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Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Type 1 : 1-2 , 5-8 , 10 , 15-17
Type 2 : 3-4 , 9 , 11-14 , 19 , 25 , 29 , 34 , 38-39
Type 3 : 18 , 20-23 , 30 , 35 , 40
Type 4 : 24 , 26-28 , 31-33 , 36-37

1. (HKCEE 1989 Q8)

log 4 2 2
秋 厨
譽
3
A.
和可
.
8

讚
3

iii.
B.
4
.
g.
1
C.

D.
4
1
24
.

.
豪
3
E. 24 .

2. (HKCEE 1990 Q5)

1
If 2 = 10p , 3 = 10q , express log in terms of p and q .
6
A. –p–q gi
1

lgz ifgi gr gzfyl-gtys-0 p-qgxlgim.in

B.
pq
1
C.
p q
D. pq
E. p+q

3. (HKCEE 1991 Q34)

If log x : log y = m : n , then x =
my
A. .
n
B. (m – n)y .
C. m – n + y .
m
D. yn .

E.
m log y
n
.
g. 將非 。
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4. (HKCEE 1992 Q5)

nd
1

Ccgb
If log10 b = 1 + log10 a , then b =
2
A. 10 a .

g-g sagtgoagbzlgfoFJb.ch
B. 10 a .
C. 5a .
a
D. .
2
a
E. 1 + .
2

5. (HKCEE 1993 Q8)

If log (p + q) = log p + log q , then
A. p = q = 1 .
Cgypzgtgep
⑨
q
B. p
q 1
. Ptqzpq
C. p
q
q 1
. Ptnt

PG-qjztab.bg
q 1
D. p .
q
q 1
E. p .
q

6. (HKCEE 1994 Q34)

If log 2 = a and log 9 = b , then log 12 =

Cyd
b
A. 2a .
3
b
x
B. 2a
2
2
2
.

C. a b.
3 3
1
2
D. a b2 .
1
2 2
E. a b .

7. (HKCEE 1995 Q38)

of
c c
If 5a = 2b = 10c and a , b , c are non-zero, then
7
a b
=
臺 墟
A. .
Cgggz
10
if 三

B. 1. ray)
C.
D.
7.
log 7 .
lgzgd -1

E.
1 1
log 2 log 5
.
ags.ca無 。
"

2h
lgzgibg
bcgzzc
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8. (HKCEE 1995 Q38)

e
Let x > y > 0 . If log (x + y) = a and log (x – y) = b , then log x 2

A.
a b
.
y2
,
䥄 ⼀ 炒啡
2
ab
B. .
2
C. a b . ihgaygy
D. ab . -
.c i

E. a b . tlggtgay

841 gcxtzt
9. (HKCEE 1997 Q5)
If log (x + a) = 2 , then x =
A. 2 – a .
B. 100 – a .
100
gxtgaz
C. .
a
D. 2 – log a .
E. 100 – log a .

10. (HKCEE 1998 Q40)

Suppose log10 2 a and log10 3 b . Express log10 15 in terms of a and b .
o
A. –a + b + 1
'

B. –a + 10b
0
C. a + 2b
gzra 你
D. (a + b)b cgszb )
E.
10b
gaxs
a
gstly
5
11. (HKCEE 1999 Q39)
1
If log y 1 log x , then
2
bt Cyi
A. y 10 x .
B. y = 100 + x2 .
gjglotgx
qr
C. y = (10 + x)2 .
D. y = 10x2 .
E. y = 100x2 . gj.gl 0*

12. (HKCEE 2000 Q38) 之

(比
If log (x – a) = 3 , then x = 少 ⼆

A. 103+a .
雌
B. a3 .
y
-

8
C. 1 000a .
D. 1 000 + a . 比
2

E. 30 + a . y.co
㸑 -3

熊 忌-3
3a
𦦵
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13. (HKCEE 2001 Q37)

If log x2 = (log x)2 , then x =
A. 1 .
tg blfofe
qt
B. 10 .
C. 100 . swb
D. 1 or 10 .
E. 1 or 100 .
☆ hgi
14. (HKCEE 2002 Q40)
If log x2 = log 3x + 1 , then x =
A. 2 .
B. 5 .
gizbythgo

fht
C. 30 .
go.gl )
2

%
D. 0 or 30 .

15. (HKCEE 2003 Q40) t.2.io

If 10a + b = c , then b =
A. log c – a . Xzbo
B. a – log c .
C.
c
10
a. gtbzc
g-zgc.cat
D. c – 10a .

16. (HKCEE 2004 Q39)

7
go.geb)
If 5 = 10a and 7 = 10b , then log
atbzgc
8
50
A. b – a – 1 . bagca
gszyig7.gs
B. b – a + 1 .
。
b
C. .
a
Cqsza
D.
b
a 1
.
gib
-

.
S -

guy
17. (HKCEE 2005 Q39)
If a and b are positive integers, then log (abba) =
A. ab log (ab) .

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0B. ab (log a)(log b) .
C. (a + b) log(a + b) .
D. b log a + a log b .

18. (HKCEE 2006 Q37)

The figure shows the graph of y = 4x . The coordinates of P are
A. (1 , 0) .
B. (0 , 1) .
C. (4 , 0) .
D. (0, 4) . 6 20
40
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19. (HKCEE 2006 Q38)
a
Let a and b be positive numbers. If log 2 log b , then a =
10
A. 10b2 .
B. 20b .
C. b2 + 10 .
D. 2b + 10 .

20. (HKCEE 2008 Q38)

The figure shows the graph of y = ax , the graph of y = bx and the graph of y = cx
on the same rectangular coordinate system, where a , b and c are positive
constants. Which of the following must be true?
I. a > b
II. b > c
III. a > 1
IV. c > 1
A. I and III only
B. I and IV only
C. II and III only
D. II and IV only

21. (HKCEE 2009 Q39)

x
Which of the following may represent the graph of y 3 ?
A. B.

鑿
y y

O x 6 O x

C. y D. y

O x O x
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22. (HKCEE 2010 Q38)

The figure shows the graph of y = ax + b , where a and b are constants. Which of

.io
the following must be true?
A. 0 < a < 1 and b > 0
B. 0 < a < 1 and b < 0
C. a > 1 and b > 0
D. a > 1 and b < 0

23. (HKCEE 2011 Q38)

The figure shows the graph of y 7 x . The coordinates of R are
A. (1 , 0) .
B. (0 , 1) .
C. (7 , 0) .
D. (0 , 7) .

24. (HKDSE Sample Paper Q32)

The graph in the figure shows the linear relation between x and log5 y. If y＝abx,
then a =
A. 1 .
B. 2 .
C. 5 .
D. 25 .

25. (HKDSE Practice Paper Q36)

1
Let b > l . If a = log 12 b , then
a
1
A. log b .
12
B. log b12 .
C. log 12 .
1
b
lgab g
"

善
D. .
log b 12
,

26. (HKDSE Practice Paper Q37)

The graph in the figure shows the linear relation between log 3 t and log 3 x . If

q
x kt a , then k =
1
A. .
81
B. 81 .
4
C. .
5
5
D. .
4
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27. (HKDSE 2012 Q32)

The graph in the figure shows the linear relation between x and log3 y . If
y mn x , then n =
1
A. .
81
1
B. .
9
C. 9 .
D. 81 .

i
28. (HKDSE 2013 Q32)

The figure above shows the graph of y = abx ,where a and b are constants .Which
of the following graphs may represent the relation between x and log 7 y ?
A. B.

C. D.
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29. (HKDSE 2013 Q34)

If x – log y = x2 – log y2 – 10 = 2 , then y =
A. 100 .
o
B. 2 or –4 .
1
C. or 10 000 .
100
1
D. or 100 .

。
10000

30. (HKDSE 2014 Q32)

The figure shows the graph of y b x and the graph of y c x on the same
rectangular coordinate system, where b and c are positive constants. If a
horizontal line L cuts the y-axis, the graph of y b x and the graph of y c x at A ,
B and C respectively, which of the following are true?
I. b c
II. bc 1
AB
III. logb c
AC
A. I and II only
B. I and III only

:
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

31. (HKDSE 2015 Q32)

The graph in the figure shows the linear relation between log3 x and log3 y .
Which of the following must be true?
A. x2y3 = 729
B. x3y2 = 729

o
C. x2 + y3 = 729
D. x3 + y2 = 729
go.gg

32. (HKDSE 2016 Q32)

The graph in the figure shows the linear relation between x and log9 y . If y = abx ,
then b =
A. 2.
1

gcgdi
B. .
81
1

8C.
D. 3 .
2
.
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33. (HKDSE 2017 Q33)

The graph in the figure shows the linear relation between x and y . Which of
the following must be true?
A. y = x2 4x + 8
B. y = x2 + 4x + 8
C. y = 4x2 32x + 64
D. y = 4x2 + 32x + 64

4gj-4-2giflgqgi gey7tgqg.ie
34. (HKDSE 2017 Q34)
log9 y x 3
If , then y =
Gggzos
。 ,
2(log 9 y ) 2 4 x
_

1
A. 1 or .
2
1
B. 1 or .
3
7
C. 2 or . 。

2
D.
1
3 or .
9
lgagcgqhrgi
35. (HKDSE 2018 Q32) yfyii
The figure shows the graph of y = logax and the graph of y = logbx on the same
rectangular coordinate system, where a and b are positive constants. If a vertical
line cuts the graph of y = logax , the graph of y = logbx and the x-axis at the points
A , B and C respectively, which of the following is/are true?
I. a > 1
II. a > b
AB b
III. log a
BC a
A. I only
B. II only
oC. I and III only
D. II and III only
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36. (HKDSE 2018 Q33)

In the figure, the straight line L shows the relation between log4x and log4y . It is
given that L passes through the points (1 , 2) and (9 , 6) . If y = kxa , then k =
1
A. .
2
o
B.
3
.
2
C. 2 .
oD. 8 .

37. (HKDSE 2019 Q31)

It is given that log9 y is a linear function of log3 x . The intercepts on the vertical
axis and on the horizontal axis of the graph of the linear function are 7 and 8
respectively. Which of the following must be true?
A. x4y7 = 356
B. x7y4 = 356
⑧ C. x7y8 = 356 ⼀ 燃
D. x8y7 = 356
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38. (HKDSE 2019 Q32)
If
3
3log x 2
7
2
2log x 1
, then log
1
x 嚗雿
A.
B.
3 or 2 .
2 or 3 .
cutgxt-gttD.bg 6 -4

1 1
agxrnn
0
C. or .

9
3 2
1 1
D. or .
2 3

39. (HKDSE 2020 Q32)

If the roots of the equation (log x)2 10log x 24 log x are α and β , then
αβ =
10
A. .
11
B. .
C. log 10 .
D. log 11 .
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40. (HKDSE 2020 Q33)
The figure shows the graph of y = ax and the graph of y = bx on the same
rectangular coordinate system, where a and b are positive constants. If the graph
of y = ax is the reflection image of the graph of y = bx with respect to the y-axis,
which of the following are true?
I. a < 1
II. b > 1
III. ab = 1
A. I and II only
B. I and III only

。
C. II and III only
D. I , II and III

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End of Paper

Answers

1. B 6. B 11. E 16. A 21. D 26. A 31. A 36. D

2. A 7. B 12. D 17. D 22. A 27. C 32. D 37. B
3. D 8. A 13. E 18. B 23. B 28. B 33. C 38. D
4. A 9. B 14. C 19. A 24. D 29. D 34. D 39. B
5. B 10. A 15. A 20. C 25. B 30. D 35. C 40. D