1.

. log 2 2 log
, 8 2 2
2 2
y x
y x
+ =
=
[4]


2. Solve the following equations

(i) 6
1 3
=
x
e ,
[2]

(ii)
2 ) 4 lg( lg 2 50 lg = + + x x , [4]

(iii) ( )
3
1
9 3 5 9
1
= +
+ x x
. [4]

3. Given that m = 2 log
3
, find in terms of m,


(i)
2
1
log
3
, [1]
(ii) 6 log
3
,
[2]
(iii) 8 log
3
. [3]


4. (a) Solve the equation
( )
9 4 3 5
x x
= + . [5]

(b) Solve the following equations.

(i) ( ) lg 8 lg 1 lg15
3
x
x
| |
=
|
\ .
[3]

(ii)
7
log 4log 7 5
y
y + = [3]



5. (a) Given that log
7
x = p and log
7
y = q, express the following in terms of p and q.

(i)
3
2
7
49
log
y
x


(ii) xy





[3]


[3]
1. (b) Given that x y
2 4
log log = , express y in terms of x.


[3]




6. Solve the following equations.



(a) ( )
x x 2 1 1
7 5 2
+
= ,
[4]

(b) 6e
2x
+ 11 = 25e
x
. [4]


7. Solve the following equations
(a) 0.1 ( )
x
= 0.2 ( )
5
[2]
(b) log
5
5 4x ( )= log
5
x 3 ( ) [4]


8. (a) Solve log
5
50 + 4log
25
x log
5
2x + 4 ( )= 2 . [5]
(b) Using suitable substitution, solve 6
x
=
10
3
6
x
[4]

9. Given that log
4
x = a and log
4
y = b . Express the following in terms of a and/or b.
(a) log
4
16x
y
[3]
(b) log
2
x
3
y [3]


10. The mass, m kilograms, of a meteorite, present at time t minutes after first being observed,
is given by the formula m = 32000e
0.02t
. Find
(i) the value of m when t =15, [1]
(ii) the value of t when the mass is one-quarter of its value at t = 0. [3]



11. Solve the following simultaneous equations.
4 2 8 2
1
=
+ x y

( ) 2 log
3
= + y x [6]



12. (a) Solve the equation
( ) x x
4 2
log 1 3 log = . [5]
(b) Given that m xy =
2
4
log and n y x =
2
4
log , find xy
4
log in terms of m and n. [2]



13. Solve the following equations.

(i) 3 log log
5
3
5
= x x [3]

(ii) 3 ) 5 2 ( log ) 1 3 ( log 2
4 4
= x x [4]

(iii) 3 27 log 2 log
3
=
x
x [4]


14. Solve the simultaneous equations
25 125 5 =
y x

log
5
( x 2y ) = 1. [4]


15. Solve the following equations, giving your answers correct to 4 significant figures
where necessary.

(i) 36 ) 4 )( 3 (
2 1 2
=
+ x x
[2]

(ii) ) 3 ( 84 81 3
1 2 x x
= +
+
[4]


16. Using appropriate substitution or otherwise, solve
x x x
2 1 2 2
3 3 2
+ = +
+ +
. [6]


17. Solve the following equations:
(a) 9 e 2
4 3
=
+ x
. [3]
(b) 6 log log
3 9
= + x x [4]


18. Solve the following pair of simultaneous equations:
) 3 ( 9 3
1 y x
=
+

3 ln 2 ln 3 ) 3 6 ln( + = + y x [6]


13. If 2 log
3
= m , express |
.
|

\
|
3
1
1 log
3
in terms of m. [3]


14. A cup of hot coffee is put into a fridge and cools from its original temperature of 90C to a
temperature T C in x minutes. Given that the relationship between T C and x minutes is T =
90(0.95)
x
,

(a) find the temperature of the coffee after putting inside of the fridge for 5 minutes.
[2]
(b) find the time taken for the coffee to reach 10 C.
[2]
(c) Is it possible for the coffee to be frozen? Explain your answer.
[2]


15. (a) Solve the equation .
4
1
8
2
3

|
.
|

\
|
=
x
x
[3]

(b) Using suitable substitution, solve the equation

4 4 4 2
6 5
+ +
= +
x x
e e e [6]


16. Solve the following equations,
(a) 2 4 5
2 2
log log ( ) x x = + + , [4]
(b) lg( ) lg lg 4 2 2 3
y
y + = , [6]
(c) log ( )
x
x x

+ =
2
2
2 10 13 1. [3]


17. (a) Solve the simultaneous equations


y x
e e e
2
= and ( ) 1 log 2 log
2 4
= + y x [5]
(b) Without using calculator, find the value of x if
3
2
3
8 log
1
4 log
1
2 log
1
= + +
x x x
. [5]



18. (a) Solve the equation 243 ) 3 ( 28 3
1 2
=
+ x x
. [5]
(b) Show that
2
1
log 2
log
x
x
= .
Hence, solve the equation
2
4log 2 4 log
x
x = . [5]
(c) Solve the equation
2
3 3
log ( 3 ) 1 log [2(3 )] x x x = + . [4]


19. National Music Council gives grant to an organisation each year from 2005. The amount
of grant G, t years after 2005, is given by G = ( )
20 000 + 50 000 0.85
t
dollars. In
which year will the grant first fall below 25 000 dollars? [4]


20. (a) By substituting y =
x
2 or otherwise , solve [4]
(b) If
2
3 9 27
x y
= and
1
2 4
8
x y
= , calculate the values of x and y. [4]

(c) Solve the equation 3e e 4
x x
+ = . [4]



21. Solve the simultaneous equations [8]


. 9 81 3
, 2 log log
3
2
3
2 4
|
|
.
|

\
|
=
=
y
x
y x

). 2 ( 6 12 4
1 +
= +
x x
22. (a) Solve the equation log
2
x = log
4
(2x + 15). [3]
(b) Given that lg a x = and
100
log (10 ), b x = show that 2 1. a b = [4]
(c) If
q
p 3 = , without using a calculator, express log
3
|
|
.
|

\
|
4
27
p
in terms of q . [3]



23. Solve the following equations:
(a)
2
3
5 2
2 5
x x
| | | |
=
| |
\ . \ .

[3]
(b)

e
x
= 3+
4
e
x

[4]
(c)
7
log 1 log 7
x
x x + =
[4]



24. Solve the simultaneous equations:

( ) ( )
2 2
3 9 27 ,
1 log 2 log 2 7
x y
x y .
=
+ = +
[4]



25. (a) By means of substitution x y lg = or otherwise, find the values of x such
that 3 10 log 2 lg
2
=
x
x . [5]
(b) Without the use of calculators, evaluate
(i) 150 log 15 log 5 log 3 12 log 2
2 2 2 2
+ [3] [ 3 ]
(ii) 32 log
2
[3]



26. Using the substitution
x
y 2 = or otherwise , solve for x given that
2 ) 2 ( 7 4
1
= +
+ x x
[5]



27. (a) Solve the equation 24 3 . ) 4 (
2 1
=
+ x x
. [3]
(b) Solve the equation ) 5 ( log 2 ) 1 ( log 3
2 2
= + + x x . [4]
(c) By using appropriate substitution or otherwise, solve the equation [4]
( )
x x
= 3 21 10 3 .


28. (a) Without using a calculator, solve the simultaneous equations: [5]
625 25 5
7
=
y x

5 log ) 1 ( log 2 log log
7 7 7 7
= + y x .
(b) Given that 4
log
2
ln
3
= +
e
ab
a
, where a > 0 and b > 0, express ab in terms of
e only. [4]


29. (a) Given that 2
m
a = , express
(i)
2
4
8
m+
in terms of a, [2]
(ii)
2
4
8
log
a
| |
|
\ .
in terms of m. [4]
(b) Given that
( )
3
log
p
xy a = and log
p
y
b
x
| |
=
|
\ .
, express
1
log
p
xy
| |
|
\ .
in terms of
a and b. [6]



30. By using a suitable substitution or otherwise, solve the following equations.
(a)
( )
2( 1)
2 13(2 ) 3 0
x x +
+ = . [4]
(b)
4
1
log log 64
2
x
x = . [4]
(c)
( )
2
1
20
9
x
x
e e + = . [4]



31. Given that
4
3
54 81 3
1
2
1 3
m
n
n
n
=
+
, find the value of n and of m.


[4]

32. (a)
Solve
1 2
2 5
+
=
x x
.
[4]
(b)
By using the substitution
x
u 5 = , solve the equation
x x x
5 5 5 5
2 1 2
+ = +
+ +

[4]
33. (a)
Solve for x in x x lg 3 ) (lg
2
= .
[3]
(b) Solve the simultaneous equations
3 ln 6 ln ) 4 6 ln( = y x
) 4 ( 16 4
3 +
=
y x



[6]


34. The market value $V of a car t years after its purchase is estimated by the formula
V = 120 000(0.85)
t
.

(a) State the purchase price of the car. [1]
(b) Find the estimated market value of the car after 3 years. [1]
(c) After how many years will the car be worth less than 35% of its purchase
price?

[3]


35.
(a) Solve the equation 10 3 3
1 2
+ =
+ x x
, giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places [4]
(b) Show that
3 1
2 2 2
+ +
+ +
n n n
is divisible by 11 for all natural numbers n. [2]


36.
(a) Simplify
x
x
e
e
4
ln
2
. [3]
(b) Solve the equations ) 1 ( log 1 ) 1 ( log ) 3 ( log
3 3 3
x x x + = [4]


37. (a) Solve the equation 1 ) 1 ( log 2 ) 1 ( log
4 2
= + x x . [5]
(b) A liquid cools from its original temperature to a temperature T
o
C in n minutes.
Given that T = 92 ( 0.96 )
n
, find
(i) the original temperature, [1]
(ii) the temperature in 8 minutes, [1]
(iii) the time when temperature is 39
o
C. [2]


38. Solve for x and y, the simultaneous equations
, 1 ) 27 ( 9 =
y x

2 16 ) 2 ( 8 =
x y
[5]


39. a) Evaluate p
p 16
log 8 log [3]
b) Given that a p =
2
log , b q =
8
log and
c
q
p
2 = , express c in terms
of a and b. [4]


40. Solve the equation
a) ), 3 2 ( log ) 7 3 ( log 2
3 3
= + x x [3]
b) 2 5 log log 3
5
=
y
y [5]




41. Solve the equation
a) 10 ) 1 2 ( =
x x
e e [4]
b)
1 1
3 8 2 3
+
=
x x
[4]


42. Solve the equation
2
4 5(2 ) 2
x x
= by using the substitution of 2
x
y = [4]


43. Given that
2
3 3 3 3
log 3log 2 log log p q p q = + + , express p in terms of q . [4]



44. Solve the simultaneous equation
2
log ( 3 ) 1 x y = [4]
3 3
log log ( 4) x y = + .



45. Solve the following equations:

(a)
2
5
1 9
3 27
x
x x

| |
=
|
\ .
, [3]

(b) ) 10 lg( 1 ) 1 2 lg( 5 lg + = x x , [3]

(c)
2 4
log log 6 x x + = . [4]



46. Solve the following equations:

(a)
( )
1
2
3
9
27
3

=
x
x
x
, [3]

(b) ( ) 16 2 2 5
2 1
+ =
+ x x
, [4]

(c) ( ) ( ) 5 log 2 1 log 3
2 2
= + + x x . [4]



47. If k x
a
= log and m y
a
= log , find, in terms of k and m,

(i) xy
a
log , [1]
(ii) xy
a
log , [1]
(iii) a
xy
log . [2]


48. The number of bacteria , n, in a culture at time t seconds after the start of the procedure is
governed by the formula
t
e n
1 . 0
450 = .

(i) State the initial number of bacteria in the culture. [1]
(ii) How many bacteria are there 27 seconds later?
(correct your answer to nearest whole number) [1]
(iii) Calculate the integer value of t when the number of bacteria is first more than 10 000.
[2]


49.Simplify

(i)
2 4 3 6 2
7 28 14
+

x x x
[3]

(ii)
1 6
4 6 3
3
3 9 144
+
+

x
x x
[3]



50. Given that q xy p
y
x
14 log and 7 log
3
7
2
7
= = , find y
7
log in terms of p and q. [4]



51. Solve the equations

(i) x x x lg 2 1 ) 1 3 lg( ) 6 5 lg( + = + + [4]


(ii) x
x 2
log 4 2 log 3 = [4]

(iii) 18 3 3
2 2
=
+ x x
[4]


52. A metal object is heated to P degrees Celsius. It is then cooled to a temperature
T degrees Celsius in x minutes. Given that 30
90
+ =
x
e
T , find
(i) the value of P, [2]

(ii) the value of T when x = 2, [2]

(iii) the value of x when T = 40. [4]