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Section 9.3 Logarithmic Functions. Graphs of Logarithmic Functions Log 2 x Equivalent Equations Solving Certain Logarithmic Equations. Inverses of Exponential Functions f(x) = 2 x f -1 (x) = ? x = 2 y. Logarithmic Functions: Ranges are Exponents Notation:
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Section 9.3 Logarithmic Functions • Graphs of Logarithmic Functions Log2x • Equivalent Equations • Solving Certain Logarithmic Equations 9.3
Inverses of Exponential Functionsf(x) = 2 x f -1(x) = ? x = 2 y Logarithmic Functions: Ranges are Exponents Notation: f -1(x) = log2x “the log, base 2, of x …” means: the exponent of 2 needed to get x” 9.3
“A Logarithm is an Exponent” • Simplify: 9.3
Solving Certain Log Equations • Rewrite them as equivalent exponential equations: 9.3
What Next? Parabolas, Circles, Ellipses • Chapter 10 9.3