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1/16 1/8 ¼ ½ 1 2 4 8 16
(1/2)-4 = (1/2)-3 (1/2)-2 (1/2)-1 (1/2)0 (1/2)1 (1/2)2 (1/2)3 (1/2)4 =
1/(1/2)4 = = = = 12/22 =
= 1/(1/2) 1/(1/2) 1/(1/2)1 13/23 14/24
1/1/16 3= 2= = 1/1/2
1/1/8 1/1/4
= 16 =8 =4 =2 =1 =½ =¼ = 1/8 = 1/16
Sketching the Graph of a Logarithmic
Function (cont’d)
The graphs are reflections of each other in the y axis. Similarly, an exponential
function is a one-to-one function since its graph passes the horizontal line test and
as a result, has an inverse function. One-To-One Property: an exponential
equation whereby each side is a power of the same base, such that the equation
can be solved by setting the exponents equal to each other solved algebraically.
Sketching the Graph of a Logarithmic
Function (cont’d)
• A logarithm is an exponent.
• Log b x = y: “log base b resulting in x equals the
exponent/power value y.”
• by = x: “base b raised to the y power equals the result x.”
• f (x) = log3x x 0* 1 2 3
f (x) log30: log31: log32: log33:
3y = 0 3y = 1 3y = 2 3y = 3
log3y = log3y = log3y = log(2) log3y =
log(0) log(1) y log(3)
ylog3 = ylog3 = 0 log(3)=log(2) ylog3 =
error y = log2/log3 log(3)
f (x) = log3(x)
f (x) = log3(x)-1
The Natural Logarithmic Function
• f (x) = log e x = ln (x): “log of result x to the
base e = the natural logarithm of x, where ‘e’
is defined as Euler’s constant.”
• Euler proved e is an irrational number, like ∏
or the square root of 2, and literally like those
numbers goes on forever:
– e = 2.718281828459045235260287471352662497757………..