Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions - Chapter Review - Cumulative Review - Page 349: 14

Answer

(a) $-1$ (b) $(-1,\infty)$ (c) $ 25$

Work Step by Step

(a) Given $f(x)=log_3(x+2)$, we have $f(x)=0\longrightarrow log_3(x+2)=0 \longrightarrow x+2=3^0 \longrightarrow x=-1$ (b) $f(x)\gt0\longrightarrow log_3(x+2)\gt0 \longrightarrow x+2\gt3^0 \longrightarrow x\gt-1$ or $(-1,\infty)$ (c) $f(x)=3\longrightarrow log_3(x+2)=3 \longrightarrow x+2=3^3 \longrightarrow x=25$
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