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    2.

    1 Notes: Logarithms Name: ______________________

    **Logarithms are inverses of exponential functions**

    y = b x where b  0 and b  1

    Find the inverse:

    A LOGARITHM IS AN EXPONENT!!!!!!

    Examples: Rewrite the following logarithms as exponentials to help determine the answer.

    1
    a) log3 27 = b) log 4 =
    4

    c) log 1 8 = d) log16 2 =
    2

    e) log100 1 = f) log10 .001 =

    Examples: Write each exponential equation in its equivalent logarithmic form.

    a) 100,000 = 105 b) 7 = 3 343

    1
    −
     1  3
    b) 3 =   d) e− x = 4
     27 

    Special Bases

    Base 10

    Base e
    2.1 Notes: Logarithms Page 2 of 4

    y = logb x where b  0 and b  1

    a) Can x negative? Justify.

    b) Can x be 0? Justify.

    c) Can x be 1? Justify.

    d) Can x be 1,000,000? Justify.

    What does this tell us about the domain of logarithms?

    Examples: State the domains of the following logarithmic functions

    a) log3 x b) log 4 ( x + 2)

    c) log( x 2 ) d) log 4 ( x3 )

    e) log ( 5x − 10 ) f) log 4 (4 − 3x)

    g) log ( − x ) h) log 4 (9 − x 2 )
    2.1 Notes: Logarithms Page 3 of 4

    Graphing y = logb x where b  0 , b  1 , and x  0

    h) Infinite number of parents


    i) 2 Categories
    o b  1 is growth
    o 0  b  1 is decay

    Example: Given y = log3 x , generate the anchor points and create the graph. (Use y = 3x to
    help)

    x y

    Characteristics
    Asymptotes: _________________

    intercept: _________________

    Domain: _________________

    Range: _________________

    Increasing: _________________

    Decreasing: _________________

    Concave Up: _________________

    Concave Down: _________________

    End Behavior: __________________________________

    __________________________________
    2.1 Notes: Logarithms Page 4 of 4

    x
    1
    Now, use y = log 1 x and generate the anchor points and graph. (Use y = to help.)
    3 3

    x y

    What do you notice about the characteristics??

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