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Exponents and Logarithms

Question 1No Calculator

[Maximum mark: 6]



Find the value of \(x\) when \(32^{x-1} = 4^{4x}\)



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Question 2No Calculator

[Maximum mark: 7]



Write down all answers below as a power of 2:


a) 16


b) \(\sqrt{8}\)


c) \(-\frac{1}{128}\)


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Question 3No Calculator

[Maximum mark: 6]



Consider the following fraction: \(\frac{32a^2 b^3}{8\sqrt{a} b^5}\)


a) Simplify this fraction.


b) Given that \(\frac{32a^2 b^3}{8\sqrt{a} b^5} = 8\), and \(b = 2a\), find \(a\) and \(b\).


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Question 4No Calculator

[Maximum mark: 4]



Let \( x = \ln(20) \) and \( y = \ln(5) \). Write all answers to the questions below in terms of \( x \) and \( y \).


a) \( \ln(4) \)


b) \( \ln\left(\frac{1}{4}\right) \)


c) \( \ln(500) \)


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Question 5No Calculator

[Maximum mark: 6]



Solve the following:


a) Find \( \log_4 64 \)


b) Given that \( \log_4 \left( \frac{64^{3x-1}}{16^{2y+2}} \right) \) can be written in the form \( ax + by + c \). Find \( a, b, \) and \( c \).


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Question 6No Calculator

[Maximum mark: 6]



Consider the expression \( 3 \ln 3 - \ln 9 \).


a) Write it in the form \( \ln k \), where \( k \in \mathbb{Z} \).


b) Hence, solve the equation \( 3 \ln 3 - \ln 9 = -\ln x \)

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Question 7No Calculator

[Maximum mark: 6]



Solve the following simultaneous equations:

\[(1) \ 5^x * 5^{\frac{11}{4}y} = \sqrt{125}\]

\[(2) \ 25^x = 5^{\frac{y}{2}}\]


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Question 8No Calculator

[Maximum mark: 10]



Consider a geometric sequence in which the first three terms are: \(2 \ln x^2, \ln x^2, \ln x, \ \text{for} \ x>0\).


a) Find the common ratio, r.


b) Show that \(u_n = 2^{3-n} \ln x\)


c) Hence, solve for \(x\): \[\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} 2^{3-k} \ln x = 24\]

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Question 9No Calculator

[Maximum mark: 5]



Solve for \( b \) and express your answer in terms of \( \ln 3 \) and \( \ln 8 \)

\[24^{3b} = 27^{b+3}\]


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