ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS FORM 4 CHAPTER 5: INDICES & LOGARITHMS

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1.1 Find the value of numbers given in the form of: Date: ________ a) integer indices Day: _________ b) fractional indices 1.2 Use laws of indices to find the value of numbers in index form that are multiplied, divided or raised to a power. 1.3 Use laws of indices to simplify algebraic expressions. Laws of indices

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8.

Zero index => Negative index => Fractional index i) ii)

1. Simplify

3 2 n1 3n 3 33n2

Ans:

2. Simplify

1 9

16 4 n 3 4 n 4 n +1

Ans:

1 4
n +2

3. Simplify

6 3n +2 213n 3 2+3n

Ans: 8

4. Simplify

4 5

25 m 10 m +1 2 m 1 5 2+3m

Ans:

5. Simplify 5 x 2 y 3 x 3 y 2

5 x8 y

Ans:

2 6. Simplify p q4

1 2

Ans:

q2 p

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS FORM 4 CHAPTER 5: INDICES & LOGARITHMS

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7. Express 5 n+2 5 n +1 5 n in the simplest form

Ans:

19 (5 n )

8. Given that 5 n +2 5 n 25 5 n 1 = k 5 n , where k is a constant, find the value of k. Ans: k=19

( )

9. Solve the following simultaneous equations

10. Solve the following simultaneous equations

3x y 7 x 49 y = 1 and 5 25 =

3 x 9 2 y = 27 and 2 4

1 = 8

Ans: x= -1, y=1

1 625

Ans: x= -2, y=1

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS FORM 4 CHAPTER 5: INDICES & LOGARITHMS

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2.1 Express equation in index form to logarithm form and vice versa
2.2 Find logarithm of a number 2.3 Find logarithm of numbers by using laws of logarithms. 2.4 Simplify logarithmic expressions to the simplest form. Logarithms 1. a x = y log a y = x 2. log a a = 1 3. log a 1 = 0 4. a loga x = x 5. Logarithm of a negative number is undefined 6. Logarithm of zero is undefined Law Of Logarithms

Date: ________ Day: _________

1. log a xy = log a x + log a y

x 2. log a = log a x log a y y 3. log a x n = n log a x

1. Convert the following to logarithm form a) 4 2 = 16 c) 10 3 = 1000

b)

2 3 =

1 8

d) 2 x = y

2. Convert the following to index form a) log 3 27 = 3

b) log 4

1 = 1 4

c) log 10 0.001 = 3

d) log 3 y = x

3. Given that log a 2 = 0.501 and log a 3 = 0.794 , find the value of a) log a 6
Ans: 1.295

b) log a

2 3

Ans: - 0.293

c) log a 9
1.588

Ans:

d)

log a 9 log a 2a

Ans: 1.512

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS FORM 4 CHAPTER 5: INDICES & LOGARITHMS

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ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS FORM 4 CHAPTER 5: INDICES & LOGARITHMS 4. Given that log 5 2 = 0.431 and log 5 3 = 0.682 , find the value of a) log 5 6
Ans: 1.113

NAME: _____________________ FORM:__________

b)

log 5 1.5

Ans:

0.251

c) log 5
0.341

Ans:

d)

log 5 9 log 5 10

Ans: 0.953

5. Given that log a 3 = 0.257 and log a 5 = 0.524 , find the value of a) log a 3 5
Ans: 0.519

b)

log a 25 log a 3a

Ans: 0.834

c) log a 5a 2

Ans: 2.524

d) log a

9 5a

Ans: -1.01

6. Evaluate each of the following without using a calculator. a) log 4 2 + log 4 32 Ans: 3 b) log 5 4 + 2 log 5 3 2 log 5 6

Ans: 0

c) log 9 3 + log 9 27

Ans: 2

d) log 3 4 + log 3 12 2 log 3

4 3

Ans: 3

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS FORM 4 CHAPTER 5: INDICES & LOGARITHMS

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7. Given that log a x = r and log a y = s , express each of the following in terms of r and s. a) log a x 3 y 4 a 2
Ans:

3r + 4 s + 2

b) log a

x a y4
2

Ans:

1 r 1 2 s 2

8. Given that log a 3 = m and log a 5 = k , express log a

135 in terms of m and k. a2

Ans: 3m+k-2

m3n 2 9. Given that m = 2 r and n = 2 t , express log 2 8

in terms of r and t.

Ans: 3r+2t-3

m2n 10. Given that m = 2 r and n = 2 t , express log 2 16 in terms of r and t.

Ans: 2r+t-4

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS FORM 4 CHAPTER 5: INDICES & LOGARITHMS

NAME: _____________________ FORM:__________

Date: ________ Day: _________

3.1 Find the logarithms of a number by changing the base of the logarithms to suitable base. 3.2 Solve problems involving the change of base and laws of logarithms. Change Of Base Of Logarithms

log a b =

log c b log c a

1. Find the values of the following by changing the base to 10. a) log 5 10 Ans: 1.431 b) log 25 5

Ans:

1 2

c) log 0.6 17
-5.546

Ans:

d) log 2 8.8

Ans: 3.138

2. Given that log a) log 8 p 2 q

2

8 = q , express the following in terms of q

Ans:

b) log 8 1 2q

Ans:

c) log 8 8 p q +1 q

Ans:

d) log 2 p 3 q

Ans:

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS FORM 4 CHAPTER 5: INDICES & LOGARITHMS

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4.1 Solve equations involving indices. 4.2 Solve equations involving logarithms. Index Equations Logarithmic Equations If , then If , then

Date: ________ Day: _________

If If If If

then then then then

INDICES Solve each of the following equations 1. 9 x = 27 1x

Ans:

3 5

2. 36 y = 6 2 y

Ans:

2 3

3. 9 32 x = 243

Ans:

1 4

4. 3 x = 3 x +1 6

Ans: 1

5. 3 x +2 = 3 x + 72

Ans: 2

6.
3

2 x +2 = 2 x +1 +16

Ans:

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS FORM 4 CHAPTER 5: INDICES & LOGARITHMS

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7. 14 k

5 2

7 16

Ans: 4

8.

2 x 2 = 16

Ans: 4

9.

2p

5 2

1 = 16

Ans: 4

10. 3 x 2 x = 5 x +2

Ans: 17.6549

11. 2 x +1 = 5 x 2
4.2694

Ans:

12. 3 x = 55+2

Ans: - 6.301

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS FORM 4 CHAPTER 5: INDICES & LOGARITHMS

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LOGARITHMS Solve each of the following equations. 1. log 2 x log 2 (1 x ) = 4

Ans :

2. log 3 3 y = 2 + log 3 (1 y )

Ans:

16 17

3 4

3. log 3 3 x + log 3 x = 3

Ans: 3

4. log 5 ( 4m 1) = 1 log 5 m

Ans:

5 4

5. log x 3 =

3 log x 9 2

Ans: 9

6. log x 8 + log x 4 = 5

Ans: 2

7. log

y +2

3 + log

y +2

9=

3 2

Ans: 79

8. log

y +1

4 + log

y +1

8=

5 3

Ans: 63

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ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS FORM 4 CHAPTER 5: INDICES & LOGARITHMS

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9.

2 log3 x = 8

Ans: 27

log ( y 4 ) = 10. 5 2

1 5

Ans:

9 2

11.

3log2 y = 9

Ans: 4

12.

5 log3 ( p 2 ) = 25

Ans: 11

Express y in terms of x in each of the following 1. log 2 x + log 2 y = 3 Ans:

2. log 3 y log 3 ( x y ) = 2

Ans:

8 x

9x 10

3. log 2 ( y x ) log 2 x = 2 y = 5x

Ans:

4. log 3 y + log 9 x = 3

Ans:

27 x

11

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS FORM 4 CHAPTER 5: INDICES & LOGARITHMS

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5. log 4 x + log 2 y = 1

Ans:

6. log 4 y = 2 log 2 x

Ans:

2 x

16 x2

7. Given that log 2 m = p , express the following in terms of p a) log 8 m 4m 2 2 +2 p 3+ p

Ans:

b) log 4 m 8 m

Ans:

6+p 4 +2 p

8. Given that log 3 p = t , express the following in terms of t a) log 27 9 p

Ans:

2 +t 3

b) log 3 81

Ans:

8 +t 2

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ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS FORM 4 CHAPTER 5: INDICES & LOGARITHMS

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