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SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CITY OF MEYCAUAYAN

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Senior High School

Activity Sheet 11
in
GENERAL MATHEMATICS
Quarter 1 – Week 9:
Finds the Domain and Range of a
logarithmic function.
(M11GM-Ii-3)
 Finds the Domain and Range of a logarithmic function

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Finding the Domain and Range of a logarithmic function

After going through this learner activity sheet, you are expected Finds the Domain and
Range of a logarithmic function.

LET US REVIEW
Make a table of values and sketch the graph. Use another sheet of
paper.

1. y=log 3 x 2. y=log 2 ( x−4 )

x x

y -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 y -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3

LET US STUDY

Recall that the domain of a function is the set of input or x –

values for which the function is defined, while y values that the
function takes.

A simple exponential function like f ( x )=2 x has its domain the whole real
line. But its range is only the positive real numbers, y >0 : f ( x) never takes a
negative value, further more, it never actually reaches 0, though it approaches
symptomatically as x goes to −∞ .

The inverse of exponential function is a logarithmic function.

 A simple logarithmic function y=log 2 x where x >0 is equivalent to the function x=2 y .
That is y=log 2 x is the inverse function y=2x .

The function y=log 2 x has the domain of set of positive real numbers.

Remember that since the logarithmic function is the inverse of exponential function, the
domain of logarithmic function is the range of exponential function and vice versa.

In general, the function y=log b x where b, x >0∧b ≠1 is a continuous and one-to-one

function. Note that logarithmic function is not defined for negative numbers or for zero. The
graph of the function approaches the y – axis a x tends to ∞ , but never touches it.

Therefore, the domain of the logarithmic function y=log b x is the set of positive real
numbers and the range is the set of real numbers.

The function rises from −∞ ¿ ∞ as x increases if b > 1 and falls from ∞ ¿−∞ as x
increases if 0< b<1.

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 The logarithmic function, y=log b x , can be shifted k units vertically and h units
horizontally with the equations y=log b ( x ¿+h)¿ +k. Then the domain of the function becomes
{ x ∈ R∨x >−h }. However the range remain the same.
Example

Find the domain and range of the function y=log x −3

Solution

Graph the function on coordinate plane. Remember that when base is shown, the base
is understood to be 10.

The graph is nothing but the graph y=log x translated 3 units down.
The function is defined for only positive real numbers. So, the domain of the function is
set of positive real numbers or { x ∈ R∨x >0 } .

The functions take all the real values from −∞ ¿ ∞. Therefore the range of the function
is set of all real numbers.

Example 2. Find the domain and the range of the

function y=log 3 ( x−2 )+ 4.

Solution

Graph the function.

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 The graph is nothing but the graph y=log 3 ( x−2 )+ 4 , translated 2 units to the right and
4 units up.

As x tends to 2, the function approaches the line = 2 but never touches it. As x tends to ∞ the
value of the function also tends to ∞ . That is the function is defined for real numbers greater
the 2. So the domain

LET US PRACTICE
Given the following logarithmic function give the domain and
range, use another sheet of paper.
Domain Range
1. y=log 5 x
2. y=log ( x−3¿) ¿
3. y=log ( x−2 )+ 5

LET US REMEMBER

Define the following, use another sheet of paper.

Domain

Range

LET US APPRECIATE

Sketch the of y=log 4 ( 2 x +3 ) +5 , and give the domain and range. Use
another sheet of paper.
LET US PRACTICE MORE

Complete the table, Find the domain and range of the following. Use another sheet
of paper.

Given Domain Range

1. y=¿
2. y=log ( x−6 )+ 3
3. y=log 1 x
3

4. y=log ( x−3)

EVALUATION
Sketch the graph of the following function and identify the domain and the
range. Use another sheet of paper.

Given

1. y=log 6 x

2. y=2 log3 x

3. y=log 2 3 (x−3)

4. y=log 1 2 x
3

5. y=log 3 9 x−3¿+ 4 ¿