Best Approach

Logarithm
Workbook
Pattern-2

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 Maths IIT-JEE ‘Best Approach’ (MCSIR) Logarithm

Exponential Form (N = ax) Find values :

– a>0 &a 1
Q. log2– 3 (2 + 3 )=?
– a is called ‘base’ and x is called
‘exponent’ Find values :

Q. log 5 5. 5. 5. 5........ ?
Logarithmic form
logaN = x Find values :
logaN is defined when N > O, a > 0, a 1 Q. log10 0.9 = ?
Find values :

Q. log2 (log2 4) = ? Solve :

Q. 7 log7 x + 2x + 9 = 0
Q. log10 (0.001) = ?
Q. The value of : [JEE 2012]
Q. log81 27 = ?
1 1 1 1
Q. log1/3 9 3 = ? 6 log 3 4 4 4 ..... is.
2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2
Q. log625 125= ?

Q. log10 3 10 Solve :
?
Q. log (tan 5) log (tan 9) log (tan 13) ....
log(tan 61) = ?
Q. log 7
49 ?

Note : It must be noted that whenever the number

1 and the base are on the same side of unity
Q. log 2 ?
32 then logarithm of that number to that base is
(+ve), however if the number and the base
are located on different side of unity them
1 logarithm of that number to that base is (-ve)
Q. log 1 ?
2
8
Antilog/ Power form
3 Important Deductions 1
Q. anti log 1 ?
100
2
– logN N = 1
log 1 N 1 2
– Q. antilog8 ?
N 3
– loga1 = 0
Principal Properties of Log.
Fundamental Logarithm Identity
– logamn = logam + logan
a loga N N
m
– loga = loga m – logan
n
– logamx = x loga m

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1 For A Non Negative Number

– log n y m = lognm
y
n
a a /n ‘a’ & N 2, n N
Base Change Theorem
True / False
Q. log35 > log1725
log c a
logb a = log b
c Logarithmic Equations
log b x log b a
a x
Examples
Example
Solve the following equations
Q. Let y = Q. logx–1 3 = 2
log 2 3.log 2 12.log 2 48.log 2 192 16 –
Q. log3 (3x – 8) = 2 – x
log2 12. log2 48 + 10.
Q. x1 + logx = 10x
Note : log2x2 = 4 and 2log2 x = 4 will not have the
same solution.
Q. x log3x 9
Q. If (log23) (log34) (log45) .... (logn (n+1))= 10,
log x 5
find n Q. x 3
105 log x

Q. Prove that log2 7 is irrational

Solve the following equations :
log5 x 1
Q. 7 log3 5 + 3log5 7 5log3 7 7 log5 3 ? Q. x 5

Q. Number of solutions of log4 (x – 1) = log2

(x – 3) is Solve the following equations :
(A) 3 (B) 1 Q. x
log x
x 2
9
(C) 2 (D) 0
[JEE 2001, (Screening)]
Solve the following equations :
Q. If logax = b for permissible values of aand x 1
then which of the following may be correct : Q. log2 (100 x) + log2 (10x) = 14 + log
x
(A) If a rational and b rational then x can be
rational.
(B) If a irrational and b rational then x can be Solve the following equations :
rational. 1
(C) If a rational and b irrational then x can be Q. log4(2log3 (1+log2(1+3log3x))) =
2
rational.
(D) If a and b are two irrational numbers then
x can be rational.

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Solve the following equations : Q. Solve for ‘x’

Q. log3 (1+log3 (2x – 7)) = 1 3x 2 10x 3
x 3 1
Q. Solve for ‘x’ log5 (51/x +125)– log5 (6) =
1
1+ Q. Solve for ‘x’
2x
2log3 (x – 2) + log3 (x – 4)2 = 0

Logarithmic Equations
Q. Solve for ‘x’
log 3 x 2 2log x x 9
x 7 x 1 x 1 x 1
7
Q. Solve for ‘x’ 2log2 + log2 =1
x 1 x 1

Examples Q. Solve for ‘x’

2

Q. Solve for ‘x’ x 3/4 log 2 x log 2 x 5/4

2

1+(log 4 x) (log1/4 x)-1 26

5 +5
5 Common and Natural Logarithm

Logrithmic Equations Log. Inequalities

x
Q. Solve for ‘x’ log5 5 125 – log5 (6) = – For a > 1 the inequality 0 < x < y & loga x <
logay are equivalent
1
1+
2x
– For 0 < a < 1 the inequality 0 < x < y & loga
x > logay are equivalent
Taking Log. Both Sides

Q. Solve for x Characteristic & Mantissa

(x + 1)log10 (x +1) = 100 (x + 1)
– Standard form of a positive number
Q. Solve for x Using log 2 = 0.3010 and log 3 = 0.4771,
log2 x and log 7 = 0.8451
3 3
x log3 x 162

Q. Solve for ‘x’ Q. Find the number of digits

(A) 650 (B) 525
4
2log8 (2x) + log8 (x2 + 1–2x) =
3
Examples on Characteristic & Mantissa

Q. Solve for ‘x’ Let log3 N = 1 + 1; log5 N = 2 + 2; log7

N = 3 + 3 where 1, 2 3 are integers
2
log4 (x2 – 1) – log4 (x –1)2 = log4 4 x and 1, 2, 3 [0, 1)

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Q. Find the number of integral N when 1

=4
and 2 = 2

Q. Find the largest integral value of N if = 5,

1

2
= 3 and 3= 2

Q. Find the difference of largest and smallest

integral values of N if 1 = 5, 2 = 3 and
3
=2
Using log2 = 0.3010 and log3 = 0.4771, and
log 7 = 0.8451

Q. Find the number of zeros after decimal before

a significant figure start in :
100
9
(A)
8
(B) 3–50

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