Unit 1: Number and Algebra

Topic 1.7: Laws of Exponents and Logarithms Questions

Practice 20 exam-style questions for IB Math AA SL Topic 1.7. Review the question stems below, then unlock the full Question Bank to access markschemes, model answers, and AI grading.

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2026Aimnova practice — 1.7.2
Express log 4 + log 25 as a single base-10 logarithm, and state its exact value.
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Express log 50 + log 20 as a single base-10 logarithm, and state its exact value.
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2026Aimnova practice — 1.7.2
Write 2 log x + 3 log y as a single logarithm.
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2026Aimnova practice — 1.7.3
Solve 2x+1 = 16.
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2026Aimnova practice — 1.7.2
Given that log 2 = p (base 10), find log 16 in terms of p.
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2026Aimnova practice — 1.7.1
Simplify (a5/2 × a1/2) ÷ a, expressing your answer as a single power of a.
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2026Aimnova practice — 1.7.2
Write ln 12 − 2 ln 2 as a single logarithm in the form ln k.
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2026Aimnova practice — 1.7.2
Evaluate log₂₇ 9 without a calculator.
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2026Aimnova practice — 1.7.2
Write log₃(9x⁵) as a sum of simpler logarithms.
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2026Aimnova practice — 1.7.2
Given that log 2 = p and log 7 = q (base 10), write log 28 in terms of p and q.
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2026Aimnova practice — 1.7.2
Given that log 3 = a and log 5 = b (base 10), write log 45 in terms of a and b.
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2026Aimnova practice — 1.7.2
Evaluate log₄ 32 without a calculator.
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2026Aimnova practice — 1.7.1
Evaluate 323/5 without a calculator.
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2026Aimnova practice — 1.7.3
Solve 8ˣ = 32.
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2026Aimnova practice — 1.7.3
Solve 100e0.2x = 250, giving an exact answer.
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2026Aimnova practice — 1.7.3
Solve log₃(2x − 1) = 4.
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2026Aimnova practice — 1.7.1
Write (3√x)/x² as a single power of x, in the form a xⁿ.
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2026Aimnova practice — 1.7.1
Given that k3/4 = 8, find the value of k.
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2026Aimnova practice — 1.7.2
Given that loga 6 = 1.6 and loga 2 = 0.6, find loga 3.
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2026Aimnova practice — 1.7.2
Given that loga 2 = x, write loga(8a) in terms of x.
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