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7  Solve the equation 1 + 2 log 5 x = log5 ^18x - 9h. [5]
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Answer: x= , 3
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3  Solve the following simultaneous equations.

log2 (x + 3) = 2 + log2 y
log2 (x + y) = 3 [5]

Answer: x = 5.8 & y = 2.2

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1  (a) Write log 27 x as a logarithm to base 3. [2]

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  (b)  Given that log a y = 3 ^loga 15 - log a 3h + 1, express y in terms of a. [3]

Answer: (a) log3 x   (b)  y = 125 a

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  6 (b)  Solve log a 2y 2 + log a 8 + log a 16y - log a 64y = 2 log a 4 . [4]

Answer: y=2

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  5 (b)  Solvetheequation lg (3x - 2) + lg (x + 1) = 2 - lg 2 . [5]

Answer: x=4 , x = − 13 discarded

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6   Solve the following equation.
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log2 (29x - 15) = 3 + [5]
  log x 2
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Answer: x= or x = 3
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3  Do not use a calculator in this question.

  (i)  Find the value of - log p p 2 . [1]

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  (ii)  Find lg K nO . [1]
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lg 20 - lg 4
  (iii)  Show that = ^lg yh2 , where y is a constant to be found. [2]
log 5 10
  (iv)  Solve log r 2x + log r 3x = logr 600 . [2]

Answer:  (i)  −
−2   (ii)  −
−n   (iii)  y=5   (iv)  x = 10 on
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  10 (c) Solve log2 (x + 1) - log2 x = 3 . [3]

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Answer: x= or 0.143 or 0.1428 to 0.1429
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3 By using the substitution y = log 3 x , or otherwise, find the values of x for which

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3 (log 3 x) 2 + log 3 x 5 - log 3 9 = 0 . [6]

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Answer: x = 1.44, x =
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5  (i)  Given that log 9 xy = , show that log 3 x + log 3 y = 5. [3]
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  (ii)  Hence solve the equations
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    log 9 xy = ,
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    log 3 x # log 3 y =- 6 . [5]

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Answer: (ii)  x = 729, x = , y = , y = 729
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x + 10
3  Solve the equation 2 lg x - lg c m = 1. [5]
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Answer: x = 10 only

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