LOGARITHM

HW1

1. Find the inverse of the following functions and determine their domain and range.

a. 𝑓(𝑥) = 3 + 2 ∙ 3!"#$







b. 𝑔(𝑥) = 4 − 2𝑙𝑜𝑔 (3𝑥 + 2)







c. ℎ(𝑥) = 2 − 5 ∙ 𝑙𝑜𝑔 (3 − 4 ∙ 2%&" )










2. Find;

a. 𝑙𝑜𝑔$ 81 =

b. 𝑙𝑜𝑔! 128 =

c. 𝑙𝑜𝑔$ 81 =

(
d. 𝑙𝑜𝑔 !√% !% =


( $
e. 𝑙𝑜𝑔 "√) T!%U =
(
f. 𝑙𝑜𝑔 (** =

g. 𝑙𝑛𝑒 + =

h. 𝑙𝑜𝑔$ (𝑙𝑛 !√𝑒) =

i. 𝑙𝑜𝑔 # (𝑙𝑜𝑔1000) =
!
√#%



3. Find the domain of the following functions and state their vertical asymptotes

" & &%"#,
a. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑙𝑜𝑔 T U
"

"#! " ' &(," &

b. 𝑓(𝑥) = " & &+ + 𝑙𝑛 T " ! &(
U









("&()(!&")!
c. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑙𝑜𝑔%"#! T ("#()&
U
&! &$
(what happens at the point where 𝑥 = %
and 𝑥 = %
graphically)












d. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑙𝑜𝑔%&" (𝑥 $ − 𝑥 + 1) + ln (2" − 𝑥 − 5)










4.












5.









6. Write the followings as a single logarithm or an integer

5 log 2 + log 3 =

2log $ 5 − 3𝑙𝑜𝑔$ 2 =

3 − log2 −2𝑙𝑜𝑔5 =

2 − ln2 +𝑙𝑛5 =
 1 log2 3
ln4 − − =
3 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑔$ 𝑒








𝑥 = log $ 7
7. Given that
𝑦 = log $ 2

Write log %+ 196 in terms of x and y.












𝑥 = log ! 6
8. Given that 𝑦 = (
/01 + "

Write log(*) 500 in terms of x and y.


















9. Evaluate
! ( (
a. 234 ,* + 234 ,* + 234 ,*=
& " !







( (
b. log !√!% 49 ∙ log(/!6 𝑒 + ∙ 𝑙𝑛 $ ∙ /01
√( √6