PRACTICE PROBLEMS FOR WAVY-CURVE, MODULUS AND LOGARITHM

Section-I
2
1. The number or real solution of the equation x  3 x  2  0 is
(A) 4 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) infinite
2. Number of solution of x  2 is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) infinite
3. Value of x if x  1  1
(A) x   ,0    2,   (B)  0,2 (C) x  1,2 (D) x  0,2

4. Solution of the inequality x  4  5 is

(A) x  5,  (B) 9,   , 1 (C) x  real (D) none of these

5. The solution set of the equation x  3  x  3

(A)  3,  (B) 3,  (C)  (D) all Real number
6. The value of 4 2log9 3 is
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 1
7. If log7 2   , then log49 28 is equal to
1  2 1  2 1  2
(A) (B) (C) (D) none
4 2 3
1
2 ln e
8. If 4 x  , then x =
2
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) -1 (D) 3

9. If a2  4b2  12ab, then log(a+2b) =

1 a b
(A)  loga  logb  log 2  (B) log  log  log 2
2 2 2
1 1
(C) loga  logb  4log2  (D) loga  logb  4log2 
2 2
10. If loga (ab)  x, then logb (ab) is equal to
1 x x x
(A) (B) (C) (D)
x 1 x x 1 1 x

11. If log7  
x  5  x  0 , then x is equal to
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

12.
 
log4 log2 log2  log2  log3 81   
 
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) -1 (D) not defined

loge a loge b loge c 2 2 2 2 2 2

13. If   , then a y  yz  z b z  zx  x c x  xy  y is equal to
yz zx xy
(A) 2 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) none of these
 1  4
 
log 3 log9 36 log7 9
14. The value of 81 5   27 3 is equal to
(A) 49 (B) 625 (C) 216 (D) 890

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15. The equation log3 (3 x  8)  2  x has the solution
(A) x = 1 (B) x = 2 (C) x = 3 (D) x = 4

Solve the following inequalities.

2
16.  x  1 3  x  x  2  0
2x  3
17. 0
3x  7
2

18.
 x  1 x  2  0
1  x
2
x  4x  4
19. 0
2x 2  x  1

20. x 4  5x 2  4  0

3
21. 1
x2

4x  3
22. 6
2x  5

x 1
23. 2
1
 x  1
x 1
24. 0
x 2  x  12

30x  9
25.  25  x  2
x2

26. Solve for x:

x2  6
(i) x  1  x  2  x  3  6 (ii) 1
5x
x 2  12
(iii) 1 (iv) x 2  3 x  2  0
7x
(v) x 2  5 x  4  0 (vi) x 2  5 x  6  0

(vii) x  1  x  2  1/ 2 (viii) x  1  x  2  1

(ix) |x2 - x| = x2 – x (x) |x2 x  6| = x + 2

(xi) x  1  x  3  2 (xii) 2x  3  2x  4  1

2
(xiii) 2 x  1  x  1  3 (xiv) x  1  x  2  x  3  2

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 ANSWERS

1. A 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. B

6. A 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. C

11. D 12. D 13. C 14. D 15. B

 3 7 
16. 1,2    2,3  17.  ,    ,  
 2 3 

1
18.  ,  2    2,  1  1,   19.  ,  2    2,    1,  
 2
20.  2,  1  1,2  21.  , 2   
 5,
 5   33 
22.  ,    ,   23.  , 0    3,  
 2   8 

24.  ,  3   1, 4  25.  ,  1.4   2,2.6

26. (i) {0,4} (ii) x   3, 2  2,3

(iii) x     4    3,0    0,3    4,   (iv) x  2, 1,1,2
(v) x   (vi) x  6,6
(vii) 7/4 (viii)  2,  
(ix)  ,0   1,   (x) 2, 2,4
3 
(xi) [1,3] (xii)  ,2
2 
1 5
(xiii) , (xiv) 2
2 2

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 Section-II
1
1. The equation
2
 
log x2  2x  log x  2  0 has the solution
(A) x = 1 (B) x = -2 (C) x = -2, 1 (D) none of these

1
2. Solution of log3  x  1  log9 1  x   log9  2x  3  is
2
1 1 1 1
(A)
2

5 1 
(B)
2
5 1  
(C) ,
2 3
(D) none of these

3. aloga blogb clogc d is equal to

(A) b (B) c (C) d (D) none

 x y  1
4. If log   (log x + log y) then
 2  2
(A) x  y = 0 (B) x + y = 0 (C) x  y = 0 (D) none

5.  log5 5 log4 9  log3 2  simplifies to

(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 5 (D) none of these
1
6. log8 [log2 {log3 (4x + 17)}] = then x is
3
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) -1 (D) 3

2
7. Value of k for which  log16 x   log16 x  log16 k  0 has exactly one solution is
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) none of these

8. The value of log5 log2 log3 log2 512 is

(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) 3

9. The value of log9 27  log27 9 is k/6, then k is equal to

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

2 ln e2
10. ln e 2lne equals
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 16
11. The solution set of the equation ln(2x – 1) + ln(3x – 2) = ln 7, is
1 5 1 5 1 5
(A) x  or (B) x  or (C) x  or (D) none
2 3 2 3 2 3

Solve the following inequalities.

4 x
12. 3x 13. 2
0
x2 x  3x  4
17  15x  2x 2 x  7 3x  1
14. 0 15.  0
x3 x5 2
x2  x  6 x 2  8x  7
16. 0 17. 0
x 2  6x 4x 2  4x  1

x 2  36 x 2  6x  9
18. 2
0 19. 0
x  9x  18 5  4x  x 2
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20. x 21. 
x 1 x2 x3

22. Solve for x:

2x  1
(i) 2 (ii) 3x  1  1
x 1

(iii) x  1  3 (iv) x  2  1

x
(v) 3x  7  4 (vi) 1  1
5

23. Solve for x:

x2
(i). 0
x2
2
(ii). 1
x4
2x  1
(iii). 2
x 1
x 2  3x  1
(iv). 3
x2  x  1
3x
(v). 1
2
x 4
x2  5x  4
(vi). 1
x2  4
(vii). Find the number of solution of the equation x  1  x  2  9 .

(viii). Find the number of solution of the equation x  3  x  1  0 .

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 ANSWERS

1. A 2. A 3. C 4. A
5. B 6. D 7. A 8. A
9. D 10. C 11. D

12.  2,  1   2,   13.  1, 0    4,  

 17 
14.   ,  3   1,   15. 1,3   5,  
 2 

16.  ,  6    2, 0    3,   17. 1,7 

18.  6, 3  19.  5,1  3

 9 
20.  1,   21.   ,  2    3,  
 2 
22.
3   2
(i) x   , 1  1,   (ii) 0, 
4   3

(iii) [-2,4] (iv) (-3,-1)

 11 
(v)  1,  (vi)  ,0   10,  
 3

23.

(i)  2,  (ii)  2,4    4,6 

3 
(iii)  ,1  1,   (iv)  ,  2    1,  
4 
 8 5 
(v)  ,  4   1, 1   4,   (vi) 0, 5    2 ,  
   
(vii) 2 (viii) 1

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 Section-III

1. If a = log 503 and c = log 5, then the value of log 2012 in terms of a and c, is
(A) a + 2c – 2 (B) a + 2c + 2 (C) a – 2c + 2 (D) a – 2c – 2

2. The product log32  log43  log54  …….  log256255, is equal to

1 1
(A) 8 (B) (C) 16 (D)
8 16
3. Let N = (log864  log11121  log10100  log12144)2 then which of the following is/are also equal to
N?
I. log8(8256) II. log4(2512) III. Log16(256)8
(A) I (but not II and III) (B) I and II (but not III) (C) II (but not I and III) (D) I, II and III

4. If log2A = log8B, log4B = C and log A = log2k, then the value of k is

3 3C 2 2C
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2C 2 3C 3
5. If log 3 5  p and log32 = q, then the value of log3300 is equal to
(A) p + 2q – 1 (B) 2p + q + 1 (C) p + 2q + 1 (D) 4p + 2q + 1
6. Number of real values of x satisfying the equation log2    
x  1  log3 1  x is equal to
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
7. For 2 < x < 5, the expression |2x – 1| + | 5 – 3x| + |x – 6| = Ax + B. The value of A + B, is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 10

8. 
Number of real values of x satisfying the equation log3 x 2  3x  5  log3  7  2x  is 
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
1
9. log 8 b  3 , then b is equal to
3
(A) 2 (B) 8 (C) 32 (D) 64
2

If x log3 4  27, then the value of x

log3 4 
10. is
(A) 16 (B) 64 (C) 81 (D) 4

 7
11.  
If log3 2, log3 2x  5 and log3  2x   are in arithmetic progression, then x is equal to
 2
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 8
12.  
If log7 log5 x 2  x  5  0, then x can be
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) –2

Solve the following inequalities.

14x 9x  30 x 2  5x  12
13.  0 14. 3
x 1 x4 x 2  4x  5

x2  1 x2  2
15. 3 16.  2
2x  5 x2  1
2x  3 1 1 1
17.  18. 
x 2  x  12 2 x 2  5x  6 2

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19.
2  x   x  3  0
2

20.
4

2
1
 x  1  x  3x  4 
2
1 x 1  x

3 2 2 6
21. 2  22. 1 
x 1 x x 1 x

23. Match the following

1. Column-I Column-II
(A) (P) 4, 8
2x  5  7
(B) (Q) 5, 9
x 2  4x  4  6

(C) 7x 2 (R) 6,  1

(D) x 2  7x  10  18 (S) 1, 8

2. Column-I Column-II
(A) x3  2 (P)  1, 8 
(B) 2x  7  9 (Q) 1, 5 
(C) 2x  4  6 (R)  ,  1   8,  
(D) x 2  7x  12  20 (S)  ,  1   5,  
(T)

3. Column-I Column-II
(A) x3  3x (P) 12, 5  , 12,  5 
(B) 5x  6  x 2  x 2  5x  6 (Q)  , 3
(C) x2 2x (R)  , 2  3,  
 2
 x  3  x  4  x  7x  12
(D) x 2  y 2  169  x  12  0 (S)  , 2   3, 4 

4. Column-I Column-II
(A) x2  x4 8 (P) 5,  
(B) x3  x3  6 (Q) 1, 7
(C) x 1  x  3  1 (R)  3, 3
(D) x3  x5  2 (S) 

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 ANSWERS

1. C 2. B 3. B 4. D
5. C 6. B 7. B 8. B
9. C 10. B 11. B 12. B

1 
13.  1, 1   4, 6  14.  , 3
2 

 5
15.  ,  2    2, 8  16.  1, 0    0,1
 

17.  ,  4    3, 3    6,   18. 1, 2   3, 4

19.
  
 2,  1  1, 2   3, 4 

20.  ,  1  1,  
1 
21.  ,  2   1, 0    ,  22.  ,0   1,2    3,  
 2 
23. Match the Column

1. AR B P C Q D S

2. AQ B P C S D R

3. A Q B R C S D P

4. A Q B R C S D P

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 Section-IV
Solve the following inequalities.

x 4  3x 3  2x 2 x 1 x 1
1. 0 2.  2
x 2  x  30 x x 1
2  x  3 1 2  x  4 1
3.  4. 
x  x  6 x 1  x  1 x  7  x2

2x 1 1 1 1
5. 
2
6.  
x 9 x 2 x  2 x 1 x
7 9 20 10
7.   1 0 8.  1 0
 x  2  x  3  x3  x  3  x  4  x  4
12 7 60
9. 1  10. x  17 
x2 x x
x 1 x  5 6
11.  12. x
x 1 x 1 x 5

13. Prove that logab x 

loga x logb x 
loga x  logb x
14. Find the value of log3 2
5832 .
1 1 1
15. Find the value of  
logxy xyz logyz xyz logzx xyz
 1 
16. Find the value of log logab a  
 logb ab 
log8 17 log2 2 17
17. Find the value of 
log9 23 log3 23

18. Find the value of x which satisfy the equation log2 (x 2  3)  log2 (6x  10)  1  0

log2 a log2 b log2 c

19. If   and a3b4 c  1,  a  1,b  1,c  1 then find the value of n.
3 4 5n
20. Find the product of all possible values of x which makes the following statement
4
true log6 54  logx 16  log 2 x  log36
9

21. MATCH THE COLUMN

Let S  0.5 then match the following
1.
Column A Column B

(A) log0.25 (s) (P) 1

 0.64 
9
(B) 5log2 (s) (Q) 0.8
(C) (R) 0.2
log8 (S)2
(D) (S)
log0.125 (S)3 1
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Column A Column B

(A) 3
log3  x 2 
 log6  216  (P) {5}

(B) 2
log8  4x 
 log5  625  (Q) 

(C) 3 (R) {-16}

logx 3  log3 x  1 
4
(D) 1 (S) {25}
log5 x  log25 x  2
2

3. Column-I Column-II
(A) x  3  x  5  8  2x (P)  1, 1

(B) x 2  2x  3x  6  5x  6  x 2 (Q)  , 3  5,  

(C) x 2  4  x 2  9  2x 2  13 (R) 0,  

(D) x (S)  ,  3   2, 2  3,  

1
1 
1 x 2

22.
Comprehension

Consider the equation p  5  2q  3

(i). Greatest set of all values of p for q  R is

(A)  , 5 (B)  , 5 
(C)  5, 5  (D) None of these

(ii). If p = 4, then possible values of q are

(A) 2, 1, –1 (B) –1, 1
(C) 1 (D) 2, 1
(iii). If p  r  5, then number of possible ordered pair (r, q) is/are
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 4 (D) Infinite

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 ANSWERS

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1.  ,  5   1,2    6,   2.  ,  1   0,  1,  
 2 

3.  ,0   1,6  4. 1,2   7,  

5.  ,  3    2, 3  6.    
2,0  1, 2   2,  

7.  5, 1   2,3  8.  ,  2    1, 3    4,  

9. (3, 4) 10.  3, 0   20,  

11.  ,  1  1,3 12.  ,  1   5,6 

14. 6 15. 2

16. 0 17. 0

18. 2 19. 2

20. 2

21. MATCH THE COLUMN

1. AQ BR CP D S

2. A P BR CQ D S

3. A Q B R C S D P

22. Comprehension

(i). A (ii). D (iii). A

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