Exponentials & Logs (DP IB Analysis & Approaches (AA): SL): Exam Questions

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1a
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Find the value of each of the following, giving your answer as an integer.

ln e.

1b
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log2 16.

1c
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log 25 + log 4.

1d
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log5 500  log5 4.

2a
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Let x = ln 15 and y = ln 3. Write down the following expressions in terms of x and y.

ln 5.

2b
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ln 45.

2c
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ln 135.

3a
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Let r=log 2 and s = log 12. Write down the following expressions in terms of r and s.

log 24.

3b
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log 3

3c
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log 72.

4a
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Simplify the following:

(4xy2)(12x4y12)6x2y

4b
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(2x1y2)3(4x2y3)4.

4c
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(9x6y2z4)23 (3xyz)2

5
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Solve the equation 2x3 = 7x3, giving your answer in the form ab where a and b are integers. State the values of a and b.

6a
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Given that loga 8 =3.

Find the value of loga 64.

6b
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Find the value of a.

6c
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Find the value of loga2 8.

7a
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Let logb 3=x and logb 16 = y

Find an expression for logb 9 in terms of x.

7b
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Find an expression for logb 4 in terms of y.

7c
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Find an expression for logb 48 in terms of x and y.

8a
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Show that (42x)28x can be written as 2x1  2x12+ 12.         

8b
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Given that 82 = 2a, find the value of a.

8c
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Show that x(2x4x)x2 can be written as 2xa  xb, where a and b are rational numbers. State the value of a and b.

9
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Solve the equation 16x  3(4x+1) = 28. Write your answer in the form ln aln b, where a and b are integers.

10
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425 can be written in the form ab.Find the values of a and b. Show all of your working.

11
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Solve the equation 4x  3×2x+1 = (2)3.

1a
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Let  f(x) =5ln(x7).

Find the values of x for which  f(x) is undefined.

1b
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Given that point P has coordinates (p, 0), find the value of  p.

2a
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Given that 2m=8 and 2n=16, write down the value of m and of n

2b
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Hence or otherwise solve 82?+1 = 162?3.

3a
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Write the expression 3 ln 2ln 4 in the form ln k, where k.

3b
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Hence, or otherwise, solve 3 ln 2  ln 4 = ln x.

4
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Solve the equation 49p+4=352p for  p. Express your answer in terms of ln 7 and ln 5.

5
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Solve the equation 4x3×2x+2=64.

6
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It is given that  p=log124125×log123124×log122123××log56.

Given that  p, find the value of  p.

7
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Solve the equation  log63+log62x=2log612.

8
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Solve the equation log9xlog92=2+log95.

9a
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Find the value of log432+log48.

9b
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Find the value of 64log43.

10
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Find the integer values of x and y for which x+y log95+12 log2715=0

1a
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Let  f(x) = ln (x31).

Find the values of x for which f(x) is undefined.

1b
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Given that point has A coordinates (a, 0), find the value of a.

2
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Solve 274x+2 = 818x3.

3
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Solve 5 ln 2 ln 8=ln x.

4
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Solve the equation 216k+2 = 123k for k. Express your answer in terms of ln 6 and ln 2.

5
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Solve the equation 2×25x30×5x1=1.

6
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It is given that p = log242 243×log241 242×log240 241×...×log3 4.

Given that p, find the value of p.

7
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Solve the equation log5 xlog5 4 = 4+log5 2.

8
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Solve the equation log4 (2x) = log16 (134x).

9a
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Find the value of log8 2560log8 5.

9b
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Find the value of 64log8 5.

10
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Find the integer values of x and y for which x+y log343 610 log49 42 = 0