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LOGARITHMS
PRACTICE

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SIMPLIFYING
EXPRESSIONS

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Question 1
Simplify each of the following logarithmic expressions, giving the final answer as a
single logarithm.

a) log2 7  log2 2

b) log2 20  log2 4

c) 3log5 2  log5 8

d) 2 log6 8  5log6 2

e) log10 8  log10 5  log10 0.5

log2 14 , log2 5 , log5 64 , log6 2 , log10 80

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Question 2
Simplify each of the following logarithmic expressions, giving the final answer as a
single logarithm.

a) log3 5  log3 2

b) log2 24  log2 8

c) log5 3  2 log5 4

d) 3log4 8  3log4 6

e) log6 2  3log6 3  log6 0.25

log2 10 , log2 3 , log5 48 , log 64 , log 8

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Question 3
Simplify each of the following logarithmic expressions, giving the final answer as a
number not involving a logarithm.

a) log2 4  log2 0.5

b) log210  log2 5

c) 2 log2 4  log2 8

d) 2 log20 5  2 log20 0.25

e) 3log24 8  3log24 3

3, 1, 7 , 2 , 3

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Question 4
Simplify each of the following logarithmic expressions, giving the final answer as a
number not involving a logarithm.

a) log2 24  log2 3

b) log3 96  3log3 2  log3 4

( 1
c) log 500  log  log (2
5 5 5
10 5

d) 2 log3 54  log3 0.25  4 log3 2

e) 8log6 2  log6 4  3log6 9

3, 1, 3, 6 , 6

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Question 5
Simplify each of the following logarithmic expressions, giving the final answer as a
number not involving a logarithm.

a) 2 log12 3  4 log12 2

b) log8 25  log810  3log8 5

c) 2 log10 20  log10 5  log10 8

d) 4 log3 2  log3 4  2 log3 3  log312

(1
e) 4 log 2  3log 1 32
4 2

2 , 1 , 1 , 2 , 7
3

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Question 6
Simplify each of the following logarithmic expressions, giving the final answer as a
number not involving a logarithm.

a) log2 40  log2 5

b) log6 4  log6 9

5
   5
c) log2 2  log2 43  log2 3 
d)  
1 log 3 8  1 log 3 4

3 2 27 2 2 9

e)
2

3 9

1 log 2 4  2 log 2 9
3 4

3 , 2 , 1 , 2 , 5

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Question 7
Simplify each of the following logarithmic expressions, giving the final answer as a
single fraction.

a) log4 2

b) log4 8

 
c) log4 2 2

( 1
d) log5 125

1 , 3 , 3 , 3
2 2 4 2

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SOLVING
EQUATIONS
USING
LOGARITHMS

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Question 1
Solve each of the following exponential equations.

a) 3x  11

b) 4 y1  18

c) 22z1  80

d) 53w  30

e) 672t  7776

x  2.18 , y  3.08 , z  2.66 , w  0.704 , t  1

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Question 2
Solve each of the following exponential equations.

a) 4x  200

b) 23y  84

c) 62z  400

d) 32w1  4

e) 123t4  75

x  3.82 , y  2.13 , z  1.34 , w  1.13 , t  0.754

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Question 3
Solve each of the following exponential equations.

a) 5 3x  200

b) 5 4y2  165

c) 4  22z1  1000

d) 5 53w  10000

e) 2000.7t1  6000

x  3.36 , y  4.52 , z  3.48 , w  1.57 t  8.54

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Question 4
Solve each of the following exponential equations.

(1 x
a) 3  0.0042
3

1
b)  2y1  84
3

c) 50.42z  20

d) 10  2w  8 5w1

e) 5 2t1  2  52t

x  5.98 , y  8.98 , z  3.51 , w  1.51 , t  0.0883

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Question 5
Solve each of the following exponential equations.

a) 2x  3x1

b) 3y1  22 y

c) 22 z1  7z

d) 43w  32w1

e) 61t  53t 1

x  2.71 , y  3.82 , z  1.24 , w  0.560 , t  0.0275

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Question 6
Solve each of the following exponential equations.

a) 2x3  6x1

b) 32 y  2y1

c) 6z  22 z1

d) 843w  7w

e) 32t 1  5200

x  3.52 , y  0.461 , z  1.71 , w  1.02 , t  146

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Question 7
Solve each of the following equations giving your answer correct to 3 s.f.

a) 22x  2x  6  0

 
b) 4 y  3 2 y 10  0

 
c) 32z1 14  3z  8  0

 
d) 4w  3 2w1  0

e) 3t1  6  32t1

x  1.58 , y  2.32 , z  1.26 or  0.369 , w  2.58 , t  1 or t  1.63

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Question 8
Solve each of the following equations giving your answer correct to 3 s.f.

 
a) 72x  4 7 x  3  0

 
b) 32y1 11 3y  4  0

 
c) 22z1  5 2 z 12  0

d) 4w  2w1 15  0

x  0.565 or x  0 , y 1.26 , z  0.585 , w  1.58

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SOLVING
EQUATIONS
INVOLVING
LOGARITHMS

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Question 1
Solve each of the following logarithmic equations.

a) log2 (x 1)  log2 x  log2 3

b) loga y  loga 3  loga (2 y 1)

c) log3(3z  4)  log3 z  2

d) log5 (4w  3)  log5 (w 1)  2

e) log5 (4t  7)  log5 t  2

x 1 , y  3 , z 2 , w 4 , t 1
2 5 3 3 3

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Question 2
Solve each of the following logarithmic equations.

a) loga (2x  7)  loga x  2 loga 3

b) loga (3y 10)  loga y  2 loga 3

c) log2 (2z 1)  2  log2 z

d) log3(4w 1)  log3(w 1)  2

e) log2 (3t  4)  log2 t  3

x 1 , y  5 , z  1 , w  2 , t  4
3 2 5

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Question 3
Solve each of the following logarithmic equations.

a) log5(125x)  4

b) log5 y  4 log5 2  2

c) log2(4z  4)  6

d) log2 (w2  4w  3)  4  log2 (w2  w)

e) log3 8  3log3 t  3

x  5 , y  400 , z  15 , w  1 , w  1 , t  2
5 3

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