhen
S:
(A) singleton set
(B) two elements
(C) at least four elements
(D) infinite elements

Q28 Īhe number of solutions of

log4 (x − 1) = log2 (x − 3) is
(A) 3 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 0

Q29 Īhe number of elements in the set

{x ∈ R : (|x| − 3)|x + 4| = 6} is equal to
(A) 3 (B) 2
(C) 4 (D) 1

Q30
 Answer Key
Q1 (C) Q16 (D)

Q2 (A) Q17 5

Q3 (C) Q18 2

Q4 (A) Q19 1

Q5 (A) Q20 1

Q6 (C) Q21 (A)

Q7 (C) Q22 (A)

Q8 (D) Q23 (A, B, C)

Q9 (A) Q24 (C)

Q10 (A) Q25 (B)

Q11 (D) Q26 (D)

Q12 (D) Q27 (A)

Q13 (A) Q28 (B)

Q14 (C) Q29 (B)

Q15 (D) Q30 (C)