Exponential

and

Logarithmic Functions

y = 2x y = 3x y = 5x y = 1x
Determine what is happening when the base is changing in each of these graphs.

y = 3x
y = 2x

y = 2x y = 3x

-2
-1 0 1 2 3

1/4
1 2 4 8

1/9
1/3 1 3 9 27

y=

5x

y = 3x
y = 2x

y = 5x y = 1x

-2
-1 0 1 2 3

1/25
1/5 1 5 25 125

1
1 1 1 1 1
y = 1x

y= y = 10x

5x

y = 3x y = 4x

Determine where each of the following would lie? y=10x y=4x y = (3/2)x

y = (3/2)x

y = 2x

y = 1x

y = (1/2)x y = (1/3)x y = 1x
Determine what is happening when the base is changing in each of these graphs.

y = (1/3)x

y = ()x

y = 5x y = 3x

y = 2x

y = ()x y = (1/3)x

-2
-1 0 1 2 3
Jeff Bivin -- LZHS

4
2 1 1/8

9
3 1 1/3 1/9 1/27
y = 1x

Jeff Bivin -- LZHS

y = 3x

Graph y =
x y = 2x y = 3x

x e

y = ex

y = 2x

-2
-1 0 1 2 3

1 2 4 8

1/9
1/3 1 3 9 27

Graph:
y = ex+2
x+2=0 x = -2

y = ex+2

y = ex