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IGCSE F.P.

Chapter – 1
Surds and Logarithmic Function

1. (P2, Jan, 2018)

(i) Solve the equation


(8 )x x

=4
32 x
(ii) Solve the equation log x 64 + 3log4 x − log x 4 = 5

2. (P2, June, 2018)


(a) Find the exact value of the root of the equation e3 x = 8
Give your answer in the form ln a , where a is an integer.
The curve C1 has equation y = 2e3 x and the curve C2 has equation y = (e3 x − 4)2
The curves C1 and C2 intersect at the point P and Q
(b) Use algebra to find the exact coordinates of the points P and Q.
(c) Find, to 3 decimal places, the length of PQ.

3. (P2, Jan, 2019)


Solve the equation 3log3 x − 8log x 3 = 10

4. (P2, Jan, 2019)


(a) Complete the table of values for y = ln(3x + 1) + 2 , giving your answers to 2 decimal
places.
x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
y 2 3.95 4.30 4.94

(b) On the grid opposite, draw the graph of y = ln(3x + 1) + 2 for 0  x  6


(c) Use your graph to obtain an estimate, to 1 decimal place, for the value of ln 10.6.
You must show clearly how you have your graph.
(d) By drawing a straight line on the grid, obtain estimates, to 1 decimal place, for the
roots of the equation (3x + 1)2 = e( x+1) in the interval 0  x  6

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5. (P1, June, 2019)


4+2 3 a+b 3
Given that can be written in the form where a and b are integers and c
5−2 3 c
is prime, find the value of a, the value of b and the value of c. Show your working clearly.

6. (P1, June, 2019)


(a) Solve 5 p2 − 9 p + 4 = 0

(b) Hence solve 52 x+1 − 9(5x ) + 4 = 0


Give your answers to 3 significant figures where appropriate.
The curve with equation y = 52 x +1 + 5 x intersects for the curve with equation

y = 2(5 x +1 ) − 4 at two points.


(c) Find the coordinates of each of these two points. Give your answers to 3 significant
figures where appropriate.

7. (P1, June, 2019)


(a) Solve the equation 2 log p 9 + 3log 3 p = 8

Given that log 2 3 = log 4 3k

(b) find the value of k


(c) Show that
 x 6 x −5 
6 x log 4 x − 3x log 2 3 − 5log 4 x + 10log 2 3 = log 4  6 x −20 
3 

8. (P1R, June, 2019)


(a) Write down the value of log 3 9
2
 12 
(b) Solve the equation log 3 9t = log 9   + 2 where t  0
 t 

Give your answer in the form a b where a and b are prime numbers.

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9. (P1R, June, 2019)


(a) Complete the table of values for y = 2 + ln(2 x + 1) giving your answers to 2 decimal
places.
x 0 0.25 0.5 1 1.5 2 3
y 2 3.10 3.39 3.61

(b) On the grid opposite, draw the graph of y = 2 + ln(2 x + 1) for 0  x  3


(c) By drawing an appropriate straight line on the grid, obtain an estimate, to one
decimal place, of the root of the equation ln(2 x + 1) = 3x − 4 in the interval 0  x  3
(d) By drawing an appropriate straight line on the grid, obtain an estimate, to one
decimal place, of the root of the equation e(6− x ) − (2 x + 1)2 = 0 in the interval
0 x3

10. (P1, Jan, 2020)


Solve the equation
log 7 (8 x 2 − 6 x + 3) − log 49 x 2 = 3log 7 2

11. (P1R, Jan, 2020)


a+ 3
Given that = 11 + b 3 where a and b are integers, find the value of a and the value
2− 3
of b.

12. (P1R, Jan, 2020)


5
(a) Show that log 4 32 =
2
(b) Hence, or otherwise, find the exact solutions of the equation
1
log 2 x − log 4 32 + log x 16 = 0
4

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13. (P1R, June, 2020)


Showing your working clearly, use algebra to solve the equations
16 x 1
=
8y 4
4x 2 y = 16

14. (P2, June, 2020)


(i) Solve the equation 16logr 4 = log 4 r

(ii) Solve the equation log 5 9 + log 5 12 + log 5 15 + log 5 18 = 1 + log 5 x + log 5 x 2

15. (P2R, June, 2020)


Solve the equation log3 x − 2log x 3 = 1

16. (P1, June, 2021)


Given that n satisfies the equation
loga n = loga 3 + loga (2n −1)
(a) find the value of n.
Given that log p x = 3 and log p y − 3log p 2 = 4

(b) (i) express x in terms of p.


(ii) express xy in terms of p.

17. (P2, June, 2021)


x
(a) Complete the table of value for y = 3 4 + 2
Give your answers to 2 decimal places where appropriate.
x 0 1 2 3 4 5
y 3 3.32 5.95

(b) On the grid opposite, draw the graph of


x
y = 34 + 2 for 0  x  5
(c) By drawing a suitable line on the grid, obtain an estimate, to one decimal place, of
the root of the equation

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log 3 (6 − 2 x) 4 − x = 0

in the interval 0  x  5

18. (P2, June, 2021)


Using an algebraic method to solve the simultaneous equations
5
log 4 a + 3log8 b =
2
164
2 =
a
2
4b

19. (P1, Jan, 2022)


(a) Write down the value of log 2 16

Given that 4 + 2 log 4 x = log 2 y

(b) show that y = 16 x

(c) Hence, solve the equation 4 + 2log 4 x = log 2 (4 x + 5)

20. (P1, Jan, 2023)


(a) Complete the table of values for
x 
 +1
y = 0.5 3 
+2
giving each value to 2 decimal places where appropriate.
x −6 −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 0
y 4 3.59 3.26 2.5

x 
 +1
(b) On the grid opposite, draw the graph of y = 0.5 3 
+ 2 for −6  x  0
(c) By drawing a suitable straight line on the grid, obtain an estimate, to one decimal
place, of the root of the equation
log 2 (2 x + 2)3 + x + 3 = 0 in the interval −6  x  0

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