MHF4U Name___________________________________ ID: 1

Solving Exponential and Log Equations Practice TEST Date________________

Condense each expression to a single logarithm.

1) 4 log 9 10 + 4 log 9 7 − 20 log 9 3 log 8 a

2) log 8 b + log 8 c + log 8 d +
A) log 9 (7 ⋅ 3 ⋅ 10 ) 2
4 20 4

A) log 8 (c b a )
4 4 3 3 6
7 ⋅ 10
B) log 9 3 3
3
20 ca
20
B) log 8 6
10 b
C) log 9 4
7 ⋅3
4 C) log 8 (dcb a )
20 20 2
7 ⋅ 10 ca
D) log 9 4
D) log 8 3
3 b

Solve each equation.

( )
−p −p −3m
3) 36 ⋅ 6 =6 −2m 3m − 3 1
4) 9 ⋅ 27 =
27
A) { }
−
4

B)
3
No solution.
A) {0} B) {}
9
5
C) { All real numbers. }
D) {−2} C) − { } 9
4
D) {8}

−2 p 3p −3 p 3n − 6
5) 16 ⋅4 = 16 6) 7 ⋅ 8 + 10 = 56

A) − { } 2
9
B)
9
5 {} A)
log 7
14
3
− 56

C) {0} D)
4
3 {} 1
10
log 7 − 3
4
B)
10
46
log 8 +6
7
C)
3
49
log 6 −8
3
D)
10

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 −9r − 1 −5n − 9
7) −3 ⋅ 14 + 7 = −29 8) 4e + 5 = 73
6 −e + 5
log 7 +1 − log 4 −5
29 73
A) A)
14 9
− log 14 12 − 1 −e + 5
B) − log 73 −9
9 4
B)
log 9 36 + 3 5
C) − ln 17 − 9
14 C)
− log 14 16 − 3 5
D) 5
29 − ln + 73
2
D)
9
Solve each equation. Round your answers to the nearest ten-thousandth.

9) log 6 + log x = log 14 10) log x + log 3 = log 69

A) {150} B) {10} A) {48} B) {33.3333}
C) {2.3333} D) {200} C) {23} D) {40}
11) log x + log 8 = 1 12) log x − log 2 = 2
A) {70} B) {25} A) {3.3333} B) {50}
C) {1.25} D) {40} C) {11} D) {200}
Solve each equation.

13) log 7 5x 2 + log 7 5 = 2 14) log 6 4x 2 − log 6 4 = 2

A) {2, −2} B) {2}
A) { }
7 7
,−
5 5
B) {6, −6}
C) {6, −6} D) {4, −4}
C) No solution. D) {1, −1}
15) log 4 x + log 4 ( x + 1) = log 4 2 16) ln 3 − ln (10 − 4x) = 4
−3 − 2e 5
A) {1}
C) {1, −2}
B) {−2}
D) {1, −9}
A) {
1 − e5 }
B) {
−6 − 6e
1−e }
C) No solution.
−3 + 10e 4
D) { 4e 4 }
17) ln 10 − ln (5 − 4x) = 4 18) ln (−x − 7) + ln 4 = 2
5
e 3 + 16
A) { −2 − 8e
e5
4
} A) No solution.
4
B){ 16 }
−e 2 − 28
B) { 1 − 5e
1 − e4 } C) { −5e − 10
2 } D){ 4 }
C) No solution.
−10 + 5e 4
D) { }
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 MHF4U Name___________________________________ ID: 1

Solving Exponential and Log Equations Practice TEST Date________________

Condense each expression to a single logarithm.

1) 4 log 9 10 + 4 log 9 7 − 20 log 9 3 log 8 a

2) log 8 b + log 8 c + log 8 d +
A) log 9 (7 ⋅ 3 ⋅ 10 ) 2
4 20 4

A) log 8 (c b a )
4 4 3 3 6
7 ⋅ 10
*B) log 9 3 3
3
20 ca
20
B) log 8 6
10 b
C) log 9 4
7 ⋅3
4 *C) log 8 (dcb a )
20 20 2
7 ⋅ 10 ca
D) log 9 4
D) log 8 3
3 b

Solve each equation.

( )
−p −p −3m
3) 36 ⋅ 6 =6 −2m 3m − 3 1
4) 9 ⋅ 27 =
27
A) { }
−
4

*B)
3
No solution.
A) {0} B) {}
9
5
C) { All real numbers. }
D) {−2} *C) − { } 9
4
D) {8}

−2 p 3p −3 p 3n − 6
5) 16 ⋅4 = 16 6) 7 ⋅ 8 + 10 = 56

A) − { } 2
9
B)
9
5 {} A)
log 7
14
3
− 56

*C) {0} D)
4
3 {} 1
10
log 7 − 3
4
B)
10
46
log 8 +6
7
*C)
3
49
log 6 −8
3
D)
10

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 −9r − 1 −5n − 9
7) −3 ⋅ 14 + 7 = −29 8) 4e + 5 = 73
6 −e + 5
log 7+1 − log 4 −5
29 73
A) A)
14 9
− log 14 12 − 1 −e + 5
*B) − log 73 −9
9 4
B)
log 9 36 + 3 5
C) − ln 17 − 9
14 *C)
− log 14 16 − 3 5
D) 5
29 − ln + 73
2
D)
9
Solve each equation. Round your answers to the nearest ten-thousandth.

9) log 6 + log x = log 14 10) log x + log 3 = log 69

A) {150} B) {10} A) {48} B) {33.3333}
*C) {2.3333} D) {200} *C) {23} D) {40}
11) log x + log 8 = 1 12) log x − log 2 = 2
A) {70} B) {25} A) {3.3333} B) {50}
*C) {1.25} D) {40} C) {11} *D) {200}
Solve each equation.

13) log 7 5x 2 + log 7 5 = 2 14) log 6 4x 2 − log 6 4 = 2

A) {2, −2} B) {2}
*A) { }
7 7
,−
5 5
B) {6, −6}
*C) {6, −6} D) {4, −4}
C) No solution. D) {1, −1}
15) log 4 x + log 4 ( x + 1) = log 4 2 16) ln 3 − ln (10 − 4x) = 4
−3 − 2e 5
*A) {1}
C) {1, −2}
B) {−2}
D) {1, −9}
A) {
1 − e5 }
B) {
−6 − 6e
1−e }
C) No solution.
−3 + 10e 4
*D) {
4e 4 }
17) ln 10 − ln (5 − 4x) = 4 18) ln (−x − 7) + ln 4 = 2
5
e 3 + 16
A) { −2 − 8e
e5
4
} A) No solution.
4
{
B)
16}
−e 2 − 28
B) { 1 − 5e
1 − e4 } {
C)
−5e − 10
2 } * {
D)
4 }
C) No solution.
−10 + 5e 4
*D) { 4e 4
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