IAL Pure 2 Exponentials & Logarithms exam questions

Exam-style questions on exponentials and logarithms for Edexcel IAL Pure 2 (WMA12): laws of logs, solving equations, e and ln, with full worked solutions.

This resource covers the whole of Chapter 3 (Exponentials and Logarithms) of the Pearson Edexcel International A Level Pure Mathematics 2 course. All questions are original and written in the style of the WMA12 paper.

What’s covered

Exponential functions and their graphs
The function e to the power x, and its graph
Logarithms and the relationship between exponential and logarithmic form
The laws of logarithms
Solving equations using logarithms, including equations of the form a to the power x equals b
Working with natural logarithms
Exponential modelling and growth or decay problems
Using logarithms to linearise non-linear data

How to use it

Works as homework, as practice across a sequence of lessons, or as revision. The exponential modelling questions are written in context rather than as bare equations, since that is how WMA12 examines this chapter and it is the part students find hardest to start.

What’s included

Question paper (PDF, printable)
Full worked solutions (PDF) — complete method, not just final answers
Questions arranged in increasing difficulty

Specification

Written for Edexcel International A Level Mathematics, Pure Mathematics 2 (WMA12), Chapter 3. Also suitable for Edexcel A Level Mathematics 9MA0 and for any A Level course covering logarithms at AS.