Warm

Up 7.2, Day 1
You deposit $1250 in an account that pays 3.54% annual interest
compounded continuously. How much money do you have after
15 years?
Do the following functions represent exponential growth or
exponential decay? Describe the domain, range, and asymptote.

y=2

x+1

!1$
y = 2# &
"2%

x3

+4

1 x
y = e +1
2

Unit 7: Exponential and Logarithmic

Functions

Target 7.2, Day 1

EVALUATE LOGARITHMS AND
GRAPH LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS
(7.4)

Describe the inverse operation you would use to solve the

following equations:

x + 4 = 12
x 6 = 10
2 x = 14
x 6 = 24
2

x = 81
3

x = 27

4 x = 100

log 4 100

A logarithm is the inverse operation of an exponent. Even though

its a word (not a symbol like +), it is still just an operation!
Logarithmic Form
Exponential Form

log 2 8 = 3

log base 2 of 8 is 3

log4 1 = 0
log12 144 = 2
log1 4 64 = 3

log 9 729 = 3

23 = 8

Evaluate the logarithm.

Ask yourself, 4 to what power is 64?

log 4 64
log 2 32

1
log 5
5

log1 5 25

log 36 6

Special Logarithms

log10 x = log x

Common Log

log e x = ln x

Natural Log

Evaluate with a calculator. Round to two decimal places.

log 8

ln 0.3

The wind speed s of a tornado (in mph) as it travels d miles along

the ground is given by

s = 93 log d + 65
Find the wind speed of a tornado that
travels 220 miles.

Warm Up 7.2, Day 2

Rewrite in exponential form.

log 4 64 = 3

1
log8 = 1
8

Evaluate.

log 5 25

log 2 1024

Evaluate using a calculator.

ln 5.5

log 512

log343 7

1
log 625 5 =
4

log1/3 81

Unit 7: Exponential and Logarithmic

Functions

Target 7.2, Day 2

EVALUATE LOGARITHMS AND
GRAPH LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS
(7.4)

Remember, inverse operations undo each other.

Use inverse operations to simplify.

log 5 5 x =

10

log 4

log 5 25 =

e ln 9 =
3x

ln e =
x

log 3 27 =

Examples of inverse functions:

f ( x ) = 8x

f ( x) = 2 x

f 1 ( x ) = log8 x

f 1 ( x ) = log 2 x

Find the inverse function.

y = 6x

y = log12 x

y = 10 x

y = ln x

y = e x5

y = log1 3 ( x +1)

Since a logarithmic function (in red) is the inverse of an

exponential function (in blue), they will be symmetrical about the
line y = x.
x

y=b

y=x

y = log b x
(1, 0)
Exponential
Domain:
Range:
Asymptote:

b >1

Logarithmic
Domain:
Range:
Asymptote:

The graph of a logarithmic function if 0 < b < 1

y = log1 2 x
(1, 0)

Domain: x > 0
Range: All reals
Vertical asymptote at x = 0

y = logb (x + h) k
What kind of shift will aect the
vertical asymptote?

For homework, only state the domain, range, and asymptote for the
graphs. Do not graph.

Describe how the graph is shifted. Then state the domain, range,
and asymptote.

y = log1/2 ( x + 4) y = log 2 x 3
Shift
Domain
Range
Asymptote

y = ln ( x + 2 ) +1