Chapter 13 Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions
2005 Chung Tai Educational Press © Chapter Examples Quit Chapter 13 Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions Laws of Integral Indices
2005 Chung Tai Educational Press © Chapter Examples Quit Chapter 13 Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions Positive n th Root
2005 Chung Tai Educational Press © Chapter Examples Quit Chapter 13 Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions Rational Indices Let
2005 Chung Tai Educational Press © Chapter Examples Quit Chapter 13 Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions Exponential Functions If a function is defined as y ka x for constants a and k where a 0, a 1 and k 0, then the function is called an exponential function.
2005 Chung Tai Educational Press © Chapter Examples Quit Chapter 13 Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions Graphs of Exponential Functions
2005 Chung Tai Educational Press © Chapter Examples Quit Chapter 13 Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions Symmetry of Graphs of Exponential Functions
2005 Chung Tai Educational Press © Chapter Examples Quit Chapter 13 Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions John Napier John Napier ( ), a Scottish mathematician, invented logarithm to handle lengthy computation such as multiplication, division and calculation involving indices.
2005 Chung Tai Educational Press © Chapter Examples Quit Chapter 13 Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions Common Logarithms
2005 Chung Tai Educational Press © Chapter Examples Quit Chapter 13 Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions Graph of a Common Logarithmic Function For the function y log x, x must be a positive number. Its graph is always sloping upwards from the left to right.
2005 Chung Tai Educational Press © Chapter Examples Quit Chapter 13 Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions Properties of Common Logarithms
2005 Chung Tai Educational Press © Chapter Examples Quit Chapter 13 Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions Applications of Common Logarithms
2005 Chung Tai Educational Press © Chapter Examples Quit Chapter 13 Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions Solving Exponential Equations Solve 3 x 5. (corr. to 2 d.p.) Solution:
2005 Chung Tai Educational Press © Chapter Examples Quit Chapter 13 Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions Transforming Exponential Graphs into Linear Graphs log y log [3(2 x )] log y log 3 xlog 2
2005 Chung Tai Educational Press © Chapter Examples Quit Chapter 13 Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions The Decibel Scale
2005 Chung Tai Educational Press © Chapter Examples Quit Chapter 13 Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions The Decibel Scale
2005 Chung Tai Educational Press © Chapter Examples Quit Chapter 13 Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions The Richter Scale
2005 Chung Tai Educational Press © Chapter Examples Quit Chapter 13 Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions The Richter Scale
2005 Chung Tai Educational Press © Chapter Examples Quit Chapter 13 Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions Definition of logarithms to base a
2005 Chung Tai Educational Press © Chapter Examples Quit Chapter 13 Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions Graphs of Logarithmic Functions y log a x (where a 0, a 1 and x 0)
2005 Chung Tai Educational Press © Chapter Examples Quit Chapter 13 Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions Symmetry of Graphs of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
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