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Basics of Logarithms Worksheet

This worksheet focuses on the basics of logarithms, including converting between exponential and logarithmic forms, solving exponential equations using logarithms, and changing the base of a logarithm. It contains practice problems and model answers for better understanding. Additionally, it encourages the use of calculators for solving certain equations and provides exercises that can be solved without them.

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Basics of Logarithms Worksheet

This worksheet focuses on the basics of logarithms, including converting between exponential and logarithmic forms, solving exponential equations using logarithms, and changing the base of a logarithm. It contains practice problems and model answers for better understanding. Additionally, it encourages the use of calculators for solving certain equations and provides exercises that can be solved without them.

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Worksheet: Basics of Logarithms

This worksheet has questions about using the logarithmic transformation to move between
the exponential and logarithmic forms of an equation. It also offers a chance to practise
solving exponential equations using logarithms and changing the base of a logarithm.

Basics of Model Answers


Logarithms to this sheet
study guide

1. Use the logarithmic transformation to convert between the logarithmic and exponential
forms of the following equivalences.

(a) 8  23 (b) 10 6  1000000 (c) 64  82 (d) 0.04  52

(e) log3 81  4 (f) log10 0.001  3 (g) 0  log7 1 (h) 1  log7 7

2. Convert these exponential equations to logarithmic form. Which of the conversions


help you to solve the particular equation?

(a) 9  3x (b) x  93 (c) 3  9x (d) 9  x3

(e) x  39 (f) 3  x9 (g) x  30 (h) 1  x0

1 1
(i) 3  3x (j) x3  (k)  3x (l) 3 x  3
27 27
3. Solve the following equations. (You will need to use a calculator for this question.)

(a) 6x  3 (b) 10 x  20 (c) 34 x  21 (d) e7 x  9.2

(e) 7t 1  14 (f) 23  x  20 (g)


2
e x  21 (h) 5 5   10
t t 1

4. Solve the following logarithmic equations. What do you notice?

(a) log10 x  2 (b) log10 x  20 (c) log10 x  200 (d) log10 x  2000

5. Solve the following equations without using a calculator.

(a) lnx  4   ln 6 (b) log10 3  x   log10 x (c) ln3  x   ln x

(d) lnx 2  3 x  3   0 (e) 7  ln e x (f) log10 10 x  2   5

(g) e x  4  e6 (h) 10 3  x  10 x (i) e3  x  e x

(j) e 
3 2
 ex (k) 103 x10 4  10 2 x103 (l)
ex

e4
e2 e2 x

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