WAEC Mathematics 2007 Question 34

Question 34

Logarithms

Find the value of a if log10a + log10a2 = 0.9030.

  1. A.4.0
  2. B.2.0
  3. C.1.6
  4. D.0.0
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Answer: B (2.0)

Explanation

log a + 2 log a = 3 log a = 0.9030, so log a = 0.3010 and a = 2.0.