Logarithm

EXERCISE–I
Solve the following equations
(Note: whenever log x appear it will be treat as logarithm of x with base 10) :
Q.125 logx – 13 = 2
1
Q.126 log4(2log3(1 + log2(1 + 3log3x))) = .
2

Q.127 log3(1 + log3(2x – 7)) = 1

Q.128 log3(3x – 8) = 2 –x

log 2 (9  2x )
Q.129 1
3 x

Q.130 log5 – x(x2 – 2x + 65) = 2

 1 
Q.131 log 3  log 9 x   9 x   2x
 2 

Q.132 log3(x + 1) + log3(x + 3) = 1

Q.133 log7(2x – 1) + log7(2x – 7) = 1

Q.134 log5 + log(x + 10) – 1 = log(21x – 20) – log(2x – 1)

1 1 1 
Q.135 1  log 5   log  log x  log 5 
3 2 3 
1  1  1 1  1
Q.136 log x  log  x    log  x    log  x  
2  2  2 2  8
Q.137 3log3 log x
 log x  log 2 x  3  0

2
(x  2)  log(x  2)5 12
Q.138 (x  2)log  102log(x 2)

Q.139 9log3 (12x)  5x 2  5

Q.140 x1+ logx = 10x

Q.141 x2logx = 10x2

log x  5
Q.142 x 3  105 log x
Q.143 x log3 x  9

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log5 x 1
Q.144  x 5

Q.145 xlogx + 1 =106

log x  7
Q.146 x 4  10log x 1

Q.147 log x (x  2)
x 9

log 2 x  log x 2  2
 log x 
Q.148    log x
 2 

Q.149 3 log 2 x  log 2 8x  1  0

Q.150 log2x – 3logx = log(x2) – 4

Q.151 log1/3 x  3 log1/3 x  2  0

2
Q.152 
2 log x 5   3log x 5  1  0

Q.153 log 22 x  2log 2 x  2  0

log b x 2
Q.154 a   5x logb a  6  0

1
Q.155 log2 (100x) + log2 (10x) = 14 + log  
x

Q.156 log4 (x +3) – log4 (x – 1) = 2 – log48

Q.157 log4(x2 – 1) – log4(x – 1)2 = log 4 (4  x) 2

x 3 x 3
Q.158 2 log 3  1  log 3
x7 x 1

Q.159 2log4(4 – x) = 4 – log2(–2 – x)

Q.160 3 + 2logx + 13 = 2log3(x + 1)

Q.161 logx (9x2). log32 x = 4

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2  x2 
Q.162 log1/2 (4x)  log 2    8
 8 

Q.163 log 0.5x x 2  14log16x x 3  40log 4x x  0

4 2log 3 3
Q.164 6  (1  4  9 )  log 7 x  log x 7 , x  Q

Q.165 log3(4.3x– 1) = 2x + 1

Q.166 log3(3x – 6) = x – 1

Q.167 log3(4x – 3) + log3(4x – 1) = 1

Q.168 log 3  log1/2 2 x  3log1/2 x  5   2

 2x   2 
Q.169 log 5    log 5  
 10   x 1

Q.170 1+ 2 log(x +2)5 = log5(x +2)

Q.171 log 4 24x  2log2 4

x 15
Q.172 log 2   
 4  log x  1
2
8
1  2(log x) 2
Q.173 1
log x  2(log x) 2

Q.174 log2(4.3x –6) – log2(9x – 6) = 1

1
Q.175 log(5x  4)  log x  1  2  log 0.18
2

Q.176 log4(2.4x–2 –1) + 4 =2x

Q.177 log x 5  log x (5x)  2.25  (log x 5) 2

Q.178 log(log x) + log(log x4– 3) = 0

Q.179 log3x – 2 log1/3x = 6

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2 log x
Q.180 1
log(5x  4)

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Q.181 2 log8 (2x)  log8 (x 2  1  2x) 
3

1 1
Q.182 log 2 (x  2)   log1/8 3x  5
6 3

Q.183 2 log3(x – 2) + log3(x – 4)2 = 0

Q.184 log 2 (2x 2 )  log 4 (16x )  log 4 x 3

3log x  19
Q.185  2log x  1
3log x  1

Q.186
log  x 1 1  3
log 3 x  40

Q.187 log 32 6  log 32 2 = (log2 x – 2) log312

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188. 1– log (2x – 1) = log (x – 9).
2 2

log x  7  log 2
189. =–1
log 8  log( x  5)

190. log(3x2 + 7) – log(3x – 2) = 1

1 1
191. log(x2 – 16x + 20) – log 3 7 = log (8 – x).
3 3

192. log62x+3 – log6(3x – 2) = x.

 1 
193. 1   log3 + log2 = log(27 – x
3)
 2 x

194. log(5x–2 + 1) = x + log 13 – 2 log5 + (1 – x) log2.

1
195. logx + 3log 2  x = log x( x  2) + 2.
2

196. log2(4x + 1) = x + log2(2x+3 – 6).

1 2log0.25 (4  x)
197. log6 ( x  3) + log2 (3  x) = 1

198. log3(9x + 9) = x + log3(28 – 2.3x).

199. log(logx) + log(logx3 – 2) = 0

200. log 5
(4x – 6) – log 5
(2x – 2) = 2.

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 ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE–I

Q.125 1  3  Q.126 {3} Q.127 {4} Q.128 {2}

Q.129 {0} Q.130 {–5} Q.131 {1/3} Q.132 {0}

Q.133 {3} Q.134 {3/2, 10} 

Q.135 16 / 3 5  Q.136 {1}

Q.137 {100} Q.138 {2 + 10–7, 3, 102} Q.139 2  10

Q.140 {10–1, 10} Q.141  10 1 3
, 101 3
 Q.142 {10–5, 103}

Q.143 3  2
,3 2
 Q.144 {1/5, 25} Q.145 {10–3, 102} Q.146 {10–4, 10}

Q.147 {5} Q.148 {10–3,10, 100} Q.149 {2, 16} Q.150 {10,104}

Q.151 {1/81, 1/3} Q.152  5,5 Q.153 {1/4, 2}

Q.154 2 log a b

,3loga b a > 0, a  1, b > 0, b  1 Q.155  10 ,10
9
Q.156 {5}

Q.157 3  6 Q.158 {–5} Q.159 {–4} Q.160 (3  

3) / 3,8

Q.161 {1/9, 3} Q.162 {2–7, 2} 

Q.163 1/ 2,1, 4  Q.164 {7}

Q.165 {–1, 0} Q.166 {2} Q.167 {1} Q.168 {1/16,2}

Q.169 {3} Q.170 {–9/5, 23} Q.171 {2} Q.172 {1/2,128}


Q.173 1/ 10, 3 10  Q.174 {1} Q.175 {8} Q.176 {2}

Q.177  5
5,5  Q.178 {10} Q.179 {9} Q.180 {4}

Q.181 {2} Q.182 {3} Q.183 3,3  2 Q.184 {16}

Q.185 {10–5/3, 102} Q.186 {48}

 3
Q.187 10 ,10 3

188. {13} 189. {29} 190. {1, 9} 191. {–3}
192. {log3 4} 193. x 194. {0} 195. {98}
196. {0} 197. {3} 198. {–1, 2} 199. {10}
200. {2}

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