1.06d Natural logarithm: ln(x) function and properties

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Edexcel AEA 2006 June Q3
11 marks Challenging +1.2
3.Given that \(x > y > 0\) ,
  1. by writing \(\log _ { y } x = z\) ,or otherwise,show that \(\log _ { y } x = \frac { 1 } { \log _ { x } y }\) .
  2. Given also that \(\log _ { x } y = \log _ { y } x\) ,show that \(y = \frac { 1 } { x }\) .
  3. Solve the simultaneous equations $$\begin{gathered} \log _ { x } y = \log _ { y } x \\ \log _ { x } ( x - y ) = \log _ { y } ( x + y ) \end{gathered}$$
Edexcel AEA 2010 June Q1
12 marks Standard +0.8
1.(a)Solve the equation $$\sqrt { } ( 3 x + 16 ) = 3 + \sqrt { } ( x + 1 )$$ (b)Solve the equation $$\log _ { 3 } ( x - 7 ) - \frac { 1 } { 2 } \log _ { 3 } x = 1 - \log _ { 3 } 2$$
OCR C2 2013 January Q8
9 marks Moderate -0.8
8 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{87012792-fa63-4003-875d-b8e7739037f1-4_489_697_274_667} The diagram shows the curves \(y = \log _ { 2 } x\) and \(y = \log _ { 2 } ( x - 3 )\).
  1. Describe the geometrical transformation that transforms the curve \(y = \log _ { 2 } x\) to the curve \(y = \log _ { 2 } ( x - 3 )\).
  2. The curve \(y = \log _ { 2 } x\) passes through the point ( \(a , 3\) ). State the value of \(a\).
  3. The curve \(y = \log _ { 2 } ( x - 3 )\) passes through the point ( \(b , 1.8\) ). Find the value of \(b\), giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
  4. The point \(P\) lies on \(y = \log _ { 2 } x\) and has an \(x\)-coordinate of \(c\). The point \(Q\) lies on \(y = \log _ { 2 } ( x - 3 )\) and also has an \(x\)-coordinate of \(c\). Given that the distance \(P Q\) is 4 units find the exact value of \(c\).
OCR C3 2011 June Q2
4 marks Standard +0.3
2 The curve \(y = \ln x\) is transformed by:
a reflection in the \(x\)-axis, followed by a stretch with scale factor 3 parallel to the \(y\)-axis, followed by a translation in the positive \(y\)-direction by \(\ln 4\).
Find the equation of the resulting curve, giving your answer in the form \(y = \ln ( \mathrm { f } ( x ) )\).
OCR C3 2013 June Q7
10 marks Standard +0.3
7 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{71e01d8f-d0ed-4f17-b7cd-6f5a93bbe329-3_428_751_703_641} The diagram shows the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\), where f is the function defined for all real values of \(x\) by $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 3 + 4 \mathrm { e } ^ { - x }$$
  1. State the range of f .
  2. Find an expression for \(\mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 } ( x )\), and state the domain and range of \(\mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 }\).
  3. The straight line \(y = x\) meets the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) at the point \(P\). By using an iterative process based on the equation \(x = \mathrm { f } ( x )\), with a starting value of 3 , find the coordinates of the point \(P\). Show all your working and give each coordinate correct to 3 decimal places.
  4. How is the point \(P\) related to the curves \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) and \(y = \mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 } ( x )\) ?
OCR C3 2015 June Q8
11 marks Standard +0.3
8 The functions \(f\) and \(g\) are defined as follows: $$\begin{gathered} \mathrm { f } ( x ) = 2 + \ln ( x + 3 ) \text { for } x \geqslant 0 \\ \mathrm {~g} ( x ) = a x ^ { 2 } \text { for all real values of } x , \text { where } a \text { is a positive constant. } \end{gathered}$$
  1. Given that \(\operatorname { gf } \left( \mathrm { e } ^ { 4 } - 3 \right) = 9\), find the value of \(a\).
  2. Find an expression for \(\mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 } ( x )\) and state the domain of \(\mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 }\).
  3. Given that \(\mathrm { ff } \left( \mathrm { e } ^ { N } - 3 \right) = \ln \left( 53 \mathrm { e } ^ { 2 } \right)\), find the value of \(N\).
OCR C3 2016 June Q6
8 marks Standard +0.3
6 The curves \(C _ { 1 }\) and \(C _ { 2 }\) have equations $$y = \ln ( 4 x - 7 ) + 18 \quad \text { and } \quad y = a \left( x ^ { 2 } + b \right) ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } }$$ respectively, where \(a\) and \(b\) are positive constants. The point \(P\) lies on both curves and has \(x\)-coordinate 2 . It is given that the gradient of \(C _ { 1 }\) at \(P\) is equal to the gradient of \(C _ { 2 }\) at \(P\). Find the values of \(a\) and \(b\).
OCR MEI C3 2009 January Q3
3 marks Moderate -0.8
3 Given that \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \frac { 1 } { 2 } \ln ( x - 1 )\) and \(\mathrm { g } ( x ) = 1 + \mathrm { e } ^ { 2 x }\), show that \(\mathrm { g } ( x )\) is the inverse of \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\).
OCR MEI C3 2009 June Q5
7 marks Moderate -0.3
5 The equation of a curve is given by \(\mathrm { e } ^ { 2 y } = 1 + \sin x\).
  1. By differentiating implicitly, find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in terms of \(x\) and \(y\).
  2. Find an expression for \(y\) in terms of \(x\), and differentiate it to verify the result in part (i).
OCR MEI C3 2009 June Q8
18 marks Standard +0.3
8 Fig. 8 shows the line \(y = x\) and parts of the curves \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) and \(y = \mathrm { g } ( x )\), where $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \mathrm { e } ^ { x - 1 } , \quad \mathrm {~g} ( x ) = 1 + \ln x$$ The curves intersect the axes at the points A and B , as shown. The curves and the line \(y = x\) meet at the point C . \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{1167a0e5-48c8-48e0-b2d1-76a50bad03ad-3_807_897_1016_625} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 8}
\end{figure}
  1. Find the exact coordinates of A and B . Verify that the coordinates of C are \(( 1,1 )\).
  2. Prove algebraically that \(\mathrm { g } ( x )\) is the inverse of \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\).
  3. Evaluate \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } \mathrm { f } ( x ) \mathrm { d } x\), giving your answer in terms of e.
  4. Use integration by parts to find \(\int \ln x \mathrm {~d} x\). Hence show that \(\int _ { \mathrm { e } ^ { - 1 } } ^ { 1 } \mathrm {~g} ( x ) \mathrm { d } x = \frac { 1 } { \mathrm { e } }\).
  5. Find the area of the region enclosed by the lines OA and OB , and the arcs AC and BC .
OCR FP2 2013 January Q8
13 marks Standard +0.3
8 It is required to solve the equation \(\ln ( x - 1 ) - x + 3 = 0\).
You are given that there are two roots, \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\), where \(1.1 < \alpha < 1.2\) and \(4.1 < \beta < 4.2\).
  1. The root \(\beta\) can be found using the iterative formula $$x _ { n + 1 } = \ln \left( x _ { n } - 1 \right) + 3$$
    1. Using this iterative formula with \(x _ { 1 } = 4.15\), find \(\beta\) correct to 3 decimal places. Show all your working.
    2. Explain with the aid of a sketch why this iterative formula will not converge to \(\alpha\) whatever initial value is taken.
    3. (a) Show that the Newton-Raphson iterative formula for this equation can be written in the form $$x _ { n + 1 } = \frac { 3 - 2 x _ { n } - \left( x _ { n } - 1 \right) \ln \left( x _ { n } - 1 \right) } { 2 - x _ { n } }$$ (b) Use this formula with \(x _ { 1 } = 1.2\) to find \(\alpha\) correct to 3 decimal places.
CAIE FP1 2019 November Q2
6 marks Challenging +1.2
2 It is given that \(y = \ln ( a x + 1 )\), where \(a\) is a positive constant. Prove by mathematical induction that, for every positive integer \(n\), $$\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { n } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { n } } = ( - 1 ) ^ { n - 1 } \frac { ( n - 1 ) ! a ^ { n } } { ( a x + 1 ) ^ { n } }$$
AQA FP3 2010 June Q5
13 marks Standard +0.8
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  1. Write down the expansion of \(\cos 4 x\) in ascending powers of \(x\) up to and including the term in \(x ^ { 4 }\). Give your answer in its simplest form.
    1. Given that \(y = \ln \left( 2 - \mathrm { e } ^ { x } \right)\), find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } , \frac { \mathrm {~d} ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } }\) and \(\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 3 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 3 } }\).
      (You may leave your expression for \(\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 3 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 3 } }\) unsimplified.)
    2. Hence, by using Maclaurin's theorem, show that the first three non-zero terms in the expansion, in ascending powers of \(x\), of \(\ln \left( 2 - \mathrm { e } ^ { x } \right)\) are $$- x - x ^ { 2 } - x ^ { 3 }$$
  2. Find $$\lim _ { x \rightarrow 0 } \left[ \frac { x \ln \left( 2 - \mathrm { e } ^ { x } \right) } { 1 - \cos 4 x } \right]$$
Edexcel PMT Mocks Q8
8 marks Standard +0.3
8. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{48f9a252-61a2-491d-94d0-8470aee96942-10_689_1011_294_486} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
\end{figure} Figure 2 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\), where \(x \in R\), \(x > 0\) $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = ( 0.5 x - 8 ) \ln ( x + 1 ) \quad 0 \leq x \leq A$$ a. Find the value of \(A\).
b. Find \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x )\) The curve has a minimum turning point at \(B\).
c. Show that the \(x\)-coordinate of \(B\) is a solution of the equation $$x = \frac { 17 } { \ln ( x + 1 ) + 1 } - 1$$ d. Use the iteration formula $$x _ { n + 1 } = \frac { 17 } { \ln \left( x _ { n } + 1 \right) + 1 } - 1$$ with \(x _ { 0 } = 5\) to find the values of \(x _ { 1 }\) and the value of \(x _ { 6 }\) giving your answers to three decimal places.
Edexcel Paper 1 2018 June Q4
4 marks Standard +0.3
  1. The curve with equation \(y = 2 \ln ( 8 - x )\) meets the line \(y = x\) at a single point, \(x = \alpha\).
    1. Show that \(3 < \alpha < 4\)
    \begin{figure}[h]
    \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{b5f50f17-9f1b-4b4c-baf3-e50de5f2ea9c-08_666_1061_445_502} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
    \end{figure} Figure 2 shows the graph of \(y = 2 \ln ( 8 - x )\) and the graph of \(y = x\).
    A student uses the iteration formula $$x _ { n + 1 } = 2 \ln \left( 8 - x _ { n } \right) , \quad n \in \mathbb { N }$$ in an attempt to find an approximation for \(\alpha\).
    Using the graph and starting with \(x _ { 1 } = 4\)
  2. determine whether or not this iteration formula can be used to find an approximation for \(\alpha\), justifying your answer.
Edexcel Paper 1 2022 June Q8
8 marks Standard +0.3
8. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{129adfbb-98fa-4e88-b636-7b4d111f3349-16_522_673_248_696} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
\end{figure} A car stops at two sets of traffic lights.
Figure 2 shows a graph of the speed of the car, \(v \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\), as it travels between the two sets of traffic lights. The car takes \(T\) seconds to travel between the two sets of traffic lights.
The speed of the car is modelled by the equation $$v = ( 10 - 0.4 t ) \ln ( t + 1 ) \quad 0 \leqslant t \leqslant T$$ where \(t\) seconds is the time after the car leaves the first set of traffic lights.
According to the model,
  1. find the value of \(T\)
  2. show that the maximum speed of the car occurs when $$t = \frac { 26 } { 1 + \ln ( t + 1 ) } - 1$$ Using the iteration formula $$t _ { n + 1 } = \frac { 26 } { 1 + \ln \left( t _ { n } + 1 \right) } - 1$$ with \(t _ { 1 } = 7\)
    1. find the value of \(t _ { 3 }\) to 3 decimal places,
    2. find, by repeated iteration, the time taken for the car to reach maximum speed.
Edexcel Paper 1 2022 June Q12
5 marks Standard +0.3
  1. In this question you must show all stages of your working. Solutions relying on calculator technology are not acceptable.
Show that $$\int _ { 1 } ^ { \mathrm { e } ^ { 2 } } x ^ { 3 } \ln x \mathrm {~d} x = a \mathrm { e } ^ { 8 } + b$$ where \(a\) and \(b\) are rational constants to be found.
Edexcel Paper 2 2019 June Q11
11 marks Standard +0.8
11. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{fa4afaf4-fe5d-4f3a-b3de-9600d5502a49-32_589_771_248_648} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 8}
\end{figure} Figure 8 shows a sketch of the curve \(C\) with equation \(y = x ^ { x } , x > 0\)
  1. Find, by firstly taking logarithms, the \(x\) coordinate of the turning point of \(C\).
    (Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.) The point \(P ( \alpha , 2 )\) lies on \(C\).
  2. Show that \(1.5 < \alpha < 1.6\) A possible iteration formula that could be used in an attempt to find \(\alpha\) is $$x _ { n + 1 } = 2 x _ { n } ^ { 1 - x _ { n } }$$ Using this formula with \(x _ { 1 } = 1.5\)
  3. find \(x _ { 4 }\) to 3 decimal places,
  4. describe the long-term behaviour of \(x _ { n }\)
Edexcel Paper 2 2023 June Q3
5 marks Moderate -0.3
  1. Given that
$$\log _ { 2 } ( x + 3 ) + \log _ { 2 } ( x + 10 ) = 2 + 2 \log _ { 2 } x$$
  1. show that $$3 x ^ { 2 } - 13 x - 30 = 0$$
    1. Write down the roots of the equation $$3 x ^ { 2 } - 13 x - 30 = 0$$
    2. Hence state which of the roots in part (b)(i) is not a solution of $$\log _ { 2 } ( x + 3 ) + \log _ { 2 } ( x + 10 ) = 2 + 2 \log _ { 2 } x$$ giving a reason for your answer.
Edexcel Paper 2 2020 October Q13
6 marks Standard +0.8
  1. The function \(g\) is defined by
$$g ( x ) = \frac { 3 \ln ( x ) - 7 } { \ln ( x ) - 2 } \quad x > 0 \quad x \neq k$$ where \(k\) is a constant.
  1. Deduce the value of \(k\).
  2. Prove that $$\mathrm { g } ^ { \prime } ( x ) > 0$$ for all values of \(x\) in the domain of g .
  3. Find the range of values of \(a\) for which $$g ( a ) > 0$$
Edexcel Paper 2 Specimen Q4
5 marks Moderate -0.5
4. Given $$\begin{aligned} & \mathrm { f } ( x ) = \mathrm { e } ^ { x } , \quad x \in \mathbb { R } \\ & \mathrm {~g} ( x ) = 3 \ln x , \quad x > 0 , x \in \mathbb { R } \end{aligned}$$
  1. find an expression for \(\mathrm { gf } ( x )\), simplifying your answer.
  2. Show that there is only one real value of \(x\) for which \(\operatorname { gf } ( x ) = \operatorname { fg } ( x )\)
Edexcel Paper 2 Specimen Q6
9 marks Standard +0.3
6. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{659a0479-c8c6-418b-b8a9-67ad68474023-12_624_1057_258_504} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
\end{figure} Figure 2 shows a sketch of the curve with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\), where $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = ( 8 - x ) \ln x , \quad x > 0$$ The curve cuts the \(x\)-axis at the points \(A\) and \(B\) and has a maximum turning point at \(Q\), as shown in Figure 2.
  1. Find the \(x\) coordinate of \(A\) and the \(x\) coordinate of \(B\).
  2. Show that the \(x\) coordinate of \(Q\) satisfies $$x = \frac { 8 } { 1 + \ln x }$$
  3. Show that the \(x\) coordinate of \(Q\) lies between 3.5 and 3.6
  4. Use the iterative formula $$x _ { n + 1 } = \frac { 8 } { 1 + \ln x _ { n } } \quad n \in \mathbb { N }$$ with \(x _ { 1 } = 3.5\) to
    1. find the value of \(x _ { 5 }\) to 4 decimal places,
    2. find the \(x\) coordinate of \(Q\) accurate to 2 decimal places.
Edexcel Paper 3 2022 June Q6
9 marks Standard +0.3
6. Anna is investigating the relationship between exercise and resting heart rate. She takes a random sample of 19 people in her year at school and records for each person
  • their resting heart rate, \(h\) beats per minute
  • the number of minutes, \(m\), spent exercising each week
Her results are shown on the scatter diagram. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{3a09f809-fa28-4b3d-bb69-ea074433bd8f-16_531_551_653_740}
  1. Interpret the nature of the relationship between \(h\) and \(m\) Anna codes the data using the formulae $$\begin{aligned} & x = \log _ { 10 } m \\ & y = \log _ { 10 } h \end{aligned}$$ The product moment correlation coefficient between \(x\) and \(y\) is - 0.897
  2. Test whether or not there is significant evidence of a negative correlation between \(x\) and \(y\) You should
    The equation of the line of best fit of \(y\) on \(x\) is $$y = - 0.05 x + 1.92$$
  3. Use the equation of the line of best fit of \(y\) on \(x\) to find a model for \(h\) on \(m\) in the form $$h = a m ^ { k }$$ where \(a\) and \(k\) are constants to be found.
OCR PURE Q2
5 marks Moderate -0.3
2 Two curves have equations \(y = \ln x\) and \(y = \frac { k } { x }\), where \(k\) is a positive constant.
  1. Sketch the curves on a single diagram.
  2. Explain how your diagram shows that the equation \(x \ln x - k = 0\) has exactly one real root.
OCR PURE Q6
12 marks Standard +0.8
6 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{a1f4ccbd-f5ed-437a-ae76-c4925ce86e25-05_538_531_264_246} The shape \(A B C\) shown in the diagram is a student's design for the sail of a small boat.
The curve \(A C\) has equation \(y = 2 \log _ { 2 } x\) and the curve \(B C\) has equation \(y = \log _ { 2 } \left( x - \frac { 3 } { 2 } \right) + 3\).
  1. State the \(x\)-coordinate of point \(A\).
  2. Determine the \(x\)-coordinate of point \(B\).
  3. By solving an equation involving logarithms, show that the \(x\)-coordinate of point \(C\) is 2 . It is given that, correct to 3 significant figures, the area of the sail is 0.656 units \(^ { 2 }\).
  4. Calculate by how much the area is over-estimated or under-estimated when the curved edges of the sail are modelled as straight lines.