Year 12 Logarithms and Exponential Equations Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 12 exponentials & logarithms worksheet.
Year 12 Logarithms and Exponential Equations Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
logₐ y = x means ax = y. Log laws: log a + log b = log ab; log a − log b = log (a ÷ b); log aⁿ = n log a.
1.Write 31 = 3 in logarithm form.
Answer: log₃ 3 = 1
ax = y means logₐ y = x.
2.Evaluate log₁₀ 10.
Answer: 1
101 = 10
3.Evaluate log₃ 9.
Answer: 2
32 = 9
4.Write 51 = 5 in logarithm form.
Answer: log₅ 5 = 1
ax = y means logₐ y = x.
5.Evaluate log₅ 625.
Answer: 4
54 = 625
6.Write 52 = 25 in logarithm form.
Answer: log₅ 25 = 2
ax = y means logₐ y = x.
7.Evaluate log₂ 2.
Answer: 1
21 = 2
8.Evaluate log₅ 125.
Answer: 3
53 = 125
9.Write 54 = 625 in logarithm form.
Answer: log₅ 625 = 4
ax = y means logₐ y = x.
10.Write 53 = 125 in logarithm form.
Answer: log₅ 125 = 3
ax = y means logₐ y = x.
11.Evaluate log₂ 64.
Answer: 6
26 = 64
12.Write 104 = 10000 in logarithm form.
Answer: log₁₀ 10000 = 4
ax = y means logₐ y = x.
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