1.

EQUATIONS IN INDICES (Which involves the use of LOGARITHM)

1. 3x = 18 2. 5x+2 = 16 3. 2x = 9 4. 7x = 20

5. 4x+1 = 28 6. 3x-2 = 8 7. 2x+3 = 200 8. 71-x = 2.8

9. 63x-2 = 66 10. 2 3x + 1 = 5 11. 3 log2 x = 5 12. 7 = 9l0g3 x

2. Change of Base of Logarithms .
logb x
Formula: log a x 
logb a
Without using scientific calculator, find the value of each of the following.
1. log4 8 2. log4 32 3. log16 8 4. log8 2

5. log9 27 6. log m 7. log p p 8. log 2 8

m

(With a calculator) – Change to base 10

1. Eg: log4 9 (a) log5 20 (b) log4 0.8

(c) log7 2 = (d) log9 77 = (e) log3 9.6

(f) log6 2.5 = (g) log5 2000 = (h) log12 6

Without using calculator, find the value of each of the following.
Eg: log8 16  log r r 1. log9 27  logn 4 n 2. log16 1024  log k 3 k

Eg: log3 25  log5 64  log 4 9 1. log7 9  log 4 7  log3 4 2. log 2 5  log6 16  log 25 216

Eg: 4log4 5 1. 7 log7 9 2. 9 log3 4

Given that log5 2  h and log5 3  k , express the following in terms of h and/or k.
Eg: log 25 10 1. log6 5 2. log 9 20

3. log15 25 4. log 20 40  24 
5. log 4  
 5 

Express P in terms of Q for each of the following logarithmic equations.

Eg: log3 P  log9 Q  2 1. log 2 P  log8 Q  1 2. log 4 P  log 2 Q  3
Evaluate each of the following without using a sccientific calculator.
Eg: Given log2 3 = 1.585, log2 5 = 2.322. Without using a (b) log2 25 = (c) log2 0.6 =
calculator find the value of

(a) log2 15 =

(d) log2 10 (e) log4 5 (a) log5 2

1. Given log3 5 = 1.465 , log3 7 = 1.771 . Without using (b) log3 49 = (c) log3 1.4 =
calculator, evaluate

(a) log3 35 =
 (d) log3 21 = (f) log5 3 =
(e) log9 21 =

3. Aplication of the Laws of Logaritm To Solve Simple Equations involvong logaritms

Eg: Solve the equation log2 (x + 1) = 3. 1. Solve the equation log2 (x – 3 ) = 2. 2. Solve the equation log10 (3x – 2) = – 1 .

x =0.7

x=7
3. Solve the equation log5 (4x – 1 ) = – 1 . 4. Solve the equation log3 (x – 6) = 2. 5. Solve the equation log10 (1+ 3x) = 2

x = 15 x = 33
x = 0.3
6. Solve the equation log3 (2x – 1) + log2 4 = 5 . 7. Solve the equation : 8. Solve the equation
log4 (x – 2) + 3log2 8 = 10. log2 (x + 5) = log2 (x – 2) + 3.

x=6 x=3
x = 14
9. Solve the equation 10. Solve log3 3(2x + 3) = 4 11. Solve log2 8(7 – 3x) = 5
log5 (4x – 7) = log5 (x – 2) + 1.

x=3 x = 12 x=1