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But you have a quiz on
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today.
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 Lesson 6
Logarithmic
Function
 Objectives
1. Rewrite an exponential equation in
logarithmic form and vice versa.
2. Evaluate a simple logarithmic equation
in exponential form.
 es
1. Logarithmic Function
2. Base of a logarithmic function
3. Logarithmic form
4. Exponential form
5. Common logarithm
 6.1
The
Definition
 Look at the illustration below on how to find
the inverse of the exponential function, y = bx.

Exponential Function Inverse function

y = bx x = by
You will notice that the inverse of the exponential
Simply,
function shows that “y is the exponent to which
the base b is raised in order to obtain the power
x”. interchange x and y.
 
The inverse of the exponential function is
called logarithmic function. The function is
defined by the equation
 
– only if b > 0 and b 1
If and

Exponential Form Logarithmic Form

exponent or
logarithm

base

number or answer or power

 
Exponential Form Logarithmic Form
Remember: “A logarithmic is an exponent!”

“y is the power to
which b must be “y is the logarithm of
raised to obtain x.” x to the base b.”
Remember: “Every logarithmic equation has an
equivalent exponential form.”
Write
 
each equation in logarithmic form.

𝟐= 𝒍𝒐𝒈 𝟒 𝟏𝟔
 

16 = 4 2

𝒍𝒐𝒈 𝟒 𝟏𝟔= 𝟐
 

4 = 16
2

When we convert an exponential equation to logarithmic

form, notice that the exponent in the exponential form
becomes what the log is equal to.
Write
 
each equation in logarithmic form.

𝒍𝒐𝒈 𝟓 𝟏𝟐𝟓=𝟑
 

5 = 125
3

   

2 = -3 = -3
Write each equation in logarithmic form.

𝒍𝒐𝒈 𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎=𝟒
 

10 = 10000
4

1
   

= 𝒍𝒐𝒈 𝟒 2=
2
Write
 
each equation in exponential form.

𝒍𝒐𝒈 𝟒 𝟏=𝟎
 

4 =1
0

   

-2 3 = -2
Write each equation in exponential form.

𝒍𝒐𝒈 𝟑 𝟐𝟕 =𝟑
 

3 = 27
3

0 5 =1 0

𝟏
   

𝒍𝒐𝒈 𝟔𝟒 𝟒= =4
𝟑
Write each equation in exponential form.

𝒍𝒐𝒈 𝟐 𝑴 = − 𝟒 2-4 = M
 

10 = 0.001
-3

   

x =
Thank You!