EVALUATION ON CHAPTER 1

EXPONENT FORM, ROOT, AND LOGARITHM

A
1. Determine the value of x if the following equation is known.

3x2 3 9x2

2 3 2 3 a
2. If a and b then .....
2 3 2 3 b

3. Calculate the product of 2 log 4 2 log12 2 log 6 !

4. Determine value of a fulfilling the following equation:
a
log 3a 9 3 log a 4

5. If 2 log 7 a , so 8 log 49 .....

a
6. If 2 log 3 a and 3 log 5 b , prove that 4 log 45 b 2 !
2

Solution:
1. 3x 2 3 9 x 2
x2
x2
3 9 3

x2
3 x2
3
2 3

2 4
x2 x
3 3
2 4
x x 2
3 3
1 2
x
3 3
x2

2. a 2 3 2 3

b 2 3 2 3
42 3 2 3 3

42 3 2 3 3
74 3

74 3
74 3 74 3

74 3 74 3
49 28 3 28 3 48

49 28 3 28 3 48
97 56 3

1
97 56 3
 EVALUATION ON CHAPTER 1
EXPONENT FORM, ROOT, AND LOGARITHM
A
12
3. 2
log 4 2 log12 2 log 6 2 log 22 2 log
6
2. 2 log 2 2 log 2
2.1 1 3

4. a
log 3a 9 3 log a 4
3
log a a log 3a 9 4
3
log 3a 9 4
34 3a 9 81 3a 9
3a 90 a 30

5. If log 7 a , so log 49
2 8 23
log 7 2
2
2 log 7 3
2 2
. 2 log 7 a
3 3

6. If log 3 a and log 5 b , prove that 4 log 45 b 2 !

2 3 a
2
3
log 45
4
log 45 3
log 4
3
log 9 5
3
log 22
log 9 3 log 5
3

2. 3 log 2
2. 3 log 3 3 log 5

1
2. 2
log 3
2b 2b a
b a
1 2 2
2.
a a
( proven)