EXPONENTIAL AND LOGARITHMIC

FUNCTIONS

EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS LOGARITHMS

DEFINITION- Exponential Function is defined DEFINITION- Logarithm is defined as

as a function that can be expressed in the form the power to which a number must be
f(x) = bx where b>0 and b≠1, b is a constant. raised to get some other values.

KEEP IN MIND: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOGARITHMS

•1 is ruled out as a base AND EXPONENTS
•Zero is not used
•Negative Numbers are never used as bases
•0 raised to a negative power is not defined

LOGARITHM TYPES

COMMON LOGARITHM- Also known as the base 10

logarithm, is represented by log10 or simply log
PROPERTIES OF THE EXPONENTIAL
For example – Log (100)= 2 (this is because we multiple
FUNCTION:
the number 10 twice)
•The domain is the set of real numbers {-∞, ∞}
•The positive set of real numbers for eg: {0,∞} is known NATURAL LOGARITHM- This is known as the base e
as the range logarithm which is represented as In or Loge. The e
•The y-intercept is 1 represents the Euler’s constant which is approximately
•The function is one to one equal to 2.71828. The natural logarithm is defined as how
•The x-axis is an asymptote of the graph many we have to multiply e to get the required value.
•Since exponential functions are one-one bm=bn only if
m=n For example- In (78)= 4.357.