Q.22 If log2 [log3 (log2 x)] = 1, then x is equal to: Q.

33 The value of (log9 27 + log8 32) is:

(A) 0 (B) 12 (C) 128 (D) 512 7 19
(A) (B) (C) 4 (D) 7
Q.23 The value of log2 log2 log3 log3 273 is: 2 6
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
Q.34 (log5 3) × (log3 625) equals:
Q.24 If ax = by, then: (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
a x log a x Q.35 (log5 5) (log4 9) (log3 2) is equal to:
(A) log b  y (B) log b  y
3
(A) 1 (B) (C) 2 (D) 5
log a y 2
(C)  (D) none of these
log b x
Q.36 If log12 27 = a, then log6 16 is:
Q.25 log 360 is equal to: 3 a 3a
(A) 2 log 2 + 3 log 3 (A) (B)
4(3  a ) 4(3  a )
(B) 3 log 2 + 2 log 3
(C) 3 log 2 + 2 log 3 – log 5 4(3  a ) 4(3  a )
(D) 3 log 2 + 2 log 3 + log 5 (C) (D)
(3  a ) (3  a )

1  Q.37 If log10 5 + log10 (5x + 1) = log10 (x + 5) + 1, then

Q.26 The value of  log 10 125  2 log 10 4  log 10 32  x is equal to:
3 
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 10
is :
4 Q.38 If log5 (x2 + x) – log5 (x + 1) = 2, then the value
(A) 0 (B) (C) 1 (D) 2 of x is:
5
1 (A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 25 (D) 32
Q.27 2 log10 5 + log108  log10 4 = ?  1
2 1 1 
(A) 2 (B) 4 Q.39 The value of  log 60  log 60  log 60  is:
 3 4 5 
(C) 2 + 2 log10 2 (D) 4 – 4 log10 2
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 5 (D) 60
Q.28 If loga (ab) = x, then logb (ab) is:
Q.40 The value of (log3 4) (log4 5) (log5 6) (log6 7)
1 x x x (log7 8) (log8 9) is:
(A) (B) (C) (D)
x x 1 1 x x 1 (A) 2 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 33

Q.29 If log 2 = x, log 3 = y and log 7 = z, then the value Q.41 The value of 16 log 4 5 is:

of log 4.3 63 is:  5
(A) (B) 5 (C) 16 (D) 25
2 1 2 1 64
(A) 2 x  y  z (B) 2x  y  z
3 3 3 3
Q.42 If log x + log y = log (x + y), then
2 1 2 1 (A) x = y (B) xy = 1
(C) 2 x  y  z (D)  2x  y  z
3 3 3 3 x 1 x
(C) y  (D) y 
x x 1
Q.30 If log4 x + log2 x = 6, then x is equal to:
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 16
a b
Q.43 If log  log  log( a  b) , then:
1 1 b a
Q.31 If log 8 x  log 8  , then the value of x is: (A) a + b = 1 (B) a – b = 1
6 3
(C) a = b (D) a2 – b2 = 1
(A) 12 (B) 16 (C) 18 (D) 24

  a2   b2   c 2 
Q.32 If log10 125 + log10 8 = x, then x is equal to: Q.44 log    log    log   is equal to:
1   bc   ac   ab 
(A) (B) .064 (C) –3 (D) 3 (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) abc
3

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Q.45 (logb a × logc b× loga c) is equal to:
(A) 0 (B) 1  1 
Q.48 If log10 7 = a, then log 10   is equal to:
(C) abc (D) a + b + c  70 
(A) – (1 + a) (B) (1 + a)–1
 1 1 1  a 1
Q.46     (C) (D)
 (loga bc)  1 (log b ca )  1 (log c ab)  1  10 10a
is equal to:
3 Q.49 If a = bx, b = cy and c = az, then the value of
(A) 1 (B) (C) 2 (D) 3
2 xyz is equal to:
Q.47 The value of (A) –1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) abc
 1 1 1  Q.50 If log 27 = 1.431, then the value of log 9 is:
    is
 log (p / q ) x log (q / r ) x log ( r / p ) x  (A) 0.934 (B) 0.945
(C) 0.954 (D) 0.958
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

ANSWER KEY

Q.No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. B A B C C D A D D D D A D C B C B C C B
Q.No 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. A D A C D C A D B D A D B D A D B C B A
Q.No 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Ans. D D A A B A A A C C

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 Hints & Solution

Sol.1 Let log2 16 = n. Sol.7 Let log2 0.0625 = n

Then, 2n = 16 = 24 625
n Then, 2n = 0.0625 =
10000
log2 16 = 4
 2 n  1
Sol.2 Let log343 7 = n. 16
Then, (343)n = 7  2n = 2–4
(73)n = 7 n = –4
log2 0.0625 = –4
1
3n = 1  n 
3 Sol.8 log3 x = –2
1
  log 343 7  1 1
3  x  3 2  2

3 9
 1  2
Sol.3 Let log 5    n then, log 8 x 
 125  Sol.9
3
x =82/3 = (23)2/3
n 1
5   2 
125  3 
3

x= 2  
5n = 5–3 n = –3
x = 22 = 4
 1 
 log 5    3 9 1
 125  Sol.10 log x    
 16  2

32  n Then, 1/ 2 9
Sol.4 Let log 2  x 
16
( 2 ) n  32 1 9
 
(2)n/2 = 25 x 16
n 16
 5  x
2 9
n = 10 2
32  10  16  256
 log 2  x    
9 81
Sol.5 Let log10 (0.0001) = n Sol.11 logx4 = 0.4
Then, 10n = .0001
4 2
 log x 4  
n 1 1 10 5
 10   4
10000 10
10n = 10–4  x2/5 = 4
n = –4 x = 4 5/2 = (22)
 log10 (.0001) = – 4
 5
 2 

Sol.6 Let log(.01) = (1000) = n  x  2 2   25

x = 32
Then (.01)n =(1000)
n 1
 1  3 Sol.12 log10000 x  
    10 4
 100  x = (10000)–1/4
3 x = (104)–1/4
–2n = 3  n  
2 1
x = 10–1 =
10

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 1 Sol.22 log2 [log3(log2 x)] = 1 = log22
Sol.13 log x 4  log3 (log2 x) = 2
4 log2 x = 32 = 9
x 1/4 = 4 x = 29 = 512
x = 44 = 256
Sol.23 log2 log2 log3 (log3 273)
1 = log2 log2 log3 [log3(33)3] = log2 log2 log3 [log3(3)9]
Sol.14 log x (0.1)   = log2 log2 log3 (9 log3 3) = log2 log2 log3 9
3
–1/3 [ log3 3 = 1]
x = 0.1 = log2 log2 [log3 (3)2] = log2 log2 (2 log3 3)
1 = log2 log2 2 = log2 1 = 0
  0.1
x 1/ 3
Sol.24 ax = by  log ax = log by
1
 x 1 / 3   10 log a y
0.1 x log a = y log b  
log b x
x = (10)

Sol.15 log32 x = 0.8 Sol.25 360 = (2 × 2 × 2) × (3 × 3) × 5

x = (32)0.8 So, log 360
x = (25) 4/5 = 24 = 16 = log (23 × 32 × 5) = log 23 + log 32 + log 5
= 3 log 2 + 2 log 3 + log 5
Sol.16 log2 x = 10 x
 logx y = 100 y = x100 = (210)100y = 21000 1
Sol.26 log 10 125  2 log 10 4  log 10 32
3
Sol.17 Let log(–1/3)81= x. Then,
x 4
= log10 (125)1/ 3  log10 (4) 2  log10 32
 1 4 4  1
    81  3  (3)     = log10 5  log10 16  log10 32
 3  3
x = –4 i.e., log (–1/3) 81= –4  5  32 
= log 10    log 10 10  1
 16 
Sol.18 Let log 2 3
(1728)  x 1
Sol.27 2 log 10 5  log 10 8 log 10 4
x 3
Then, ( 2 3 )  1728  (12 )  [( 2 3 ) ] 2 3 2
 log10 (52 ) + log10 8 – log10(41/2)
(2 3 ) = (2 3 ) 6
x
 25  8 
x = 6, i.e. log 2 (1728)  6 log 10 25  log 10 8  log 10 2  log 10  
3  2 
= log10 100  2
1
log8
log 8 log(8)1/ 2 2 1 Sol.28 loga (ab) = x
Sol.19   
log8 log8 log8 2
log ab log a  log b
  x  x
Sol.20 (a) Since loga a = 1, log a log a
So log10 10 = 1
(b) log (2 + 3) = 5 and log b log b
 1  x   x 1
log (2 × 3) = log 6 = log2 + log3 log a log a
log (2 + 3) log (2 × 3)
(c) Since loga1= 0, so log10 1= 0 log a 1 log a 1
   1   1
(d) log (1 + 2 + 3) = log 6 = log (1 × 2 × 3) log b x  1 log b x 1
= log 1 + log 2 + log 3
So, (b) is incorrect log b  log a x
 
log b x 1
Sol.21 Let log5 625 = x . Then 5x = 625 = 54 or x = 4
Let log2 (log5 625) = y. Then, log24 = y
or 2y = 4 log(ab) x x
   log b (ab) 
or y =12 log b x 1 x 1
log2 (log5 625) = 2

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Sol.29 log (4.3 63)  log 4  log(3 63 )  log 4  log(63)1/ 3 log 9 log 2
Sol.35 Given expression =  [log5 5 = 1]
2
= log(2 )  log(7  3 ) 2 1/ 3 log 4 log 3

1 2 1 2 log 32 log 2 2 log 3 log 2

= 2 log 2  log 7  log 3  2 x  z  y = 2
   1
3 3 3 3 log 2 log 3 2 log 2 log 3

Sol.30 log 4 x  log 2 x  6

log 27
log x log x Sol.36 log12 27 = a  a
  6 log 12
log 4 log 2
log 33 3 log 3
log x log x  a  a
  6 log(3  2 ) 2
log 3  2 log 2
2 log 2 log 2
3 log x = 12 log 2 log 3  2 log 2 1 log 3 2 log 2 1
 log x = 4 log 2     
3 log 3 a 3 log 3 3 log 3 a
 log x = log (24) = log 16
x = 16 2 log 2 1 1  3  a 
    
3 log 3 a 3  3a 
1 1
Sol.31 log8 x  log 8   
6 3 log 2  3  a   2a 
    log 3    log 2
1 log 3  2a   3 a 
log
log x 6 1
  log16 log 2 4
log 8 log 8 3  log 6 16  
log 6 log(2  3)
1 1
 log x  log  log 8 4 log 2 4 log 2
6 3  
log 2  log 3   2a  
1 log 21   
 log x  log  log(81/ 3 )  log 2
6   3  a 

1  6 4 4(3  a )
 log x  log 2  log   2    log 12  
6  1  3  a  (3  a )
 
x = 12  3 a 

Sol.32 log10 125 + log10 8 = x log10 (125 × 8) = x Sol.37 log10 5 + log10 (5x + 1) = log10 (x + 5) + 1
 log10 5 + log10 (5x + 1)= log10 (x + 5) + log 10 10
x = log10 (1000)log10(10)3 = 3 log10 10 = 3
 log10 [5(5x + 1)] = log10 [10 (x + 5)]
 5x + 1 (x + 5)
Sol.33 Let log 9 27  x Then,  5x + 1 = 2x + 10
3 3x = 9
9 x  27 32  x  33  2x  3  x  x
2
Let log8 32 = y. Then,
5  x2  x 
yy = 25  3y = 5  y  Sol.38 log5(x2 + x) – log5 (x + 1) = 2  log 5  2

3
 x 1 
 3 5  19
log9 27 + log8 32 =      x ( x  1) 
 2 3 6  log 5  2
 x 1 

 log 3 log 625   log 5 x  2  x  52  25

Sol.34 Given expression =  log 5  log 3 
 
Sol.39 Given expression
log 625 log(5 4 ) 4 log 5 = log60 3 + log60 4 +log60 5
=   4 = log60 (3 × 4 × 5) = log60 60 = 1
log 5 log 5 log 5

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Sol.40 Given expression = Sol.46 Given expression
 log 4 log 5 log 6 log 7 log 8 log 9  1 1 1
       =  
 log 3 log 4 log 5 log 6 log 7 log 8  log a bc  log a a log b ca  log b b log c ab  log c c

1 1 1
log 9 log 32 2 log 3 =  
=   2 log a (abc) log b (abc) log c (abc)
log 3 log 3 log 3
= log abc a  log abc b  log abc c

Sol.41 We know that : a log a x  x .  log abc (abc)  1

2
16 log 4 5  ( 4 2 ) log 4 5  4 2 log 4 5  4 log 4 (5 )  4 log 4 25  25 Sol.47 Given expression
p q r
= log x  q   log x  r   log x  p 
     
Sol.42 log x + log y = log (x + y) log(x + y log (xy)
x p q r 
x + y = xy y (x –1) = x  y  = log x  q  r  p   log x 1  0
x 1  
a b
Sol.43 log  log  log (a  b)  1 
b a Sol.48 log10    log10 1  log10 70  – log10 (7 10)
 70 
a b
 log (a  b)  log    log 1 = (log10 7  log10 10)  (a  1)
b a
So, a + b = 1 Sol.49 a = bx, b =cy, c = az
 x = logb a, y = logc b, z = logac
 a 2 b2 c2   xyz = (logb a)× (logc b )× (logac)
Sol.44 Given expression = log     log 1  0
 bc ac ab   log a log b log c 
 
 xyz   log b  log c  log a   1
 

 log a log b log c  Sol.50 log 27 = 1.431 log(33) = 1.431 3 log 3 = 1.431
Sol.45 Given expression =  log b  log c  log a   1 log 3 = 0.477
 
log 9 = log(32) = 2 log3 = (2 × 0.477) = 0.954

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