Logs and Exponential Functions

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Objective

I can rewrite exponential equations as logarithmic equations and vice versa. I can find the domain of log funtions

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Warm-up video

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    Logarithms are the inverse operation of exponentiation.

  2. 2

    The logarithmic expression log base B of X = Y is equivalent to the exponential expression B to the Y = X.

  3. 3

    The domain of logarithmic functions includes only positive real numbers, because raising a base to any exponent will always produce a positive number.

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Practice

3 questions

1

Rewrite the exponential equation 3⁴ = 81 as a logarithmic equation.

2

Determine the domain of the logarithmic function f(x) = log₂(x - 5).

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Exit ticket

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Rewrite the exponential equation 5³ = 125 as a logarithmic equation. Also, what is the domain of the function f(x) = log₂(x-3)?

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