Exercises - The 'Natural' Base

  1. Find the values of the following:

    1. $\ln \sqrt{e}$

    2. $\ln \sqrt[3]{e^2}$

    3. $\ln (e^2 \cdot e^3)$

    4. $\ln (e^2)^3$

    5. $\ln \frac{1}{\sqrt[3]{e^2}}$

    6. $\ln \left(\frac{e^{3/2}}{e^2 \sqrt{e}} \right)$

    7. $\ln \frac{\sqrt{e^3}}{e}$

    8. $e^{-\ln 3}$

    9. $e^{\frac{1}{2}\ln \frac{1}{16} - \frac{2}{3} \ln 27} - \ln e^{\frac{5}{4}}$

    1. $\frac{1}{2}$

    2. $\frac{2}{3}$

    3. $5$

    4. $6$

    5. $-\frac{2}{3}$

    6. $-1$

    7. $\frac{1}{2}$

    8. $\frac{1}{3}$

    9. $\frac{-11}{9}$

  2. If the given statement is in exponential form, write it in logarithmic form. If instead it is in logarithmic form, write it in exponential form:

    1. $e^y = 3$

    2. $e^5 = x$

    3. $\ln x = 3$

    4. $\ln 3x = -2$

    5. $\ln e^2 = 2$

    1. $\ln 3 = y$

    2. $\ln x = 5$

    3. $e^3 = x$

    4. $e^{-2} = 3x$

    5. $e^2 = e^2$

  3. Simplify and write as one logarithm:

    1. $3\ln 5 - \frac{1}{2}\ln 4 + \ln 8$

    2. $\ln(x^3+8)-\ln(x^2-2x+4)-2\ln(x+2)$

    1. $\ln 500$

    2. $-\ln (x+2)$

  4. Solve for the unknown

    1. $\ln x = 3$

    2. $\ln \sqrt{e} = x$

    3. $\ln e^{2x} = -\frac{1}{2}$

    4. $\ln e^4 = x^2$

    5. $(\ln x)^2 = \ln x^2$

    6. $e^{-\frac{1}{2} \ln x} = 4$

    7. $\ln x^3 = \frac{1}{e}$

    8. $\ln x = \ln 1 + \ln 2 + \ln 3 + \ln 4$

    9. $\log_2 (x-7) + \log_2 x = \ln e^3$

    10. $e^{\ln 2x} - \ln e^{3x} = -3$

    1. $e^3$

    2. $\frac{1}{2}$

    3. $-\frac{1}{4}$

    4. $\pm 2$

    5. $1,e^2$

    6. $\frac{1}{16}$

    7. $e^{\frac{1}{3e}}$

    8. $24$

    9. $8$ only

    10. $3$

  5. Solve for $x$:

    1. $e^{x^2 - 1} = 0$

    2. $e^{2x+1} = 7$

    3. $e^{-\ln x} = x$

    4. $e^{-\ln x} = 5$

    5. $2 \ln x = 1$

    6. $\ln x = -1$

    7. $2^{\ln x} = 4$

    8. $e^{\frac{1}{2} \ln(x+1)} = 3$

    9. $\ln x = e$

    10. $\ln \sqrt{e^x}=-3$

    1. $x=\pm 1$

    2. $x = \frac{\ln 7 - 1}{2}$

    3. $x = 1$

    4. $x = \frac{1}{5}$

    5. $\sqrt{e}$

    6. $\frac{1}{e}$

    7. $e^2$

    8. $8$

    9. $e^e$

    10. $-6$