WORK SHEET-3

Evaluate the following:

 1  1  1  1   1 
1. log n 1 +  + log n 1 +  + log n 1 +  + ...... + log n 1 +  + log n 1 + 
 2  3  4  2019   2020 
1
1
2. 3 5 log 7 5
+
− log10 ( 0.1)
 b a
 log a 4 ab + log b 4 ab − log a + log b 4  log a b
 3
4
 a b
3. If f (a, b) = 2  
then f  2,  + f (2,3)
 2
4. If a = x2 , b = y3 and c = z 4 where x, y, z are non-unit positive reals, then
( log x )( log
a
3
b y 3
)( log z )
c
3

5. If log 27 = a, then the value of

12 log 6 16

6. Evaluate a, b, c
log 2 a + log 4 b + log 4 c = 2
log9 a + log3 b + log9 c = 2
log16 a + log16 b + log 4 c = 2

Solve the equations:

1. log2 ( x −1) + log2 ( x + 2) = 2
2. log x + 4 ( x 2 − 1) = log x + 4 ( 5 − x )
log x 2x
3. x =4
4. log0.5x x 2 − 14log16x x3 + 4log4x x = 0

5. log ( − x ) = log x 2

6. log3 ( x3 − x 2 − x + 1) − log3 ( x − 1) − log3 ( x + 1) = 2

x( log2 x )
2
− 6log 2 x +11
7. = 64
8. x x − y = y x + y and x.y = 1

log1/8 ( log1/4 ( log1/2 x ) ) =

1
9.
3
10. log 2 ( 9 − 2 x ) = 3 − x
11. 6 2 x+4
= ( 33 x )( 2 x +8 )
 12. ( log x 5)3 − ( log x 5)2 − 3log x
5=0

13. ( log5 x )2 + log5 x ( 5 / x ) = 1

10 x 2 −1
14. x−2 = x−2
3x

15. log x log4 ( log x (5x2 + 4 x3 )) = 0

(
log x 1+log2 x ) + 1 log 2 (
−3log 1 log 2X )
16. log 2 ( 2 x ) + log 2 x.x
2
4 (x )+ 2
4 2
=1
2

Solve the Inequations:

1. log ( x +1) ( x 2 − 2x )  0

2. log 0.2 ( x 2 − 4 )  −1

3. log2 x +3 x2  1

4. log0.1 ( x − 2)  log0.01 ( x − 2)

5. log 2 4 − 5x  2

6. 1 − log 1 x + log 2 x + 2 = 3 − log 1 x − log 2 x

6 6

x + 6x + 9
2
7. log1/ 2  − log 2 ( x + 1)
2 ( x + 1)
3 
8. log3 ( x 2 − 2 )  log3  x − 1
2 
9. log 0.2 ( x3 + 8 ) − ( 0.5 ) log 0.2 ( x 2 + 4 x + 4 )  log 0.2 ( x + 58 )

10. log x −12 x+30   log 2 2 x   0

2

10
  5 
 

11. log −4 x 2 +12 x −8

4x − 5  0

12. log 2 ( x − 1) − log ( x − 1)  5

2 0.5

13. log ( x − 1)  1 − 1
1/ 2
3 log x2 − x
8

14. ( )
− 3ln x + 3
2
ln x
1
ln x − 1
15. 3(5/2) log (12−3x) − 3log
3
x
2
 83
Find the number of digits in each exponent:
(Use log 2=0.3010, log 3=0.4771)
1. 20002000 2. 3150 3. 52020 4. 12200 5. 15400
INTEGER TYPE QUESTIONS:

1. If the product of all solutions of the equation (

2009 ) x
= ( 2009 ) x (
log 2010)
2010
m
can be expressed in the lowest form as then the value of
n
m−n is
2. It is known that x=9 is a root of the equation
log ( x 2 + 15a 2 ) − log ( a − 2 ) = log
8ax
. If m is the sum of other root(s)
a−2
of this equation then sum of digits of m is
3. The number of integral solutions of the equation
4log x / 2 ( x ) + 2log ( x ) = 3log ( x ) is
4x
2
2x
3

4. The number N=6 log10 2+log1031, lies between two successive

integers whose sum is equal to
5. Let a = log3 log3 2 . An integer K satisfying 1  2(−k+3 )  2
−a

is

MORE THAN ONE ANSWER TYPE:

1. If 3x = 4 x−1 , then x is equal to
2 log 3 2 2 1 2 log 2 3
A) B) C) D)
2 log 3 2 − 1 2 − log 2 3 1 − log 4 3 2 log 2 3 − 1

2. In which of the following case(s) m  n

A) m = ( log 2 5)2 , n = log 2 20 B) m = log10 2, n = log10 3 10
1 1
m = log10 5.log10 20 + ( log10 2 ) , n = 1 m = log1/2   , n = log1/3  
2
C) D)
3 2