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 353: 93

Answer

(a) Domain: {$x∈R| x\ne0; x\ne1$} (b) $f^{-1}(x)=10^{2^x}$

Work Step by Step

Quick review before we begin. $\log_x(a)$=b; $a\ne0$ $a=x^b$ --- (a) So the domain of $f(x)=\log_2({\log_{10}{x}})$ is any number except that: $\left\{ \begin{array}{ll} x\ne0\\ \log_{10}{x}\ne0 \end{array} \right. $ $\left\{ \begin{array}{ll} x\ne0\\ x\ne1 \end{array} \right. $ So, we have the Domain: {$x∈R| x\ne0; x\ne1$} (b) We have: $y=\log_2({\log_{10}{x}})$. To find inverse of this function we have to switch $x$ and $y$: $\log_2({\log_{10}{y}})=x$ ${\log_{10}{y}}=2^x$ $y=10^{2^x}$ $f^{-1}(x)=10^{2^x}$
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