Q.1 Show that : 2 log (8/45) + 3 log (25/8)  4 log (5/6) = log 2.

log a N
Q.2 Prove that = 1 + logab & indicate the permissible values of the letters.
log ab N
Q.3 (a) Given : log1034.56 = 1.5386, find log103.456 ; log100.3456 & log100.003456.
(b) If log102 = 0.3010 & log103 = 0.4771, find the value of log10(2.25).

Q.4 (a) If log10 (x2  12x + 36) = 2 (b) 91+logx  31+logx  210 = 0 ; where base of log is 3.

log b log b N 
log b a
Q.5 Simplify : (a) log1/3 4 729.3 9 1.27 4 / 3 ; (b) a

Q.6 (a) If log4 log3 log2 x = 0 ; (b) If loge log5 [ 2 x  2  3] = 0

Q.7 (a) Which is smaller? 2 or (log2 + log2 ). (b) Prove that log35 and log27 are both irrational.
Q.8 Let a and b be real numbers greater than 1 for which there exists a positive real number c, different
from 1, such that
2(logac + logbc) = 9logabc
Find the largest possible value of logab.
Q.9 Find the square of the sum of the roots of the equation
log3x · log4x · log5x = log3x · log4x + log4x · log5x + log5x · log3x.
2 3
Q.10 Find the value of the expression 6
 .
log 4 (2000) log 5 (2000) 6

5log 3 6 6log8  3 2 

Q.11 Calculate : (a) 7 log 35 3log 5 7 5log 3 7 7 log 5 3 (b) 4 4 2

1 3
log 9 log 3
5 6 2
3
Q.12 Simplify : 81 
.  7 log 25 7 
125log 25 6 
409  

Q.13 Simplify : 5
2 
log1 / 5 1 4 1
.
log log1 / 2
2 7 3 10 2 21

Q.14 Show that 10 2(1/ 2)log16 = 20, where the base of log is 10.
2 2
Q.15 Find 'x' satisfying the equation 4log10 x 1 – 6log10 x – 2.3log10 x = 0.
Q.16 Express log4a + log8 (a)1/3 + [1/loga8] as a logarithm to the base 2.
1log 7 2   log 5 4
Q.17 Find the value of 49 +5 .
Q.18 Given that log2 3 = a , log3 5 = b, log7 2 = c, express the logarithm of the number 63 to the base
140 in terms of a, b & c.
 log 2 24 log 2192
Q.19 Prove that  = 3.
log 96 2 log12 2

Q.20 Prove that ax – by = 0 where x = loga b & y = log b a , a > 0 , b > 0 & a , b  1.

log a N.log b N.log c N

Q.21 Prove the identity : loga N . logb N + logb N . logc N + logc N . loga N =
log abc N

log10 ( x 3) 1
Q.22 (a) Solve for x , log x 2 21  2
 
10
(b) log (log x) + log (log x3  2) = 0 ; where base of log is 10 everywhere.
(c) logx2 . log2x2 = log4x2 (d) 5logx + 5 xlog5 = 3 (a > 0) ; where base of log is a.
Q.23 Solve the system of equations :
log a x log a ( xyz )  48
log a y log a ( xyz )  12 , a > 0, a  1.
log a z log a ( xyz )  84

Note : From Q.26 to Q.33, solve the equation for x :

log 4 x
Q.24 loga(x) = x where a = x .
Q.25 (1/12) (log10 x)2 = (1/3) – (1/4) (log10 x)
Q.26 xlogx+4 = 32, where base of logarithm is 2. Q.4 logx+1 (x² + x  6)2 = 4
Q.27 x + log10(1 + 2x) = x . log105 + log106.
Q.28 5logx – 3logx-1 = 3logx+1 – 5logx-1, where the base of logarithm is 10.

1  log 2 ( x  4)
Q.29 =1
log ( x  3  x  3)
2

Q.30 log5 120 + (x  3)  2 . log5 (1  5x-3) = log5(0.2  5x-4)

 1 
Q.31 log 4 + 1  2x  log 3 = log
 
x 3  27 .

Q.32 Find the real solutions to the system of equations

log10(2000xy) – log10x · log10y = 4
log10(2yz) – log10y · log10z = 1
and log10(zx) – log10z · log10x = 0

Q.33 If a = log1218 & b = log2454 then find the value of ab + 5 (a  b).

Q.34 If x = 1 + logabc , y = 1 + logbca, z = 1 + logcab, then prove that xyz = xy + yz + zx.
Q.35 If p = loga bc, q = logb ca, r = logc ab, then prove that pqr = p + q + r + 2.
Q.36 If logba . logca + logab . logcb + logac . logb c = 3 (Where a, b, c are different positive real numbers  1),
 then find the value of abc.
Q.37 Given a2 + b2 = c2 & a > 0 ; b > 0 ; c > 0, c – b  1, c + b  1. Prove that :
logc+ba + logc-ba = 2 . logc+b a . logc-ba.

Q.38 If log a N  log a N log b N where N > 0 & N  1, a, b, c > 0 & not equal to 1, then
log c N log b N  log c N
prove that b2 = ac.
log x 2  log x 2 3
Q.39 Find all the solutions of the equation x  1  x  1 , where base of logarithm is 10.

log 2005 x
Q.40 Find the product of the positive roots of the equation (2005) ( x )  x2 .
Q.41 If (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) are the solution of the system of equation
log225(x) + log64(y) = 4
logx(225) – logy(64) = 1,
then show that the value of log30(x1y1x2y2) = 12.

 4  4  2 2 
Q.42 Find x satisfying the equation log 2 1    log 2 1    2 log   1 .
 x  x4  x 1 

Q.43 Solve : log3  x x 1  = log  4

9 x 3 4 x 1 

 1  1
Q.44 Solve for x : log2 (4  x) + log (4  x) . log  x    2 log2  x   = 0.
 2  2

1
Q.45 Solve the following equations for x & y : log100x + y=
2
log10 y  log10x= log100 4.
Q.46 Find all real numbers x which satisfy the equation,

2 log2 log2 x + log1/2 log2 2 2 x = 1. 
Q.47 log3/4log8 (x2 + 7) + log1/2 log1/4 (x2 + 7)1 =  2.

Q.48 Number of solutions of log4(x – 1) = log2(x – 3) is

(A) 3 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 0