General Foundation Program
Applied Mathematics – 000124
Topic: Exponential & Logarithmic Functions
Lecture#7 Week#9&10 Date: / /2021
Properties of Logarithms Properties of Natural Logarithms
1. log a 1=0 1. ln 1=0
2. log a a=1 2. ln e=1
3. log a a x =x 3. ln e x =x
1. EXPRESS the equations in Logarithmic form.
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a) 73 =343 b) 8 = 8 c) e 2 x =7 d) 32 x−1=5
2. EXPRESS the equations in Exponential form.
a) log 3 81=4 b) log 2 8=3 c) ln 5=x d) ln (x+ 1)=2
3. EVALUATE the Expressions.
a) log 2 32 b) log 8 817 c) log 6 1 d) log 5 0.2
4. Use the definition to FIND the value of x .
a) log 3 243=x b) log x 3=3 c)log x 1000=3 d) log 10 x=2
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LAWS OF LOGARITHMS: Let a be a positive number with a ≠ 1. Let A , B∧C be any real
numbers with A> 0∧B>0.
1. log a (AB)=log a A +log a B
A
2. log a ( B )=log a A−log a B
3. log a AC =c log a A
1. Use the LAWS OF LOGARITHMS to EXPAND the expressions.
a) log 3 ( 5 y ) b) log 2( A B2 ¿ )¿
c) log 6 10 d) log a ¿
2. Use the LAWS OF LOGARITHMS to COMBINE the expressions.
a) log 2 A+ log 2 B−2 log 2 C b) log 5 ( x2−1)−log 5 (x−1)
c) ln 5+2 lnx−3 ln (x 2 +5) d) ln ( a+ b ) + ln ( a−b )−2 lnc
Topic: Exponential & Logarithmic Functions Homework (For Feedback)
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Lecture#7 Week#9 Date: / /2021
Choose the correct answer:
1) The expression log5 25=¿
a) 5 b) 4 c) 6 d) 2
2) Which of the following is an exponential function?
a) f ( x )=log 2 x b) f ( x )=e x c) f ( x )=x 2 d) f ( x )=x 3
3) The logarithm with base 10 is called…………………… logarithms.
a) Common b) Natural c) Both (a) & (b) d) None
4) The domain of an exponential function f ( x )=a x , where a> 0 ,a ≠ 1 is
a) (−∞, 0) b) (0 , ∞) C) (−∞, ∞) d)¿
5) The Range of an exponential function f ( x )=a x , where a> 0 ,a ≠ 1 is
a) (−∞, 0) b) (0 , ∞) C) (−∞, ∞) d)¿
6) The Expression log a A + log a B=¿---------------------
a) log a (AB) b) log a (A + B) c) log a ¿ ¿ ) d) log a A × log a B
7) The expression ln e=¿ ¿ ---------------
a) e b) undefined c) 0 d) 1
8) The expression log 3 34 =¿ ¿---------------------
a) 3 b) 4 c) 12 d) 9
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9) The expression log a B =¿ -------------------
a) log a (AB) b) log a (A−B) c) log a A−loga B d) log a A+ log a B
10) The inverse of an exponential functions is-------------------.
a) Linear function b) Logarithmic function c) quadratic function d) All
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