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Indices and Logarithms
DSE Syllabus

Law of integral and rational indices

Numeral systems and inter-conversion between binary, decimal and
hexadecimal numbers
Definition and properties of exponential and logarithmic functions

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Section A
1.

1980/CE/Math 2/#2
125a 5b =

2.

A.

625a + b

B.

625ab

C.

125a + 3b

D.

5a + 3b

E.

53a + b

1981/CE/Math 2/#1
(a 2 b 3 ) 2
=
a 2b

3.

A.

a2b7

B.

a2b5

C.

a6b2

D.

a6b6

E.

a6b7

1981/CE/Math 2/#4
(2 x ) x =
x

A.

2( x

B.

2x x x

C.

2x x

D.

22 x

E.

2( x

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4.

1982/CE/Math 2/#2
82 x 43x
=
2 x 16 2 x

5.

A.

23x

B.

22x

C.

2x

D.

E.

1984/CE/Math 2/#3
(2n + 1)2 (22n 1) 4n =

6.

A.

B.

22n 1

C.

2(n

2) + 2n

D.

2(n

2) 2n

E.

22n + 1

1986/CE/Math 2/#29
x y

A.

xy = z

B.

xy = 2z

C.

xy = z

D.

x =z

E.

x = 2z

If (10 ) =(2 )(5 ), then which of the following must be true.

7.

y
y

1989/CE/Math 2/#1
3n 1 3n + 1

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8.

1990/CE/Math 2/#1
(a2n)3 =

9.

1991/CE/Math 2/#1
(a2a)(3a4a) =

10.

A.

3a6a

B.

(3a)6a

C.

3a8a

D.

4a6a

E.

(34a)(a6a)

1993/CE/Math 2/#34
x+2

If 9

= 36, then 3 =

A.

2
3

B.

4
3

C.

D.
E.

11.

6
9

1994/CE/Math 2/#33

(3 x ) 2 =
2

A.

3( x

B.

3 x+2

C.

32 x

D.

6x

E.

92x

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12.

1996/CE/Math 2/#2

13.

1997/CE/Math 2/#2

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14.

1998/CE/Math 2/#7

15.

1999/CE/Math 2/#4

16.

2000/CE/Math 2/#3

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17.

2002/CE/Math 2/#3

18.

2003/CE/Math 2/#4

19.

2004/CE/Math 2/#1

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20.

2005/CE/Math 2/#1

21.

2006/CE/Math 2/#1

22.

2007/CE/Math 2/#1

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23.

2008/CE/Math 2/#1

24.

2009/CE/Math 2/#1

25.

2010/CE/Math 2/#2

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26.

2011/CE/Math 2/#1

27.

SP/DSE/Math 2/#1

28.

PP/DSE/Math 2/#1

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29.

2012/DSE/Math 2/#1

30.

2013/DSE/Math 2/#1

31.

2014/DSE/Math 2/#1

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32.

2015/DSE/Math 2/#2

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Section B
33.

1980/CE/Math 2/#4
a

If n = 10 , then log10n =

34.

A.

10

B.

10

C.

D.

E.

a
n

1980/CE/Math 2/#30

1
If 0 < x < 1, which of x, x 2 , , x is the smallest?
x
x is smallest, x 2 is largest

A.

35.

Which is the largest?

B.

1
is smallest, x 2 is largest
x

C.

x is smallest,

D.

x 2 is smallest,

E.

x 2 is smallest, x is largest

1
is largest
x
1
is largest
x

1981/CE/Math 2/#8
If log10x + log104 = log10(x + 4), what is the value of x?
A.

B.

C.

4
3

D.

E.

x may be any positive number

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36.

1982/CE/Math 2/#5
If 10kx + a = P, then x =

37.

1982/CE/Math 2/#30
log10 ( x log10 x ) =

38.

A.

(log10x)2

B.

log10(x2)

C.

xlog10x

D.

log10(log10x)

E.

10 2

1983/CE/Math 2/#4

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39.

1983/CE/Math 2/#36

If a and b are positive numbers, which of the following is/are true?

40.

A.

I only

B.

II only

C.

III only

D.

I and II only

E.

I, II and III

1985/CE/Math 2/#8
2

log10(a b ) =

41.

1986/CE/Math 2/#33

If log x2 + log y2 = log z2, where x, y and z are positive numbers, which of the
following must be true?
I.

x2 + y2 = z2

II.

log x + log y = log z

III.

x2 y2 = z2
A.

I only

B.

II only

C.

III only

D.

I and II only

E.

II and III only

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42.

1987/CE/Math 2/#44

Let n be a positive integer.

2n

I.

2 +1

II.

2 +1

III.

3(2 )

43.

Which of the following number is/are odd?

A.

I only

B.

II only

C.

III only

D.

II and III only

E.

I, II and III

1988/CE/Math 2/#35

If log a > 0 and log b < 0, which of the following is/are true.
a
>0
b

I.

log

II.

log b 2 > 0

III.

log

1
>0
a

A.

I only

B.

II only

C.

III only

D.

I and II only

E.

II and III only

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44. 1989/CE/Math 2/#4
x
x

A.

x4

B.

x4

C.

x2

D.

E.

45.

1
4

3
4

1989/CE/Math 2/#42

log 4 2 2 =

A.

3
8

B.

3
4

C.

1
4

D.
E.

2
2

3
4

3
8

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46.

1990/CE/Math 2/#5
p

If 2 = 10 and 3 = 10 , express log

A.

47.

pq

B.

1
pq

C.

1
p+q

D.

pq

E.

p+q

1992/CE/Math 2/#5

1
If log10 b = 1 + log10 a , then b =
2

48.

A.

10 a

B.

10 + a

C.

5a

D.

a
2

E.

1+

a
2

1993/CE/Math 2/#8

If log(p + q) = log p + log q, then

A.

p = q =1

B.

p=

q
q 1

C.

p=

q
q +1

D.

p=

q +1
q

E.

p=

q 1
q

1
in terms of p and q.
6

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49.

1994/CE/Math 2/#34

If log 2 = a and log 9 = b, then log 12 =

A.

2a +

b
3

B.

2a +

b
2

C.

2
2
a+ b
3
3

D.

a +b

E.

50.

a b

1
2

1995/CE/Math 2/#4

a
Simplify 12
b
6

A.

b8
a4

B.

b18
a9

C.

a4
b8

D.
E.

51.

1
2

2
3

a9
b18
1
4 12
a b

1997/CE/Math 2/#5

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52.

1998/CE/Math 2/#40

53.

1999/CE/Math 2/#39

54.

2000/CE/Math 2/#38

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55.

2001/CE/Math 2/#37

56.

2002/CE/Math 2/#40

57.

2003/CE/Math 2/#40

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58.

2004/CE/Math 2/#39

59.

2005/CE/Math 2/#39

60.

2006/CE/Math 2/#37

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61.

2006/CE/Math 2

62.

2006/CE/Math 2/#39

63.

2007/CE/Math 2/#39

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64.

2007/CE/Math 2/#41

65.

2008/CE/Math 2/#38

66.

2008/CE/Math 2/#40

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67.

2009/CE/Math 2/#38

68.

2009/CE/Math 2/#39

69.

2009/CE/Math 2/#40

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70.

2010/CE/Math 2/#38

71.

2010/CE/Math 2/#40

72.

2011/CE/Math 2/#38

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73.

2011/CE/Math 2/#39

74.

2011/CE/Math 2/#41

75.

SP/DSE/Math 2/#32

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76.

SP/DSE/Math 2/#33

77.

PP/DSE/Math 2/#32

78.

PP/DSE/Math 2/#36

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79.

2012/DSE/Math 2/#32

80.

2012/DSE/Math 2/#33

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81.

2013/DSE/Math 2/#32

82.

2013/DSE/Math 2/#33

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83.

2013/DSE/Math 2/#34

84.

2014/DSE/Math 2/#32

85.

2014/DSE/Math 2/#33

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86.

2014/DSE/Math 2/#34

87.

2015/DSE/Math 2/#32

88.

2015/DSE/Math 2/#33