LOGARITHMIC FUNCTION

y
log a x  y  x  2
A logarithm is an exponent!
LOGARITHMIC FUNCTION
The exponent is the logarithm

x
16  2  log 2 16  x
The base remains the same
 COMMON
LOGARITHMIC FUNCTION
(base 10 logarithm)
x 1
f ( x)  10  f ( x)  log x
The base is not written anymore.
 NATURAL
LOGARITHMIC FUNCTION
(base e logarithm)
x 1
g ( x)  e  g ( x)  ln x
“ln x” is read as “el en of x”
CONVERTING Exponential Equations
to LOGARITHMIC EQUATIONS

1 x
2  17
CONVERTING Exponential Equations
to LOGARITHMIC EQUATIONS
x
1 2  17
log 
CONVERTING Exponential Equations
to LOGARITHMIC EQUATIONS

1 x
2  17
log 2 17  x
CONVERTING Exponential Equations
to LOGARITHMIC EQUATIONS

2 3 x
 1  4 log 3 5  x
x
3 5
CONVERTING Exponential Equations
to LOGARITHMIC EQUATIONS
x2
3  4 x2
 7
4 7
log 4 7  x  2
CONVERTING Exponential Equations
to LOGARITHMIC EQUATIONS

4 2 
7 x 1 9
 9 log 7  x  1
x 1 9 2
7 
2
CONVERTING Exponential Equations
to LOGARITHMIC EQUATIONS

5
2x
e  25
ln 25  2 x
CONVERTING Exponential Equations
to LOGARITHMIC EQUATIONS

6 4e x
 ex
 5e ln e  x
4e x  4e
e e
CONVERT.
x
7 e  1  e  3 ln(e  4)  x
8 210   6
x
log 3   x
x
9  9  11 log 9 11  x
x
10 5  5  5 log 5 10  x
CONVERTING LOGARITHMIC
EQUATIONS to Exponential Equation

1 log 5 12  x

CONVERTING LOGARITHMIC
EQUATIONS to Exponential Equation

1 log 5 12  x
x
5  12
CONVERTING LOGARITHMIC
EQUATIONS to Exponential Equation
x
 log 1 5  x  1   5
2 6  
6
log 1 5   x x
6
6 5
CONVERTING LOGARITHMIC
EQUATIONS to Exponential Equation

3 log 3 11  x  3
log 3 11  3  x
3 x
3  11
CONVERTING LOGARITHMIC
EQUATIONS to Exponential Equation

4 log 215  x  3
x 3
10  215
CONVERTING LOGARITHMIC
EQUATIONS to Exponential Equation

5 2 lnx  2   12
ln x  2   6
6
e  x2
CONVERTING LOGARITHMIC
EQUATIONS to Exponential Equation

6
x
ln e  2e  e
x
ln e  3e
x 3e
e e
 CONVERT.
7 ln x  2 e x 2

2
8 10 log100  20 10  100
9 2
log 22  x   3 2 3
 22  x
10 log 5 2  x  1 5  2
 x 1
PROPERTIES of
LOGARITHM