Graphing Logarithmic Functions - Algebra II

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Question

Give the intercept of the graph of the function

to two decimal places.

Answer

Set and solve:

The -intercept is .

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Give the -intercept of the graph of the function

to two decimal places.

Answer

Set and solve:

The -intercept is .

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What is/are the asymptote(s) of the graph of the function ?

Answer

The graph of the logarithmic function

has as its only asymptote the vertical line

Here, since , the only asymptote is the line

.

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Question

Which is true about the graph of

?

Answer

There is no real number for which

Therefore in the equation , cannot be

However, can be infinitely large or negative.

Finally, when or twice as large.

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Which of the following is true about the graph of

Answer

is the inverse of and therefore the graph is simply the mirror image flipped over the line

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Question

Find the equation of the vertical asymptote of the graph of the equation

.

Answer

Let . In terms of ,

.

The graph of has as its vertical asymptote the line of the equation . The graph of is the result of three transformations on the graph of - a left shift of 4 units , a vertical stretch ( ), and an upward shift of 2 units ( ). Of the three transformations, only the left shift affects the position of the vertical asymptote - the asymptote of also shifts left 4 units, to .

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Give the equation of the horizontal asymptote of the graph of the equation

.

Answer

Let

In terms of ,

This is the graph of shifted left 4 units, stretched vertically by a factor of 3, then shifted up 2 units.

The graph of does not have a horizontal asymptote; therefore, a transformation of this graph, such as that of , does not have a horizontal asymptote either.

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