Practice Model question set 1 - quantitative aptitude Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   What is the solution of the equation x $log_{10} ({10}/3) + log_{10} 3 = log_{10} (2 + 3^x)$ + x ?

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Explanation:

$x log_{10}({10}/3) + log_{10} 3 = log_{10} (2 + 3^x) + x$

$xlog_{10} 10 - x log_{10} 3 + log_{10} 3 = log_{10} (2 + 3^x)$ + x

x - $log_{10^3^x} + log_{10^3} = log_{10} (2 + 3^x)$ + x

$log_{10[3/{3^x}]} log_{10} (2 + 3^x)$

⇒$3^{1–x} = 2 + 3^x$

⇒$3^{1–x} –3^x = 3^1 – 3^0$

x = 0


Q-2)   What is the value of $2 log(5/8) + log({128}/{125}) + log (5/2)?$

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Explanation:

$2 log (5/8) + log ({128}/{125}) + log (5/2)$

= $log(5/8)^2 + log({128}/{125}) + log(5/2)$

= $log {5^2 × 128 × 5}/{8^2 × 125 × 2} = log {5^2 × 2^7 × 5}/{(2^3)^2 × 5^3 × 2}$

= $log {2^7 × 5^3}/{2^6 × 5^3 × 2} = log {2^7 × 5^3}/{2^7 × 5^3}$ = log 1 = 0


Q-3)   What is the value of $({1/3} \text"log"_{10} 125 -2\text"log"_{10} 4 + \text"log"_{10} 32 + \text"log"_{10} 1)$

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Explanation:

${1/3} \text"log"_{10} 125 – 2{\text"log"_{10}} 4 + {\text"log"_{10}} 32 + {\text"log"_{10}}$ 1

=${1/3} \text"log"_{10} (5)^3 – 2{\text"log"_{10}}(2)^2 + {\text"log"_{10}}(2)^5$ + 0

=$\text"log"_{10} 5 – 4{\text"log"_{10}} 2 + 5{\text"log"_{10}2}$

= $\text"log"_{10}5 +\text"log"_{10}2 = \text"log"_{10}10 = 1$


Q-4)   If ${\text"log"_7}{\text"log"_5} (√x + 5 + √x)$ = 0 , find the value of x.

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Explanation:

$\text"log"_7 \text"log"_5(√x + 5 + √x)$ = 0

use $\text"log"_a$ x = b⇒$a^b$=x

∴ $\text"log"_5 (√x + 5 + √x) = 7^0$ = 1

$√x + 5 + √ x = 5^1 = 5⇒2√x$ = 0

∴ x = 0


Q-5)   What is the value of ${[log_{13}(10)]}/{[log_{169}(10)]}$

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Explanation:

${log_{13}(10)}/{log_{169}(10)} = {log_{13}(10)}/{log_{13^2}(10)}$

$(∵ log_{a^b} c = 1/b log_a c)$

= ${log_{13}10}/{1/2 log_{13}10} = 1/{1/2}$ = 2


Q-6)   If ${\text"log"_a} b = 1/2, {\text"log"_b}$ c = $1/3$ and ${\text"log"_c}$ a = $k/5$, then the value of k is

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Explanation:

${\text"log"_a} b = {1/2}, {\text"log"_b}c= {1/3}$, and ${\text"log"_c} a = k/5$

⇒${\text"log" b}/{\text"log" a} = {1/2}, {\text"log" c}/{\text"log" b} = {1/3}, {\text"log" a}/{\text"log" c} = k/5$

⇒${1/2} × {1/3} × {k/5}$ = 1⇒k = 30


Q-7)   If ${\text"log"_8} x + {\text"log"_8} {1/6} = 1/3$, then find the value of x.

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Explanation:

${\text"log"_8}x +{ \text"log"_8} {1/6} = 1/3$

or ${\text"log"_8} (x × {1/6}) = 1/3 or {\text"log"_8} (x/6) = 1/3$

or $x/6 = (8)^{1/3}$ {∵ $\text"log"_a$ b = x⇔(a)x=b}

or ${x/6} = (2^3)^{1/3}$ or x = 12


Q-8)   It is given that $log_{10} 2$ = 0.301 and $log_{10} 3 = 0.477.$ How many digits are there in $(108)^{10}$ ?

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Explanation:

$log (108)^{10} = 10 log 108 = 10 log (2^2 × 3^3)$ = 10 (2log2 + 3log3)

= 10 (2 × 0.301 + 3 × 0.477 ) = 10 (.602 + 1.431)

= 10 × 2.033 = 20.33

integral part = 20

No. of digits = 20 + 1 = 21


Q-9)   There are n zeroes appearing immediately after the decimal point in the value of $(0.2)^{25}$. It is given that the value of $log_{10}2$ = 0.30103. The value of n is

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Explanation:

Let y = $(0.2)^{25}$

Talking log on both sides, we got

log(y) = $(0.2)^{25}$ = 25. log(0.2)

= 25 $(log (2/{10}))$ = 25 (log2 – log10)

= 25 (0.330103 – 1) = –17.47475

Hence, n = 17


Q-10)   If $\text"log" 2$ = 0.30103, then find the number of digits in $2^{56}$ .

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Explanation:

Let x = $2^{56}$

⇒$\text"log" x = 56 \text"log" 2$ = 56 × 0.30103 = 16.85

∴ Number of digits in $2^{56}$ = 17