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We Can Also Change From Exponential To Logarithmic Form. Ex: Convert From An Exponential To A Logarithm

This document discusses logarithmic functions and their properties. It covers: 1) Converting between logarithmic and exponential forms to evaluate expressions. 2) Basic logarithmic properties involving 1 and evaluating logarithmic expressions. 3) The inverse relationship between exponential and logarithmic functions and the inverse properties of logarithms. 4) The most commonly used logarithmic bases (base 10 and base e) and evaluating logarithmic expressions. 5) Notes on the graph of y = logb x including its domain, range, asymptotes, x-intercept and applying transformations.

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We Can Also Change From Exponential To Logarithmic Form. Ex: Convert From An Exponential To A Logarithm

This document discusses logarithmic functions and their properties. It covers: 1) Converting between logarithmic and exponential forms to evaluate expressions. 2) Basic logarithmic properties involving 1 and evaluating logarithmic expressions. 3) The inverse relationship between exponential and logarithmic functions and the inverse properties of logarithms. 4) The most commonly used logarithmic bases (base 10 and base e) and evaluating logarithmic expressions. 5) Notes on the graph of y = logb x including its domain, range, asymptotes, x-intercept and applying transformations.

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3.

2LogarithmicFunctions
Forx>0andb>0,b1,

Wecanchangefromlogarithmictoexponentialformtomoreeasily
evaluateanexpression.
Ex:Convertfromlogarithmicformtoexponentialformandfindthe
valueofx.

Wecanalsochangefromexponentialtologarithmicform.
Ex:Convertfromanexponentialtoalogarithm.

BasicLogarithmicPropertiesInvolving1:

Examples:
log55=

log31=

log3434=

Insection3.1,wesawthattheexponentialfunctiony=bxwas
onetoone,soithasaninverse.Tofinditsinverse,weswitchxandy
andsolvefory.
y=bx

Thisresultleadstothefollowing.
InversepropertiesofLogarithms:
Forb>0andb1,
logbbx=xand

Therearetwobasesthatarewidelyusedinapplications,base10,
referredtoasthecommonlogarithm,usuallydenotedlog,andbasee,
referredtoasthenaturallogarithm,denotedln.
Evaluateeachofthefollowing:

Notesonthegraphofy=logbx
Thedomainofthefunctionis(0,)andtherangeis(,).
Thereisaverticalasymptoteatx=0,andthereisnohorizontal
asymptote.
Thexinterceptisat1,andthereisnoyintercept.

Justaswiththegraphsofothertypesoffunctions,thegraphsoflogarithmic
functionscanhavetransformationsappliedtothem,includingshifts,
reflections,stretches,andcompressions.
Describehowthegraphofeachfunctionbelowwoulddifferfromthegraph
ofy=logbx.

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