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Full Coverage: Exponentials & Logarithms

Total Marks: 99

Question 1

Find, giving your answer to 3 significant figures where appropriate, the value of x for which
x
5 =10
(2 marks)

Question 2

Find the positive value of x such that

log x 64=2

(2 marks)

Question 3

Find the exact solution, in their simplest form, to the equation

3 x−9
e =8
(3 marks)

Question 4 (not on descalator!)

Let f ( x ) ¿ 2 e x −5,

Find the exact solutions of the equation |f ( x )|=2

(3 marks)

Question 5

Find any real values of x such that

2 log 4 ( 2−x )−log 4 ( x +5 )=1

(6 marks)

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Question 6

Find the exact solution, in their simplest form, to the equation

ln ( 2 y +5 )=2+ ln ( 4− y )

(4 marks)

Question 7

Find algebraically the exact solutions to the equation

ln ( 4−2 x ) +ln ( 9−3 x )=2 ln ( x+1 ), −1< x <2

(5 marks)

Question 8

Use algebra to find the values of x for which

1
log 2 ( x+ 15 )−4= log 2 x
2

(6 marks)

Question 9

Given that

log 3 ( 3 b+1 ) −log 3 ( a−2 )=−1 , a>2 ,

express b in terms of a .

(3 marks)

Question 10 (not on DESCalator!)

7
The first term of a geometric series is 20 and the common ratio is . The sum to infinity of
8
the series is S∞ .

The sum to N terms of the series S N .

Given that S∞ =160, find the smallest value of N for which S∞ −S N <0.5 .

(4 marks)

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Question 11(not on DESCalator!)

The second and third terms of a geometric series are 192 and 144 respectively.

3
Given that the common ratio is and that the first term is 256 , find the smallest value of n
4
for which the sum of the first n terms of the series exceeds 1000.

(4 marks)

Question 12

Solve the equation

72 x −4 ( 7 x ) +3=0

giving your answers to 2 decimal places where appropriate.

(6 marks)

Question 13

22 x +4−9 ( 2x )=0

Find the exact solution to the equation.

(2 marks)

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Question 14

Figure 1 is a sketch showing part of the curve with equation y=2x+1−3 and part of the line
with equation y=17−x .

The curve and the line intersect at the point A .

Show that the x -coordinate of A satisfies the equation

ln ( a−x )
x= −1
ln b

where a and b are constants to be found.

(3 marks)

Question 15

Find the exact solution, in its simplest form, to the equation

x 4x 7
3 e ¿e

(4 marks)

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Question 16

Find algebraically the exact solutions to the equation

x 3 x+1
2 e =10

(5 marks)

Question 17

Given

f ( x ) ¿ e x,

g ( x )=3 ln x , x >0

find an expression for gf ( x ) , simplifying your answer.

(2 marks)

Question 18 (not on DESCalator)

The function f is defined by

f : x → e +k , k is a positive constant.
2x 2

Find f −1 and state its domain.

(3 marks)

Question 19

The function g is defined by

g : x → ln ( 2 x ) , x >0

Solve the equation

g ( x )+ g ( x 2 ) + g ( x 3 )=6

giving your answer in its simplest form.

(4 marks)

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Question 20 (not on DESCalator!)

The function f is defined by

f : x → 4−ln ( x+ 2 ), x ≥−1

The function g is defined by

2

g : x → e x −2,

Find the range of fg.

(1 mark)

Question 21

( )
5
x
Given that log 3 x=a , find log 3 in terms of a , giving each answer in its simplest form.
81

(3 marks)

Question 22
3 2
f ( x ) ¿ 2 x −5 x −9 x+18

f ( x )= ( x −3 ) ( 2 x−3 )( x +2 )

Given that

g ( y )=2 ( 33 y ) −5 ( 32 y )−9 ( 3 y ) +18

find the values of y that satisfy g ( y )=0 , giving your answers to 2 decimal places where
appropriate.

(3 marks)

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Question 23
3 2
f ( x ) ¿ x + 4 x −4 x + 48

It can be shown that f ( x )= ( x +6 ) ( x 2−2 x +8 )

It can also be shown that 2 log 2 ( x+2 )+ log 2 x−log 2 ( x−6 )=3 is equivalent to
x + 4 x −4 x+ 48=0.
3 2

How many roots has the equation 2 log 2 ( x+2 )+ log 2 x−log 2 ( x−6 )=3 ?

(2 marks)

Question 24

Figure 2 shows a sketch of the curve with equation y=f ( x ), where

f ( x )= ( 8−x ) ln x, x >0

The curve cuts the x -axis at the points A and B and has a maximum turning point at Q , as
shown in Figure 2.

Find the x coordinate of A and the x coordinate of B.

(1 mark)

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Question 25

The curve C 1, shown in Figure 3, has equation y=4 x 2−6 x +4

The point P ( 12 , 2) lies on C .

1

1
The curve C 2, also shown in Figure 3, has equation y= x + ln ( 2 x ).
2

The normal to C 1 at the point P meets C 2 at the point Q .

Find the exact coordinates of Q .

(Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.)

(8 marks)

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Question 26 (not on DESCalator!)

Figure 1 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation y=g ( x ), where

g ( x )=|4 e 2 x −25|, (Could not display math).

The curve cuts the y -axis at the point A and meets the x -axis at the point B. The curve has
an asymptote y=k , where k is a constant, as shown in Figure 1.

The equation g ( x )=2 x+ 43 has a positive root at x=α .

α is a solution of x=a ln ( bx+ c ) where a , b and c are to be found.

(2 marks)

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Question 27(not on DESCalator!)

The functions f and g are defined by

1
f : x → ln ( 2 x−1 ) x >
2

2
g: x→
x−3

Find the inverse function f −1 ( x ) .

(4 marks)

Question 28

The point P lies on the curve with equation

2 x+ 1
y=4 e

The y -coordinate of P is 8 .

1
The x -coordinate of P is ( ln 2−1 ).
2

Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point P in the form y=ax+ b, where a
and b are exact constants to be found.

(4 marks)

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Mark scheme
Question 1
x=¿1.43

Question 2
x=8

Question 3
x=ln2+3

Question 4

x=ln ( 72 )∨x =ln ( 32 )

Question 5
x=4−4 √ 2

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Question 6
2
4 e −5
y= 2
2+ e

Question 7
7
x=
5

Question 8
x=1∨x =225

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Question 9
a−5
9

Question 10
N=¿44

Question 11
n=¿14

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Question 12
x=0.56∨x=0

Question 13
log 9
−4
log 2

Question 14
a=20 , b=2

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Question 15
7
4+ ln 3

Question 16
−1+ln 10
x=
3+ln 2

Question 17
3x

Question 18
1
f
−1
( x )= ln ( x−k 2 ) , Domain:=x> k 2
2

Question 19
e e √2
or
√2 2

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Question 20
fg ( x ) ≤ 4

Question 21
5 a−4

Question 22
y=1∨ y=0.37

Question 23
0 OR none OR zero root(s)

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Question 24
x=1∨x =8

Question 25

( )
7 7
1 4 1 4 7
e , e +
2 4 4

Question 26
1 1
a= , b= , c=17
2 2

Question 27
1 x
( e +1 )
2

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Question 28
y=16 x +16−8 ln 2

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