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Expectations:
A 1.1
A 1.3
A 2.1
A 2.2
MHF 4U0 Page 2 of 7
Workbook Pages 2 - 3
Asymptote: A value (shown using a dotted line) which the curve approaches as
the value of x approaches + 4, - 4 or both.
Workbook Page 4
• y - intercept (0, 1)
• no x - intercept
• If a > 1, the function is always increasing
• If 0 < a < 1, the function is always decreasing
• Domain {x | x 0 R }
• Range {y | y > 0, y 0 R }
⎛ 1⎞ x
Note: y= ⎜ ⎟ can be written as y = 2 -x which is a reflection of y = 2 x in
⎝ 2⎠
the y - axis.
Workbook Pages 5 - 6
MHF 4U0 Page 3 of 7
Logarithmic Functions
In general,
log a a x = x or log a x = y
Another relationship that relates the variables x, y and a. Use the tables above
to help you.
log a x = y
4 7
3 = 81 3 = 343
1 b) 2 9 = 512
a) 5 -2 =
25
log 2 512 = 9
⎛ 1⎞
log ⎜ ⎟ = -2
5
⎝ 25⎠
MHF 4U0 Page 4 of 7
a) log 10 15 b) log 10 -7
= 15 = -7
c) log 5 25 1
d) log 3
81
2
= log 5 4
5
⎛ 1⎞
= 2 = log ⎜ ⎟
3
⎝ 3⎠
- 4
= log 3 (3 )
= - 4
Homework: Exercise 1
Workbook Page 6 - 7
Odd Degree
Quadratic Even Degree
Linear Polynomial Exponential
y = ax 2+bx+c Polynomial
y = mx + b (Degree $ 3) Function
y=a (x-h )2+k (Degree $ 4)
Domain {x | x 0 R } {x | x 0 R } {x | x 0 R } {x | x 0 R } {x | x 0 R }
{y |y $k,y 0R }
if a > 0 Varies by {y |y >0,y 0R }
Range {y | y 0 R } {y | y 0 R }
{y |y #k,y 0R } function
if a < 0
b
− − b ± b 2 − 4ac Varies by Varies by
x - intercepts m None
2a function function
Varies by Varies by
y - intercepts (0, b ) (0, c ) (0, 1 )
function function
The LOG button on your calculator is known as the common logarithm, LOG 10. Use the LOG
button to complete the table below. The first one is done for you.
Logarithm Value
3
log 1000 = 3 10 = 1000
2
log 100 = 2 10 = 100
1
log 10 = 1 10 = 10
0
log 1 = 0 10 = 1
-1
log 0.1 = -1 10 = 0.1
-2
log 0.01 = -2 10 = 0.01
-3
log 0.001 = -3 10 = 0.001
-3
log 0.0001 = -4 10 = 0.001
-4
10 = 0.000 1
log 10 = 0.5
log 10 000 = 2
log 0 = ERROR
log 20 = 1.301029996
a) log 2 8 = 3
3
2 = 8
b) log 2 32 = 5
5
2 = 32