6.3 Logarithmic Functions Today’s Date: 1/31/18
Logarithmic Functions (Inverse of exponential function) (Go around the world)
Logarithms Facts: Features: Domain: set of positive Range: See graphs in next 2 examples
Example 1 Graph x y Plug values into y 2-2 = 1/4 -2 2-1 = 1/2 -1 20 = 21 = 2 1 Typical graph of log function with a > 1 22 = 4 2
Example 2 Graph x y Plug values into y (1/2)-2 = 4 -2 (1/2)-1 = 2 -1 (1/2)0 = 1 (1/2)1 = 1/2 1 Typical graph of log function with 0< a < 1 (1/2)2 = 1/4 2
Properties of Logs
Examples 3) 4) Change to exp form Write as same base
Examples 5) (Bases are always positive ) 6)
Homework #603 Pg. 363 1 – 59 odd