General Math

Submit your solutions to the following items:

A. items 2, 4,5
B. ALL
C. items 3, 6, 7
D. ALL
E. 2, 3

A. Evaluate the following expressions without using a calculator.

1) log $ 𝑎& (Ans. b)
/
2) log ' (2401 √7)
3) log √1 (27√3) (Ans. 7)
4) −2 ln 𝑒 + ln √𝑒 (Ans. -3/2 )
5) log 10 + 2 log 100 − log 1000 (Ans. 2)

B. Solve each inequality.

1) (1/2)89: ≥ 128 (Ans. (−∞, −𝟗])
A BC
2) 3:8 < (1/3)8 (Ans. (−𝟏, 𝟏/𝟐))

C. Solve each equation.

A
1) 10B8 = 0.0001 (Ans. -2, 2)

C 189C
2) 9:891 = J K (Ans. -9/13)
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(C⁄:)MANMA C :8BC
3) =J K (Ans. 1/2)
O CP

4) log 1 (7𝑥 + 3) − log 1 (5𝑥 + 9) = 0 (Ans. 3)

1 :
5) :
log & 4 − 1 log & 8 + 2 log & 2 = log & 𝑥 (Ans. 8)
B19√11 B1B√11 19√11
6) ln 2𝑥 + ln(𝑥 + 1) = ln(3 − 𝑥) J𝐀𝐧𝐬. V
K Extraneous solution: V
or − V

7) log : 𝑥 + log : (6𝑥 + 1) = 1 (Ans. 1/2)

D. Expand/Condense the expression.
8AX
1) log (condense)
Y√89C

𝟏
Ans. 𝟐 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒙 + 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒚 − 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒛 − 𝟐 𝐥𝐨𝐠(𝒙 + 𝟏)
𝟒(𝒙B𝟐)
2) ln(𝑥 − 2) − 2 ln 𝑥 : − 2[ln(𝑥 − 1) − ln 2𝑥] Ans. 𝐥𝐧 𝒙𝟐 (𝒙B𝟏)𝟐

E. Solve the exponential equation in terms of natural or common logarithms.

𝟑 𝐥𝐧 𝟑
1) 28BC = 27 (Ans. 𝐥𝐧 𝟐
+ 𝟏)

2) 7 + 𝑒 :89C = 11
𝐥𝐨𝐠𝟕9𝐥𝐨𝐠𝟓
3) 58BC = 7:89C (Ans. 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝟓B𝟐𝐥𝐨𝐠𝟕
)

4) 3(5f8B: ) = 9