MAT112 WEEK 7 HOME WORK

1. Write as a single logarithm

a) log 2 4 + log 2 8
b) log ( 6 x ) log 6
c) 2 log3 9 log 3 27
d) ln ( x 2 ) + 5ln x
2. Use the properties of logarithms to expand these expressions as much as
possible:
a) log b ( x z )
25
b) log 5
y
10
c) ln
e

d) log ( 9 10 )

3. Solve for x in the following equations:

a) log 2 ( x + 5) = 4
b) 4 ln(3x) = 12
c) ln(1) ln(3 x 2) = ln( x)
d) 3logx = log 27
e) log( x + 3) = log( x + 3) + log x
f) ln(x +3)=6
g) 72 x1 = 34
h) log 4 x = log16 (5 x 6)
i) eln x = 3
j) ln(1 + x) ln(1 x) = 1
4. Prove that
a) cosh( x + y ) = cosh x cosh y + sinh x sinh y
b) cosh 2 x = cosh 2 x + sinh 2 x
c) cosh 2 x = 1 + 2 sinh 2 x
5. Evaluate
a) [cosh(ln 2) + sinh(ln 2)]2
b) ( cosh x sinh x )30 + ( cosh x + sinh x )30

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c)

2x
2 x
cosh + sinh
3
3

34

x 1
.
2
x 4

6. Find the domain of f ( x ) = ln

2 ln 3
.
ln 5 ln 3
8. Simplify (without calculator; no decimal answers): ln(3 + x ) ln( x 2 9) .

7. Show that the solution of the equation: 32+ x = 5x is x =

9. John deposited $ 800 in a bank that gives an annual interest of 6%. How long
will it take for the deposit to reach $1500, if compounded continuously?
10. Best of Luck in your academic pursuits.

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