Quantitative Aptitude
LOGARITHM MCQs
Logarithms
log5 512 = log 512 log 5 = log 29 log (10/2) = 9 log 2 log 10 - log 2 = (9 x 0.3010) 1 - 0.3010 = 2.709 0.699 = 2709 699 = 3.876
Answer : Option A
Explanation :
$MF#%\log_5{1024} = \dfrac{\log 1024}{\log 5} = \dfrac{\log\left(2^{10}\right)}{\log\left(\dfrac{10}{2}\right)}= \dfrac{10 \log(2)}{\log 10 - \log 2} $MF#%
$MF#%= \dfrac{10 \times 0.3010 }{1 - 0.3010} = \dfrac{3.01}{0.699} = \dfrac{3010}{699} = 4.31$MF#%
Let log9 27 = n
9n =27
32n = 33
2n=3
n=3/2
Again, let log279 = m
27m = 9
33m =32
3m=2
m=2/3
log927 - log279=(n-m)=(3/2-2/3)=5/6
log2 10 = 1 = 1 = 10000 = 1000 . log10 2 0.3010 3010 301
Answer : Option B
Explanation :
$MF#%\begin{align}&\dfrac{1}{3}\log_{10}125 - 2\log_{10}4 + \log_{10}32\\\\=
&\log_{10}\left(125^{1/3}\right) - \log_{10}\left(4^2\right) + \log_{10}32\\\\
&= \log_{10}5 - \log_{10} 16 + \log_{10}32\\\\
&= \log_{10}\left(\dfrac{5 \times 32 }{16}\right)\\\\
&= \log_{10}(10)\\\\
&= 1\end{align}$MF#%
Answer : Option C
Explanation :
log2 512 = log2 (29) = 9
log (264)
= 64 x log 2
= (64 x 0.30103)
= 19.26592
Its characteristic is 19.
Hence, then number of digits in 264 is 20.