BBA+IPM

QA : BBA + IPM Specific 06

Logarithms

Number of Questions : 25 CEX–5675/20

1. For what value of x is 7. Which one of the following is correct?

xy, yz and zx are
log10 {999 + x 2 - 3x + 3} = 3 ? (a) in AP only
(a) 0 (b) 1 only (b) in GP only
(c) 2 only (d) 1, 2
(c) in both AP and GP
(d) neither in AP nor in GP
2. If log10 (x + 1) + log10 5 = 3, then what is the
value of x?
log yz 
(a) 199 (b) 200 æyö
(c) 299 (d) 300 8. If m is the geometric mean of ç ÷ ,
èzø
 
log zx log xy 
3. If x > 1 and log2 x, log3, x, logx 16 are in GP, æzö æxö
çè ÷ø and ç ÷ then what is the
then what is x equal to? x èyø
(a) 9 (b) 8 value of m?
(c) 4 (d) 2 (a) 1
(b) 3
4. If (logx x) (log3 2x) (log2x y) = logx x2, then (c) 6
what is the value of y?
(d) 9
(a) 9/2 (b) 9
(c) 18 (d) 27
9. What is
5. If log102,log10(2x – 1), log10(2x + 3) are three
1 1 1 1
consecutive terms of an AP, then which one + + +…+
of the following is correct? log 2 N log 3 N log 4 N log100 N
(a) x = 0 (b) x = 1 equal to (N ≠ 1)?
(c) x = log2 5 (d) x = log5 2
1 1
For the next two items (6 and 7) that follows:- (a) log (b) log N
100! N 99!
Given that logx y,logz x,logy z are in G.P, xyz=64
and x3 ,y3 ,z3 are in A.P. 99 99
(c) log (d) log N
100! N 99!
6. Which one of the following is correct?
x, y and z are
10. If (0.2)x = 2 and log10 2 = 0.3010, then what
(a) in AP only
(b) in GP only is the value of x to the nearest tenth?
(c) in both AP and GP (a) –10.0 (b) –0.5
(d) neither in AP nor in GP (c) –0.4 (d) –0.2

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11. The value of 3 5
log2 x 2 +log2 x -
  16. The equation x 4 4 = 2 has
1 1 1 1
log3  4− 4− 4− ...  is (a) atmost one real solution
3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2  (b) exactly three solutions
2
(c) exactly two irrational solution
(a) 1 (b) -2
(d) complex roots
(c) 4 (d) 3/2

12. Let a = log3 log3 2 . An integer k satisfying loga logb logc

17. If = = , then abc is equal
y-z z-x x-y
-a
1 < 2( -k +3 )
< 2, lie in which interval? to:
æ 3 ö (a) 1 (b) e
(a) çè log2 ,log2 3 ÷ø (c) 1/2 (d) 0
2

æ 2 ö
(b) çè log2 ,log2 3 ÷ø 18. logp logp
p p p
.....p p , p > 0 and p ¹ 1 is
3
" "!
n times
é 2 ö
(c) êlog2 ,log2 3 ÷ø equal to
ë 3 (a) n (b) – n
æ 3 ö 1
(d) çè - log2 , - log2 3 ÷ø (c) (d) log1/ p (p-n )
2 n

19. If 3x = 4x – 1, then x is equal to:

13. If log0.3  x - 1 < log0.09  x - 1 , then x lies in
2log3 2 2
the interval. I. 2log 2 - 1 II. 2 - log 3
(a) 2, ¥ 
3 2
(b) –2, –1
(c) (1, 2) (d) None of these 1 2log2 3
III. 1 - log 3 IV. 2log 3 - 1
4 2

14. The solution set of log2 4 - 5x > 2 , is (a) Only II

(b) Only I and II
æ8 ö (c) Only I, II and III
(a) çè , ¥ ÷ø (d) All of them are possible values of x
5

(b) 8 / 5,4 / 5
20. If log7 x + log13 x = 1 and x = 13logk 7 then k
æ8 ö is divisible by
(c)  -¥,0 È çè , ¥ ÷ø (a) 7 (b) 13
5
(c) 17 (d) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these

21. If N = (log2 125 + 1) (log2 4 + log4 625) -

loga x
15. If log x = 4 + k + loga b , then k = (log2 25) (log4 (15625) + 4) then N is equal
ab
to
(a) 0 (b) 1
(a) 1 (b) 5
(c) – 2 (d) –3
(c) 2 (d) 4

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 24. Find the value of A + B + 10, if A = log2 log2
22. If log2 (32x - 2 + 7) = 2 + log2 (3 x -1 + 1) then
how many values of x are possible? log4 256 and B = 2 log 2
2
(a) 0 (b) 1 (a) 14 (b) 15
(c) 2 (d) 3 (c) 5 (d) 11

2 2 25. If x = 1 + loga (bc), y = 1 + logb (ca) and

23. The set of all x satisfying 4 x + 2 - 9.2x + 2 + 8 z = 1 + log c (ab), find the value of
= 0 consists of
(a) infinitely many points xyz
(b) finitely many points from the set of all xy + yz + zx
natural numbers. (a) 1 (b) a + b + c
(c) finitely many points from the set of all
1 1 1
negative integers (c) + + (d) abc
(d) two integers. a b c

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Answers and Explanations

1 d 2 a 3 a 4 b 5 c 6 c 7 c 8 a 9 a 10 c
11 c 12 a 13 a 14 c 15 d 16 b 17 a 18 b 19 c 20 d
21 c 22 c 23 d 24 b 25 a

{ }
6. c Given logxy, logz x, logy z are in G.P.
1. d log10 999 + x 2 - 3x + 3 = 3
\ (logz x)2 = (logx y)(logy z)
{ 2
}
⇒ log10 999 + x - 3x + 3 = log10 10 3

....( 3 log10 10 = 1) æ log x ö

2
æ log y ö æ logz ö æ logz ö
çè logz ÷ø = çè log x ÷ø çè log y ÷ø = çè log x ÷ø
⇒ 999 + x 2 - 3x + 3 = 103
⇒ x2 – 3x + 3 = 1
⇒ x2 – 3x + 2 = 0 æ log x ö
3
⇒ (x – 1) (x – 2) = 0 Þç =1
è logz ÷ø
∴ x = 1, 2
⇒ log x = log z ⇒ x = z
2. a log10 (x + 1) + log105 = 3
⇒ log10(x + 1) 5 = 3 64
Also, xyz = 64 ⇒ y =
⇒ 5(x + 1) = 103 x2
1000 Given x 3, y 3, z3 are in A.P.
⇒x+1= ⇒ x = 200 – 1 = 199
5
x 3 + z3 x 3 + x 3
\ y2 = = = x3
3. a 3log2x, log3x and logx16 are in G.P. 2 z
∴(log3x)2 = (log2x)(logx16)
(log3x)2 = log2 16 ⇒y=x
⇒ 2log3x = 4 log2 2 ∴x=y=z
⇒ log3x = 2 xyz = 64 ⇒ x = y = z = 4
⇒ x = 32 = 9 ∴ x, y, z are in A.P and GP both.

4. b 3(logxx) (log3 2x) ·(log2x y) = logx x2 7. c Similarly xy, yz, zx are also in A.P and GP both.
log2x log y
⇒ 1´ ´ =2×1
log3 log2x
logyz logzx logxy
log y æyö æzö æxö
8. a Let G1 = ç ÷ , G2 = ç ÷ and G3 = ç ÷
⇒ =2 èzø èxø èyø
log3
⇒ log y = 2 log 3
Geometric mean of three terms is
⇒ = log 9
⇒y=9 m = 3 G1 G2 G3

5. c 3 log102, log10 (2x – 1) and log10 (2x + 3) are in AP.x logyz logzx logxy
∴ 2 log10(2x – 1) = log102 + log10(2x + 3) æyö æzö æxö
G1 G2 G3 = ç ÷
⇒ (2x – 1)2 = 2(2x + 3) èzø èç y ø÷ èç y ø÷
⇒ (2x)2 – 2.2x + 1 – 2.2x – 6 = 0
⇒ (2x)2 – 4.2x – 5 = 0. ylog y × ylogz zlogz × zlog x xlog x × xlog y
⇒ (2x)2 – 5 ⋅ 2x + 2x – 5 = 0 = log y logz
´ logz log x
´
z z x x ylog x ylog y
⇒ (2x – 5) (2x + 1) = 0.
⇒ 2x = 5 ⇒ x = log2 5
logz logx logy
and 2x = – 1 ⇒ x = log2 (–1) æyö æzö æxö
=ç ÷
Which is not possible. èxø èç y ø÷ èç z ø÷
Hence x = log2 5.

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 Taking log both sides
1 < 3 × 2−k < 2
é æ y ölogz ù é æ z ölogx ù é x logy ù
logG1 G2 G3 = log ê ç ÷ ú + log ê ç ÷ ú + log ê çæ ÷ö ú  3
êë è x ø úû êë è y ø úû êë è z ø úû log2   < k < log2 (3) .
 2
= logz logy – logz logx + logx logz – logx logy + logy
logx – logy log z
logG1 G2 G3 = 0 13. a We have log0.3 ( x − 1) < log0.09 ( x − 1)
G1 G 2 G 3 = 1 Clearly, it is defined for x > 1.
Now,
Hence m = 3 G1 G2 G3 = (1)1/3 = 1.
⇒ log0.3 ( x − 1) < log0.09(x – 1)

9. a We have ⇒ log0.3 ( x − 1) < log (x − 1)

(0.3)2
1 1 1 1
+ + + ... + 1
log2 N log3 N log4 N log100 N ⇒ log0.3 (x − 1) < log (x − 1)
2 0.3
= logN 2 + logN 3 + logN 4 + ... + logN 100
⇒ log0.3 (x − 1) << 0
= logN (2 ´ 3 ´ 4 ´ ... ´ 100)
⇒ x − 1 > (0.3)0
= logN(100!) ⇒c>2
1 ⇒ x ∈ (2, ∞ )
= log
(100!) N

Hence option (a) is correct. 14. c We have log2 4 − 5x > 2

10. c (0–2)x = 2 ⇒ 4 − 5x > 22 ⇒ 4 − 5x > 4

æ2ö ⇒ 4 − 5x < −4 or 4 − 5x > 4

Þ xlog10 ç ÷ log10 2
è 10 ø
8
⇒x> or, x < 0
0.3 -3 5
x= = @ 0.4
0.3 - 1 7
⇒ x ∈ ( −∞, 0) ∪ (8/5, ∞)

1 1 1
11. c Let x = 4− 4− 4− ... loga x logx ab
3 2 3 2 3 2 15. d We have, =
logab x logx a
1
x2 = 4 − x
3 2 = loga ab = loga a + loga b = 1 + loga b

3 2x2 + x − 12 2 = 0 loga x
∴ = 4 + k + loga b
logab x
−1 + 1 + 4.3 2.12 2
x= ⇒ 1 + loga b + 4 + k + loga b
6 2
⇒ 1 = 4 + k ⇒ k = −3
−1 + 17 8
x= =
6 2 3 2
3
−2 (log2 x)2 + log2 x − 54
 4  3 16. b x4 = 2
6 + log3/2   = 6 + log3/2   = 6 – 2 = 4.
 9  2
3 5
Or (log2 x )  (log2 x ) + log2 x −  = log2 2
2
4 4
12. a a = log3 log3 2
3 5 1
⇒ 3 − a = log2 3 Or t  t 2 + t −  = Or 3t3 + 4t 2 − 5t − 2 = 0
4 4 2

Now 1 < 2
( −k + 3 − a ) < 2 2
( )
Or (t – 1) 3t + 7t + 2 = 0 Or (t – 1) (3t + 1) (t + 2) = 0

⇒ 1< 2 −k + log2 3
<2 Or t = log2x = 1, – 2, – 1/3 ⇒ x = 2, 2–2, 2–1/3.

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17. a
loga logb logc
= = (
⇒ 32x − 2 + 7 = 4 3 x −1 + 1 )
y−z z−x x−y

( ) ( )
2
loga + logb + logc log(abc) ⇒ 3 x −1 − 3 3 x −1 + 3 = 0 ⇒ 3 x −1 = 1, 3 x −1 = 3
= =
( y − z) + (z − x ) + ( x − y ) 0
⇒ x − 1 = 0, x − 1 = 1 ⇒ x = 1, 2.
Or log (abc ) = 0 ⇒ abc = e0 = 1
2 +2
23. d Setting 2x = t , the original equation reduces to
ppp 1/pn p −n
18. b .....p p = p = p 2
" "! t − 9t + 8 = 0 ⇒ t = 1,8 .
n times
2 +2
If t = 1 then, 2x =1
ppp −n
logp logp .....p p = logp logp pp ⇒ x + 2 = 0 but this has no solution. If 2 x
2 2 +2
= 8,
" "!
n times 2
then x + 2 = 3.
= logp p
−n
( )
= –n ⇒ x = ±1 .

−n 24. b A = log2 log2 log4 256

Also, log1/ p (p −n ) = log = (p−n ) = = −n.
p −1 −1 = log2 log2 log4 (44)
= log2 log2 (4 log4 4)
19. c 3x = 4x–1 = log2 log2 4
Taking log to base 4 = log2 (2 log2 2)
= log2 2
x log4 3 = x − 1 ⇒ x {1 − log4 3} = 1 =1

1 and B = 2 log 2 2 = 2log 1/ 2 (2)

∴x = 2
1 − log4 3 = 2 × 2(log2 2) = 4
∴ A + B + 10 = 1 + 4 + 10 = 15.
1 1 2
= =
1 − log4 3 1 2log2 3 25. a x = 1 + loga (bc)
1 − log2 3
2 = loga a + loga bc = loga abc
1 1
2 2log3 2 Þ = .
= = x loga abc
1 2log3 2 − 1
2−
log3 2
1
Þ = logabc a
x
20. d We have log7x + log13x = 1 ...(i)
Substituting x = in equation (i) , we get 1
Similarly, = logabc b
y
⇒ log7 (13)logk 7 + log13 (13)logk 7 = 1
1
⇒ logk 7log7 13 + logk 7 = 1 and = logabc c
z
⇒ 7logk 7 (log7 13 + 1) = 1
1 1 1
Now, + + = logabc a + logabc b + logabc c
⇒ log7 91 = log7 k ∴ k = 91 x y z
= logabc (abc)
=1
21. c N = (3log2 5 + 1) (2 + 2log2 5) − (2log2 5) × (3log2 5 + 4)
1 1 1
Hence, + + =1
Let log2 5 = t x y z
N = (3t + 1) (2 + 2t) – (2t)(3t + 4)
xy + yz + zx
N = 6t 2 + 8t + 2 − 6t 2 − 8t = 2 ∴N = 2 Þ =1
xyz

22. c The given expression can be written as xyz

Þ = 1.
log2 3( 2x − 2
)
+ 7 = log2 4 3 ( x −1
)
+1
xy + yz + zx

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