EXERCISE–I

 ab  (ab) 2  4(a  b)   2 
Q.1 Let A denotes the value of log10   + log  ab  (ab)  4(a  b) 
 2  10 
2 
   
when a = 43 and b = 57
and B denotes the value of the expression 2log6 18 · 3log6 3 .   
Find the value of (A · B).

Q.2(a) If x = log34 and y = log53, find the value of log310 and log3(1.2) in terms of x and y.
log2 5 (log 2 5) 2
(b) If k = 16, find the value of k .

Q.3 Solve for x:

(a) If log10 (x2  12x + 36) = 2
(b) 91+logx  31+logx  210 = 0 ; where base of log is 3.


log b log b N 
log b a
Q.4 Simplify: (a) log1/3 4 729.3 9 1.27 4 / 3 ; (b) a

Q.5 Solve for x:

(a) If log4 log3 log2 x = 0 ; (b) If loge log5 [ 2 x  2  3] = 0

Q.6 Let a and b be real numbers greater than 1 for which there exists a positive real number c,
d i f f e r e n t
from 1, such that
2(logac + logbc) = 9logabc. Find the largest possible value of logab.
Q.7 Find the square of the sum of the roots of the equation
log3x · log4x · log5x = log3x · log4x + log4x · log5x + log5x · log3x.

2 3
Q.8 Find the value of the expression  .
log 4 (2000) 6 log 5 (2000) 6

Q.9 Simplify the following:

5log 3 6 6log8  3 2 
(a) 4 4 2
( b )
1 3
log 9 log 3
81 3 
 7 
5 6 2
. log 25 7
125log 25 6 
409  

(c) 5
log1 / 5 12 log 4
log1 / 2
1
. (d) 49
1log 7 2 
+5
 log 5 4
2 7 3 10 2 21
 2 2
Q.10 Find 'x' satisfying the equation 4log10 x 1 – 6 log10 x – 2.3log10 x = 0.

2 a 2 b5
Q.11 Given that log2a = s, log4b = s2 and log 2 (8) = . Write log as a function of 's'
c s3  1 2
c4
(a, b, c > 0, c  1).

Q.12 Given that log2 3 = a , log3 5 = b, log7 2 = c, express the logarithm of the number 63 to the
base 140 in terms of a, b & c.

log 2 24 log 2192

Q.13 Prove that  = 3.
log96 2 log12 2

log3 7 log7 11 log11 25

Q.14 If a, b, c are positive real numbers such that a = 27 ; b = 49 and c = 11 . Find
 (log 7 )2
the value of  a 3  b 7
(log 11) 2 (log 25) 2 
 c 11 .
 

Q.15 (a) log (log x) + log (log x3  2) = 0 ; where base of log is 10 everywhere.
(b) logx2 . log2x2 = log4x2
(c) 5logx + 5 xlog5 = 3 (a > 0) ; where base of log is a.
(d) xlogx+4 = 32, where base of logarithm is 2.

Q.16 Solve the system of equations:

log a x log a ( xyz )  48
log a y log a ( xyz )  12 , a > 0, a  1.
log a z log a ( xyz )  84

Q.17 Let y = log 2 3 ·log 2 12 ·log 2 48 ·log 2 192  16 – log212 · log248 + 10. Find y  N.
EXERCISE–I
xy  2 xy  2 y  2
Q.1 12 Q.2 (a) , ; (b) 625 Q.3 (a) x = 16 or x =  4 (b) x = 5
2y 2y
Q.4 (a)  1 (b) logbN Q.5 (a) 8 (b) x = 3 Q.6 2 Q.7 3721 Q.8 1/6
25 1
Q.9 (a) 9, (b) 1, (c) 6, (d) Q.10 x = Q.11 2s + 10s2 – 3(s3 + 1)
2 100
1  2ac
Q.12 Q.14 469
2c  abc  1
2
Q.15 (a) x=10 (b) x = 2 or 2  2
(c) x = 2–loga where base of log is 5, (d) x = 2 or 1 32
 1 1 1 
Q.16 (a4, a, a7) or  4 , , 7  Q.17 y = 6
a a a 