Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 4 - Section 4.3 - Logarithmic Functions - 4.3 Exercises - Page 351: 4

Answer

(a) $f(x)=\log_{2}{x}$ $GraphIII$ (b) $f(x)=\log_{2}{-x}$ $GraphII$ (c) $f(x)=-\log_{2}{x}$ $GraphI$ (d) $f(x)=-\log_{2}{-x}$ $GraphIV$

Work Step by Step

We know (Also mentioned in this chapter) that a $logarthmic$ function ($\log_{2}{x}$ ) has a form of Graph$III$. By applying transformations to these expressions we can determine their graphs too. For a better understanding, we can consider $f(x)=\log_{2}{x}$ as a parent function. (b)$f(x)=\log_{2}{-x}$ Applying this transformation to the parent function means to reflect the graph about $y$-axis, so its graph is Graph$II$ (c)$f(x)=-\log_{2}{x}$ This means reflection about $x$-axis, so its graph is Graph$I$ (d)$f(x)=-\log_{2}{-x}$ In this case we have to do reflections about both $y$-axis and $x$-axis. So this function has form of Graph$IV$
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