QUANTITATIVE ABILITY HANDOUT

(Indices and Surds)

Directions for questions 1 to 20: Solve the following questions.

1. (i) Simplify: (3125)5 × (625)–4 × 125125 ÷ 56 9. Arrange the numbers 111/5, 251/6, 71/4 in ascending
order.
/ / /
(ii) 10. (i) Simplify:
1 1
+
2. (i) If a + b + c = 0 and x ≠ 0, what is the value of 1 + a + a 1 + a + a
x ∙ x ∙ x
1
? +
1 + a + a
(ii) If a, b, c and x are non-zero numbers satisfying
a + b + c = 0, what is the value of (ii) If abc = 1,find the value of
1 1 1 1 1
+ + + ∙
x + x + 1 x + x + 1 1 + a + ab 1 + b + bc 1 + c + ca
1
+ ? 11. If 7x = 2y = 14z, express z in terms of x and y.
x + x + 1
12. If x = 7 + 71/3 + 72/3, find the value of x3 – 21x2+
3. If (125) 3x + 2
= (3125) 3x – 12
, find the value of x. 126x.

4. What are the values of x and y that satisfy

2x·9y = 648 and 4x·27y = 46656?
13. + = ______.
√ √

√ √
, (a  1, 0, –1),what is the − +
√ √
5. If a √a = a √a 14. = ______.
value of a? √ √ √ √ √ √

15. If a = 7 + √48 and ab = 1,what is the value of

6. Solve for x: 95x – 7 = 9 a2 – ab + b2?

7. In each case, compare the numbers and identify 16. Find the square root of 30 + 20√2.
the greater one.
(i) (32)175 and (16)200
17. Find the square root of 20 – 6√11.
(ii) 2300 and 9225
(iii) (20)30 and (8)40
(iv) 71/5 and 61/4 18. Find the square root of √1280 − √1260.

8. Arrange the numbers 22222, 22222, 22222 and 22222 19. Find the greater of √7 + √31 and √14 + √23.
in descending order.
20. Find the greater of √17 − √15 and √15 − √11.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE

Directions for questions 1 to 5: Solve the following questions.

1. If 73x + 2 + 73x – 2 = 16814, find the value of x. 4. Find the square root of 6 – √11.

5. Find the greatest of

2. If 75x – 7 = 7 ,find the value of x.
√15 + √26, √21 + √22and√13 + √29.

3. Rationalize the denominator of .

√ √ √
 .

QUANTITATIVE ABILITY TEST Time: 30 min.

(Indices & Surds, Logarithms)

Directions for questions 1 to 25:For the Multiple Choice Questions, select the correct alternative from the given
choices. For the Non-Multiple Choice Questions, write your answer in the box provided.

2 3 4 1 9. Find the square root of 2 – 3.

 xm   xn     x 
1. If      x   n  , |x| 1
 x  n   xm    xm  n  x  (A)
2
(B)
2
       
3 1 3 1
and m and n are integers, which of the following
cannot be the value of n? 3 3
(C) (D)
(A) 1 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D) 20 2 1 2 1

logz z 2 10. If log (5x + 3y) + log (5x – 3y) = 10, where x and y
log x y are integers, the number of possible values of (x, y) is
log x
2. If 5 5 = 54, x > 0, y > 0 and z > 0,
then y = _______.
(A) 27 (B) 2916 (C) 3 6 (D) 108 1 1 1 1 1
11. The greatest of 34 , 4 5 , 56 , 67 , 7 8 is _______.
3. If 5x = y3 and y = 51/2, find the value of x. 1 1 1 1
(A) 34 (B) 45 (C) 67 (D) 7 8

12. If log 5x  4 =log (36x2 – 135x + 189), the product

4. If a5 – xb3x = a5xbx + 5 and a3 = b31, 0 or 1, find x.
(A) 0
(B) 3/2 of the possible values of x is
11
(C) 5/2
(D) Cannot be determined
3  a  5 1
5. If 2log (x + 11)<2log x + 2log 1.33 , it follows 13. If  , how many values can a take?
a4 6
that _______.
(A) x > 100 (B) x < 100
3 3
50 50
(C) x > (D) x <
3 3 14. The number of roots of log – (x + 2) = 1 is
______.
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
1 1
6. If 450x = 570y = 722z, then – = _______.
x y 15. If ℓmn = 1, find the value of
+ +
ℓ
1 1 1 1 .
(A) + (B) – ℓ ℓ ℓ
y z z y (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
1 1
(C) – (D) None of these
y z 225 1
16.  = ______.
x 2 x  x 1
7. The greatest of √19+√6, √23+√3, √18+√7, (A) 16 (B) 15 (C) 14 (D) 13
√24+√2is ________.
/ /
(A) √19+√6 (B) √23+√3 17. 29 + 12√5 − 24 − 8√5 = _______.
(C) √18+√7 (D) √24+√2 (A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 7

18. If log a + 6log + 15log a + ……. + n(2n – 1)

8. log 1 + + log 1 + + log 1 + + …..
log a = 1369, the value of n is
+ log 1 + = _______.

(A) 0 (B) 1
19. The greatest of 3115, 1719, 725, 6312 is _______.
(C) 2 (D) 3
(A) 3115 (B) 1719 (C) 725 (D) 6312
20. If log 2 3
+ 4log144 ≥ 2, it follows that x is

at most
16

21. X
= + +…….+
√ √ √ √
. Find X.
√ √

(A) − (B) −
√ √ √ √

(C) − (D) −
√ √ √ √

22. If log2 = 0.3010 and log3 = 0.4771, what is the

number of digits in 24100?
(A) 109 (B) 122 (C) 131 (D) 139

23. If N = 17 + 17 − 17 + √17−. . . . . . . . . . ∞, find N.

√ √
(A) (B)
√ √
(C) (D)

1 1
24. If a > 1, b > 1, a a = b b and a8 = b6, b equals

81

25. If a, b, c and d are integers satisfying log b = ,

log d = and b – d = 17, |c – a| equals

 QUANTITATIVE ABILITY HANDOUT
(Logarithms)

Directions for questions 1 to 15: Solve the following questions.

1. Find the values of the following:

(i) log 14641 (ii) 125 √

(ii) log 2401 (iii) 3( )

(iv) 9log 12 8 – 8log 12 9

(iii) log
(v) log 5( log 2 7)

(iv) log . 128

8. Solve for x:
(i) log3(log4(log5 x)) = 1
(v) log √ 243
(ii) log3x + log3x2 + log1/3x =
2. Simplify:
(iii) logx + log7 = log(7 + x)
(i) log7000 – log125 + log + log
(iv) 25log 16 4 + 6log 3 9 = 10
(ii) 3log10005 – log100025 + 2log100011 – log1000605
9. If (2.1)x = (0.21)y = 1000, find the value of − .
(iii) 2log169 – 3log221 + log1700 – log1300
+ log289
10. (i) If (x + y)2 = 343xy, express log(x + y) in terms of
3. Simplify: logx and logy.
(i) log x ∙ log y ∙ log z (ii) If (x – y)2 = 21xy, express log (x + y) in terms of
logx and log y.

(ii) log √ xy ∙ log yz ∙ log √zx 11. (i) If log707 = a and log705 = b, find the value of
log7032.
(ii) If a = log2898 and b = log56686, find the value of
4. Simplify: 5(a – b) + ab.
(iii) If a = log168, b = log2416 and c = log3224, find
(i) + + the value of bc(2 – a).

(ii) + + + 12. (i) If = = , find the value of

xyz.

(ii) If xyz = 1, find the value of

5. Find the values of the following:
(i) log6(log5(log41024))
+ + .
(ii) log5(log32(log125(log625(562500)))

6. Simplify: 13. (i) Which is greater:log 11 or log 12?

(ii) Which is greater:log 8orlog 10?

(i) loga(loga(loga(loga(a )))
(iii) Find the integral interval that log517 lies in.

(ii) log a a a √a 14. Given thatlog163 = 2.2122 and log2 = 0.3010, find
the value of
√
(i) log 8150.
(ii) log 0.00815.
7. Find the values of the following:
15. Find the number of digits in 75120, given that
(i) 7 ( ) log5 = 0.6990 and log 3 = 0.4771.
 ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE
Directions for questions 1 to 10: Solve the following questions.

1. Find the value of log 525 + 3log3 – 7log7 – 5log5.

7. If = = , find the value of xz in terms
of y.
2. Find the value of + + .
8. Solve for x:
(i) log5|x + 4| > 1
∙ (ii) log4(x2 – 7x + 13) > 0
3. Simplify:
(iii) log (x + 5x + 5) < 0

4. Find the value of 20 . 9. If n = (1624!)2, find the value of

5. Express log 20 + 5log 5 + log 100 in terms of + + …+ .

log 4.
10. If + + + ……………+
6. If x = log a, y = log b, z = log c and

u = log d, find + + + . = k log 3, find k.