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Example Question #1 : Graphing Logarithmic Functions
Give the equation of the horizontal asymptote of the graph of the equation
.
The graph of does not have a horizontal asymptote.
The graph of does not have a horizontal asymptote.
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.
Example Question #7 : Graphing Logarithmic Functions
Find the equation of the vertical asymptote of the graph of the equation
.
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
.
Example Question #1 : Negative Exponents
Simplify the following expression
Example Question #1 : Exponents
Simplify the following expression
Example Question #1 : Negative Exponents
Simplify the following expression
Example Question #2 : Negative Exponents
Simplify the following expression
Example Question #3 : Negative Exponents
Solve for :
Raise both sides of the equation to the inverse power of to cancel the exponent on the left hand side of the equation.
Subtract from both sides:
Example Question #4 : Negative Exponents
Represent the fraction using only positive exponents:
Negative exponents are the reciprocal of their positive counterpart. For example:
Therefore:
This simplifies to:
Example Question #7 : Negative Exponents
Solve the equation for n:
Rewrite the right-hand-side so that each side has the same base:
Use the Property of Equality for Exponential Functions:
Solving for :
Example Question #5 : Negative Exponents
What is the same as?
While a positive exponent says how many times to multiply by a number, a negative exponent says how many times to divide by the number.
To solve for negative exponents, just calculate the reciprocal.
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