Tutorial Persiapan Remedial Daily Test III ( Logarithms )

1. Given that: a = log 4 x and b = log 2 x . If log 4 b + log 2a = 2 , then find the value of ( a + b )

2. If log b a = −2 and log 3 b = (log 3 2)(1 + log 2 4a ) , then find the value of ( 4a + b )

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3. If the solution of the equation log 4 x − log x 16 = − log x 8 are x1 and x 2 , then find the value of the product of
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x1 and x 2

 log 3 x + log 2 y = 4
4. Find the value of (x − y ) from the simultaneous equation 
log 3 x − log 4 4 y = 1
2 2

5. Find the value of 9

log
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8
− ( 8 )log 2 3 log125 216
+5 + log 25 6 . log 7125 . log 36 7

6. The price of a computer system can be modelled by the formula: P = 100 + 850e−0,5 T where P is the price of
the system ( $ ) and T is the age of the computer in years after being purchased.
a) Calculate the price of its computer system 3 years after being purchased
b) When will the price of its computer system be worth $ 200 ?

7. The moment magnitude scale is used by seismologists to express the sizes of earthquakes. The scale is
calculated using the formula: M = log (S) − 10,7 ; where S is the seismic moment in dyne. cm.
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a) Find the magnitude of an earthquake with a seismic moment of 2,24 x 10 22 dyne. cm
b) Find the seismic moment of an earthquake with magnitude scale 6,1

8. If log m = 0,2 and log 2 = 0,3 ; then find the value of log m m
0,005

9. If log 7 2 = a ; log 1 0,5 = b ; and log 7 15 = c , then find the value of log 21 20 in terms of a, b, and c
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10. If log 3 2 = a , log 5 7 = b , and log 2 5 = c , then find the value of log 1,05 420 = b in terms of a, b, and c

11. Find algebraically the points of intersection of y = 2 x and y = 2 2 x − 6

12. Find algebraically the points of intersection of y = e x + 2 and y = 3e − x