9-1 Exponential & Log Functions

y=2 x
ExponentialFunctions:startoffslowandthentakeoffexponentially
x y Examples:secrets,bunnies,lies,bacteria
1
2 Exponential : y = ax y = 2x y = 3x
4
0
1
2
LogarithmicFunctions:startoffquicklyandthenflattenout
Examples:animalpopulations,cryptography,computeralgorithms
Log : y = log a x y = log 2 x y = log3 x
y = log 2 x
Whenthebaseisnotgiven,thedefaultbaseis10
x y
Whenthebaseisthenumbere,thelogiscalledanaturallogarithm.
2
o Youcanwritenaturallogarithmsas:lnx
4
o Whatisthevalueofe=_____________
16

1
Explainthepatterninthe2Ttablesintheleftmargin?







Logarithmicfunctions&ExponentialfunctionsareInverses,whichmeansthexandy
valuesareswapped.

 HowdoyousolveExponentialEquations?Example: 4 x = 64
1) findacommonbase
2) cancelthecommonbases
3) solvetheequation
4) checkifyouanswermakestheequationtrue


1
22 x +1 = 8 2. 3x = 9 x 3. 9 x =
3
1.
3










2 x
1
6. e = ( e ) 2
x 1
4. 2 8 = 4
x x
5. = 25 x2 3x
5 e












7. 1253 x = 25 8. 163 x = 64 9. 2161 2 k = 363k 1














SometimestheanswerisNoSolution...when7x=7x+3
Summary
Change this exponential function in to logarithmic form:
exponential logarithmic
42 = 16

e3 = x
Change this logarithmic function in to exponential form:
exponential logarithmic
log 2 32 = 5

ln e 7 = x