UP:MA19.PRE.29

Vocabulary

  • Inverse relationship
  • Logarithm
  • Natural logarithm

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Definition of Logarithm. If bx = y, then logb y = x.
  • Restrictions on domain and range of both functions (b > 0, b not equal to 1, y > 0).
  • Techniques for creating graphs of exponential and logarithmic functions.
  • Situations that can be modeled by exponential and logarithmic functions.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Re-write the equivalent inverse function from an exponential function or logarithm function in various forms (graphs, tables, or equations).
  • Model contextual situations using logarithmic and exponential functions.
  • Solve exponential and logarithmic equations by isolating the variable.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Equivalent forms of a function, specifically logarithmic and exponential, may be useful at different times to solve problems.
  • Although the algebraic representations look different, the logarithmic form and exponential form of the same relationship are equivalent.
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