0606 Additional Mathematics CIE07 Logarithmic and Exponential Functions

0606/22/O/N/15 Q5
1 a Solve the following equations to find p and q.
8q−1 × 22p+1 = 47
9 p−4 × 3q = 81 [4]
b Solve the equation lg (3x − 2) + lg (x + 1) = 2 − lg 2. [5]

0606/23/O/N/15 Q5
2 Solve the following equation.
2
log2 (29x − 15) = 3 + [5]
logx 2

0606/22/M/J/15 Q6
1
3 a Solve 6 x−2 = 4
. [2]
2
b Solve loga 2y + loga 8 + loga 16y − loga 64y = 2 loga 4. [4]

0606/23/M/J/15 Q1
4 a Write log27 x as a logarithm to base 3. [2]
b Given that loga y = 3 (loga 15 − loga 3) + 1, express y in terms of a. [3]

0606/22/F/M/15 Q10
5 a Sketch the graph of y = e x − 5, showing the exact coordinates of any
points where the graph meets the coordinate axes. [3]
b Find the range of values of k for which the equation e x − 5 = k has no
solution. [1]
c Simplify loga 2 + loga 8 + loga ( 12 ), giving your answer in the form
p loga 2, where p is a constant. [2]
d Solve the equation log3 x − log9 4x = 1. [4]

0606/22/O/N/14 Q3
6 Solve the following simultaneous equations.
log2(x + 3) = 2 + log2 y
log2(x + y) = 3 [5]

0606/13/O/N/14 Q7
7 Solve the equation 1 + 2 log5 x = log5 (18x − 9). [5]

1 a p =5 q =2 b x =4
2 x = 5 or x = 3
8
3 a 1.23 b y =2
log3 x
4 a b y = 125a
3
5
5 b k ≤−5 c loga 2 d x = 36
2
6 x = 5.8 y = 2.2
3
7 x = or x = 3
5

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0606 Additional Mathematics CIE07 Logarithmic and Exponential Functions

0606/22/M/J/14 Q6
8 a State the value of u for which lg u = 0. [1]
b Hence solve lg | 2x + 3 | = 0. [2]
b Express 2 log3 15 − (loga 5) (log3 a), where a > 1, as a single
logarithm to base 3. [4]

0606/23/M/J/14 Q2
9 Using the substitution u = log3 x, solve, for x, the equation
log3 x − 12 logx 3 = 4. [5]

0606/22/O/N/13 Q4
10 Given that logp X = 5and logp Y = 2, find
a logp X 2, [1]
1
b logp X , [1]
c logXY p. [2]

0606/13/O/N/13 Q2
11 Solve 2 lg y − lg (5y + 60) = 1. [5]

0606/13/O/N/13 Q2
2 1
12 a Solve 2x −5x = 64
. [4]
b By changing the base of log2a 4, express (log2a 4) (1 + loga 2) as a
single logarithm to base a. [4]

0606/22/M/J/13 Q2
13 a Solve the equation 3 p+1 = 0.7, giving your answer to 2 decimal places.
[3]
y × (4x )3 2
b Express in the form 2a × x b × y c, where a, b and c are
8y 3

constants. [3]

0606/13/M/J/13 Q4
1
14 a Given that log4 x = 2
, find the value of x. [1]
b Solve 2 log4 y − log4 (5y − 12) =
1
2
. [4]

8 a 1 b x = − 1 or x = − 2 c log3 45 only
1
9 x = 729 and x =
9
1
10 a 10 b −5 c
7
11 y = 60
12 a x = 2 or x = 3 b loga 4
5 1
−
13 a p = − 1.32 b 2 2 × x6 × y 2
14 a 2 b y = 4 or y = 6

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0606 Additional Mathematics CIE07 Logarithmic and Exponential Functions

0606/11/O/N/12 Q3
15 Given that p = logq 32, express, in terms of p,
a logq 4, [2]
b logq 16q. [2]

0606/12/O/N/12 Q4
16 Given that loga pq = 9 and loga p 2 q = 15, find the value of
a loga p and loga q, [4]
b logp a + logq a. [2]

0606/23/O/N/12 Q11
1
17 a Solve (2x−2) 2 = 100, giving your answer to 1 decimal place. [3]
b Solve logy 2 = 3 − logy 256. [3]
65z−2 216z−1
c Solve = . [4]
36 z 363−z

0606/13/M/J/12 Q8
18 a Find the value of x for which 2 lg x − lg(5x + 60) = 1. [5]
b Solve log5 y = 4 logy 5. [4]

0606/23/M/J/12 Q5a
19 Solve the equation 32x = 1000, giving your answer to 2 decimal places. [2]

0606/21/O/N/11 Q11
52x+3 252−x
20 a Solve = . [3]
252x 125x
b Solve lg y + lg(y − 15) = 2. [4]
c Without using a calculator, and showing each stage of your working,
1
find the value of 2 log12 4 − log12 81 + 4 log12 3. [3]
2

0606/12/O/N/11 Q3
21 a Express logx 2 in terms of a logarithm to base 2. [1]
b Using the result of part (a), and the substitution u = log2 x, find the
values of x which satisfy the equation log2 x = 3 − 2 logx 2. [4]

2p 4p
15 a b +1
5 5
16 a loga p = 6 loga q = 3 b 0.5
17 a x = 15.3 b y =8 c z = 3.5
18 a x = 60 b y = 25 or y = 1
25
19 x = 3.14
1
20 a b y = 20 only c 2
3
1
21 a b x = 2 or x = 4
log2 x

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0606 Additional Mathematics CIE07 Logarithmic and Exponential Functions

0606/13/O/N/11 Q5

( q2 )
p
22 It is given that lg p 3q = 10a and lg = a.
a Find, in terms of a, expressions for lg p and lg q. [5]
b Find the value of logp q. [1]

0606/11/M/J/11 Q2
23 Express lg a + 3 lg b − 3 as a single logarithm. [3]

0606/21/M/J/11 Q8
24 The temperature, T ∘ Celsius, of an object, t minutes after it is removed from
a heat source, is given by T = 55e −0.1t + 15.
a Find the temperature of the object at the instant it is removed from the
heat source. [1]
b Find the temperature of the object when t = 8. [1]
c Find the value of t when T = 25. [3]

0606/22/M/J/11 Q8
25 a Solve 3x = 200, giving your answer to 2 decimal places. [2]
b Solve log5 (5y + 40) − log5 (y + 2) = 2 . [4]
(24z 3)2
c Given that = 2a3b z c, evaluate a, b and c. [3]
27 × 12z

1
22 a lg p = 3a lg q = a b
3
3
23 lg ab
1000
24 a 70 b 39.7 c 17.0
25 a 4.82 b y = − 0.5 c a =4 b =−2 c =5

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