2.3 Indices and Logarithms - 115756

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INDICES AND LOGARITHMS MR STEPHEN OGANA

1. Solve for x in the equation. (3mks)

32(x-3) X 8(x+4) = 64 ÷ 2x

2. Determine the value of y in (3marks)

7 (2 y−1) = 2401

3. Solve for x and y (3 marks)

32𝑥−𝑦 = 27
4𝑥 ÷ 16𝑦 = 1

4. Solve for x in the following without using a calculator or mathematical tables. (3mks)

9x (27(x-1)) = tan 30o

5. Solve for x given that 52x+2 – 20 X 52x =575 (3mks)

6. Solve the equation below.


72x – 8 X 7x + 7 = 0 (3mks)

7. Solve for x in 9x+1 + 32x+1 = 36. (3mks)

8. Find x if 32𝑥+3 + 1 = 28 (2mks)

9. Solve for x in 3-2x+1 -10(3-x) + 3 = 0, without using tables. (3mks)

10. Solve for x in the equation (3mks)

2 log x + log 5 = 1 + 3log 2.

11. Solve for x in the equation

1 x
log 2 81 + log 2 ( x 2 − ) = 1
2 3 (3mks)

12. Solve for x: (log3 x)2 - ½ 1og3 x = 3 (4mks)

13. Solve the equation.

log 2 (𝑥 2 − 9) = log 2 8 + 1 (3mks)

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log 128−log 18
14. without using tables or a calculator, find the value of: (3Mks)
log 16−log 6

15. Solve for P given that, (3mks)


log 2 (2𝑝 + 3) - 2 = log 2 (𝑝 − 2)

16. Evaluate, without using mathematical tables or a calculator, the expression

2log45 + ⅓log48 – 2log 410 (3mks)

17. Find, without using mathematical tables the values of x which satisfy the equation ( 4mks)

log2 (x2-9)= 3 log 2 2+1


18. Solve the simultaneous equation.
Log3 (2 + y) = 2

Log2 (3 + 4y) = 4 (3mks)

19. Find the value of x that satisfies the equation (3mks)

Log 2 (2𝑥 − 11) - 3 = log 2 3 + log 2 x

20. Without using tables or calculator evaluate


Log 729 − log 81
(3mks)
Log 3

21. Solve the simultaneous equation


2 log y= log 2 + log x (4mks)
2𝑦 = 4𝑥

22. Solve for k in the following equation:


125k+1 + 53k = 630 (3marks)

23. Solve for x in log(2 x + 4 ) − log( x − 1) = 3 log 2 . (3 marks)

24. Solve for x (3mks)


812 x  27 x
= 729
9x
25. Find the of x if. (3mks)
x +7 −3 x
 27  4
  = 
 8  9

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26. Without using a calculator, find the value of (3mks)

1 2
Log 3 9 − log 3 + log 3 54
2 3
27. Solve for x in 4x-1 = 32 (3 marks)

28. Solve the equation: (3 marks)

1 2
(𝑙𝑜𝑔 ) + 𝑙𝑜𝑔10 𝑥 2 − 3 = 0
𝑥 10

29. Solve for 𝑥 in the equation. (3mks)


log10 (3𝑥 + 2) − 1 = log10 (𝑥 − 4)

30. Solve for x and y (3mks)

32𝑥−𝑦 = 27 𝑎𝑛𝑑 4𝑥 ÷ 16𝑦 = 1

31. If 43𝑦−4𝑥 = 64 and 3𝑦 ÷ 9𝑥 = 1 solve for x and y. (2mks)

32. Solve for x in the equation


1− x
x −1 1
2   = 43 x − 1 (3 marks)
8

33. Find x if; log x 2 + log x 8 = 4 (3 marks)

34. Solve for x given that 22x+1 = 7 ÷ 5x giving your answer to 4 significant figures. (3 marks)

35. Solve for 𝑥in the equation 125−𝑥 × 52(𝑥−2) = 25(𝑥+2) (3 marks)

36. Without using a calculator evaluate; (3mks)

(log2 x )2 + log2 8 = log 2 x4

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