Mathematics
Form 4
Topic 5:
DELIGHT
(Version 2007)
by
NgKL
(M.Ed.,B.Sc.Hons.,Dip.Ed.,Dip.Edu.Mgt.,Cert.NPQH)
5.1
2.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
1.
For an index number an, (read as a raise to the power of n), where a is the
base and n is the index.
2.
ao = 1
3.
4.
1
= a n , where a 0
an
1
an =
m
5.
an
6.
Laws of Indices
am
6.1 am x an = am + n
6.2 a a = a
m
m n
6.4
(ab)m = am bm
6.5
a
bm
(or)
a
n
a
mn
= a
6.3 (am)n = am x n
7.
x=
m log b
log a
Exercise 5.1:
1.
(a) 43
3
(d)
4
2.
3.
(c)
(e) 0.50
33
(e) 8 3
(a) 32 x 35
(b) 32 34
(d) 4-3 x 45
(e)
4
83
(c) (52)3
(f) 43 x 24 162
(g) 27 3 x (-9)
3.
1
2
(h) (
2
3
(a) 2
n+3
x 4 32
n
(c) 92n 3n + 1 x 27 n
4.
2 2
) (125)
5
n+2
(b) 3
4.
n-1
(f)
3
2
3m 2 81x 1
9 2( x 1 )
2 2x
)
3
2.
3.
4.
Law of Logarithms:
4.2 loga
x
y = log x log y
a
a
5.2 loga b =
6.
log c b
log c a
log b b
log b a
1
log b a
5.
Exercise 5.2:
1.
6.
(a) 32 = 25
(b) 4 =
83
(c) 1 = 100
(d) px = 5
(e) log6 36 = 2
(f) 3 = log3
2.
1
27
(g) logx q = p
(a) log3 81 = x
(b) log4 x =
1
2
(d) log2 x = 2
(e)
log 1
3.
64
x =
1
3
(c) log10
1
35
(a) log2 32
5.
7.
4.
1
= 3
216
(e) log x
(b) log3
1
243
(d) log9
Given that log2 3 = 1.585 and log2 5 = 2.32, find the values of the following
logarithms.
(a) log2 45
(b) log2 6
6.
(d) log2 (
125
)
3
7.
(a) log2 7
(b) log3 23
8.
(c) log3
8.
(a) log w 4 =
(c) log4
9.
w
32
(d) log
(a) log 36 m =
(b) log3m 12
64
9.
(c) log3
16m
(d) log3
m
4
Exercise 5.3:
1.
(a) 3x + 2 = 81x
(c) 3x . 4x = 125x + 2
2.
10.
(b) 22x + 3 = 32
(d) 52x =
125
25 x
(b) log5 (x 5) =
1
log5 125
3
11.
(f)
log2 8 + log4 M = 5
1
4
x2
12.
[3
marks]
SPM2006/Paper1
[3 marks]
SPM2006/Paper1
[3 marks]
SPM2005/Paper1
[3 marks]
SPM2005/Paper1
13.
log m
27m
) in
4
[4 marks]
SPM2005/Paper1
14.
[3 marks]
SPM2004/Paper1
[4 marks]
SPM2003/Paper1
15.
8b
in terms of x and y.
(4
marks)
(SPM2007/Paper 1)
(3 marks)
(SPM2007/Paper 1)