Logarithms and Exponent PRACTICE WS

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Logarithms- Practice

NON CALCULATOR PROBLEMS:


1) Write log 2 64  6 in exponential form.

2) Write 3  81 in logarithmic form.


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3) Solve the following. log 4 (2 x  5)  4

Expand each logarithm.


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√𝑥
4) 𝑙𝑜𝑔6 ( ) 5) 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑏 𝑥 4 (𝑦 − 3)
36𝑦 4

Condense each logarithm.


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6) 4𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑏 𝑥 − 2𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑏 6 − 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑏 𝑦
2

7) 3𝑙𝑛(𝑥 + 7) − 𝑙𝑛𝑥

Evaluate the following

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8) log 5 125 9) log 4 10) log 7 7
64

11) log 3 3 3 12) log 2 (16 ) 13) ln(e)


Practice Worksheet:
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions [Round answers to three decimal places.]

1. Find the unknown in each of the following equations. Show all your work.

a. log 2 3  x b. log 7 x  1 c. 3log x 8  6

2. For each of the following:


* Write the expression as a single logarithm using the rules of logarithms.
* Evaluate to a single number or estimate the value of the expression.
1 1
a. log 3  log 3
9 27
b. log 5 50.5  log 5 10  log 5 101

3.Solve each equation. Show all your work


a. 3 x  36
b. 4 ( x 1)  3 x
c. log x  log 4 = log 24
1
d. 2 log 3 3 - log 3 27 = log 3 x
3
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e. log 5 x  log 5 ( x  5)  log 5 36
2

4. Simplify each of the following:


2
1  x 3 y 2 z 
a. 2 log 2 x  log 2 ( x  2)  5 log 2 (2 x  3) b.  2 3 1 
3 x y z 

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