Transcript Chapter 5
Exponential and
Logarithmic
Functions
Chapter 4
Composite
Functions
Section 4.1
Composite Functions
Construct new function from two
given functions f and g
Composite function:
Denoted by f ° g
Read as “f composed with g”
Defined by
(f ° g)(x) = f(g(x))
Domain: The set of all numbers x in the
domain of g such that g(x) is in the
domain of f.
Composite Functions
Note that we perform the inside
function g(x) first.
Composite Functions
Composite Functions
Example. Suppose that f(x) = x3 { 2
and g(x) = 2x2 + 1. Find the values
of the following expressions.
(a) Problem: (f ± g)(1)
Answer:
(b) Problem: (g ± f)(1)
Answer:
(c) Problem: (f ± f)(0)
Answer:
Composite Functions
Example. Suppose that f(x) = 2x2 + 3 and
g(x) = 4x3 + 1.
(a) Problem: Find f ± g.
Answer:
(b) Problem: Find the domain of f ± g.
Answer:
(c) Problem: Find g ± f.
Answer:
(d) Problem: Find the domain of f ± g.
Answer:
Composite Functions
Example. Suppose that f(x) =
g(x) =
and
(a) Problem: Find f ± g.
Answer:
(b) Problem: Find the domain of f ± g.
Answer:
(c) Problem: Find g ± f.
Answer:
(d) Problem: Find the domain of f ± g.
Answer:
Composite Functions
Example.
Problem: If f(x) = 4x + 2 and
g(x) =
show that for all x,
(f ± g)(x) = (g ± f)(x) = x
Decomposing Composite
Functions
Example.
Problem: Find functions f and g such that
f ± g = H if
Answer:
Key Points
Composite Functions
Decomposing Composite Functions
One-to-One
Functions;
Inverse Functions
Section 4.2
One-to-One Functions
One-to-one function: Any two
different inputs in the domain
correspond to two different outputs in
the range.
If x1 and x2 are two different inputs of a
function f, then f(x1) f(x2).
One-to-One Functions
One-to-one
function
Not a one-to-one
function
Not a function
One-to-One Functions
Example.
Problem: Is this function one-to-one?
Answer:
Person
Melissa
John
Jennifer
Patrick
Salary
$45,000
$40,000
$50,000
One-to-One Functions
Example.
Problem: Is this function one-to-one?
Answer:
Person
Alex
Kim
Dana
Pat
ID Number
1451678
1672969
2004783
1914935
One-to-One Functions
Example. Determine whether the
following functions are one-to-one.
(a) Problem: f(x) = x2 + 2
Answer:
(b) Problem: g(x) = x3 { 5
Answer:
One-to-One Functions
Theorem.
A function that is increasing on an
interval I is a one-to-one function on
I.
A function that is decreasing on an
interval I is a one-to-one function on
I.
Horizontal-line Test
If every horizontal line intersects the
graph of a function f in at most one
point, then f is one-to-one.
Horizontal-line Test
Example.
Problem: Use the graph to determine
whether the function is one-to-one.
Answer:
6
4
2
-6
-4
-2
2
-2
-4
-6
4
6
Horizontal-line Test
Example.
Problem: Use the graph to determine
whether the function is one-to-one.
Answer:
6
4
2
-6
-4
-2
2
-2
-4
-6
4
6
Inverse Functions
Requires f to be a one-to-one function
The inverse function of f
Written f{1
Defined as the function which takes
f(x) as input
Returns the output x.
In other words, f{1 undoes the action of
f
f{1(f(x)) = x for all x in the domain of f
f(f{1(x)) = x for all x in the domain of f{1
Inverse Functions
Example. Find the inverse of the
function shown.
Problem:
Person
Alex
Kim
Dana
Pat
ID Number
1451678
1672969
2004783
1914935
Inverse Functions
Example. (cont.)
Answer:
ID Number
1451678
1672969
2004783
1914935
Person
Alex
Kim
Dana
Pat
Inverse Functions
Example.
Problem: Find the inverse of the function
shown.
f(0, 0), (1, 1), (2, 4), (3, 9), (4, 16)g
Answer:
Domain and Range of
Inverse Functions
If f is one-to-one, its inverse is a
function.
The domain of f{1 is the range of f.
The range of f{1 is the domain of f
Domain and Range of
Inverse Functions
Example.
Problem: Verify that the inverse of
f(x) = 3x { 1 is
Graphs of Inverse Functions
The graph of a function f and its
inverse f{1 are symmetric with respect
to the line y = x.
Graphs of Inverse Functions
Example.
Problem: Find the graph of the inverse
function
Answer:
6
4
2
-6
-4
-2
2
-2
-4
-6
4
6
Finding Inverse Functions
If y = f(x),
Inverse if given implicitly by x = f(y).
Solve for y if possible to get y = f {1(x)
Process
Step 1: Interchange x and y to obtain an
equation x = f(y)
Step 2: If possible, solve for y in terms of
x.
Step 3: Check the result.
Finding Inverse Functions
Example.
Problem: Find the inverse of the function
Answer:
Restricting the Domain
If a function is not one-to-one, we can
often restrict its domain so that the
new function is one-to-one.
Restricting the Domain
Example.
Problem: Find the inverse of
if the domain of f is x ¸ 0.
Answer:
6
4
2
-6
-4
-2
2
-2
-4
-6
4
6
Key Points
One-to-One Functions
Horizontal-line Test
Inverse Functions
Domain and Range of Inverse
Functions
Graphs of Inverse Functions
Finding Inverse Functions
Restricting the Domain
Exponential
Functions
Section 4.3
Exponents
For negative exponents:
For fractional exponents:
Exponents
Example.
Problem: Approximate 3¼ to five decimal
places.
Answer:
Laws of Exponents
Theorem. [Laws of Exponents]
If s, t, a and b are real numbers with a > 0
and b > 0, then
as ¢ at = as+t
(as)t = ast
(ab)s = as ¢ bs
1s = 1
a0 = 1
Exponential Functions
Exponential function: function of the
form
f(x) = ax
where a is a positive real number (a > 0)
a 1.
Domain of f: Set of all real numbers.
Warning! This is not the same as a power
function.
(A function of the form f(x) = xn)
Exponential Functions
Theorem.
For an exponential function
f(x) = ax, a > 0, a 1, if x is any
real number, then
Graphing Exponential
Functions
Example.
Problem: Graph f(x) = 3x
Answer:
6
4
2
-6
-4
-2
2
-2
-4
-6
4
6
Graphing Exponential
Functions
Properties of the
Exponential Function
Properties of f(x) = ax, a > 1
Domain: All real numbers
Range: Positive real numbers; (0, 1)
Intercepts:
No x-intercepts
y-intercept of y = 1
x-axis is horizontal asymptote as x {1
Increasing and one-to-one.
Smooth and continuous
Contains points (0,1), (1, a) and
Properties of the
Exponential Function
f(x) = ax, a > 1
Properties of the
Exponential Function
Properties of f(x) = ax, 0 < a < 1
Domain: All real numbers
Range: Positive real numbers; (0, 1)
Intercepts:
No x-intercepts
y-intercept of y = 1
x-axis is horizontal asymptote as x 1
Decreasing and one-to-one.
Smooth and continuous
Contains points (0,1), (1, a) and
Properties of the
Exponential Function
f(x) = ax, 0 < a < 1
The Number e
Number e: the number that the
expression
approaches as n 1.
Use ex or exp(x) on your calculator.
The Number e
Estimating value of e
n = 1: 2
n = 2: 2.25
n = 5: 2.488 32
n = 10: 2.593 742 460 1
n = 100: 2.704 813 829 42
n = 1000: 2.716 923 932 24
n = 1,000,000,000: 2.718 281 827 10
n = 1,000,000,000,000: 2.718 281 828 46
Exponential Equations
If au = av, then u = v
Another way of saying that the
function f(x) = ax is one-to-one.
Examples.
(a) Problem: Solve 23x {1 = 32
Answer:
(b) Problem: Solve
Answer:
Key Points
Exponents
Laws of Exponents
Exponential Functions
Graphing Exponential Functions
Properties of the Exponential
Function
The Number e
Exponential Equations
Logarithmic
Functions
Section 4.4
Logarithmic Functions
Logarithmic function to the base a
a > 0 and a 1
Denoted by y = logax
Read “logarithm to the base a of x” or
“base a logarithm of x”
Defined: y = logax if and only if x = ay
Inverse function of y = ax
Domain: All positive numbers (0,1)
Logarithmic Functions
Examples. Evaluate the following
logarithms
(a) Problem: log7 49
Answer:
(b) Problem:
Answer:
(c) Problem:
Answer:
Logarithmic Functions
Examples. Change each exponential
expression to an equivalent expression
involving a logarithm
(a) Problem: 2¼ = s
Answer:
(b) Problem: ed = 13
Answer:
(c) Problem: a5 = 33
Answer:
Logarithmic Functions
Examples. Change each logarithmic
expression to an equivalent expression
involving an exponent.
(a) Problem: loga 10 = 7
Answer:
(b) Problem: loge t = 4
Answer:
(c) Problem: log5 17 = z
Answer:
Domain and Range of
Logarithmic Functions
Logarithmic function is inverse of the
exponential function.
Domain of the logarithmic function
Same as range of the exponential
function
All positive real numbers, (0, 1)
Range of the logarithmic function
Same as domain of the exponential
function
All real numbers, ({1, 1)
Domain and Range of
Logarithmic Functions
Examples. Find the domain of each
function
(a) Problem: f(x) = log9(4 { x2)
Answer:
(b) Problem:
Answer:
Graphing Logarithmic
Functions
Example. Graph the function
Problem: f(x) = log3 x
6
Answer:
4
2
-6
-4
-2
2
-2
-4
-6
4
6
Properties of the
Logarithmic Function
Properties of f(x) = loga x, a > 1
Domain: Positive real numbers; (0, 1)
Range: All real numbers
Intercepts:
x-intercept of x = 1
No y-intercepts
y-axis is horizontal asymptote
Increasing and one-to-one.
Smooth and continuous
Contains points (1,0), (a, 1) and
Properties of the
Logarithmic Function
Properties of the
Logarithmic Function
Properties of f(x) = loga x, 0 < a < 1
Domain: Positive real numbers; (0, 1)
Range: All real numbers
Intercepts:
x-intercept of x = 1
No y-intercepts
y-axis is horizontal asymptote
Decreasing and one-to-one.
Smooth and continuous
Contains points (1,0), (a, 1) and
Properties of the
Logarithmic Function
Special Logarithm Functions
Natural logarithm:
y = ln x if and only if x = ey
ln x = loge x
Common logarithm:
y = log x if and only if x = 10y
log x = log10 x
Special Logarithm Functions
Example. Graph the function
Problem: f(x) = ln (3{x)
Answer:
6
4
2
-6
-4
-2
2
-2
-4
-6
4
6
Logarithmic Equations
Examples. Solve the logarithmic
equations. Give exact answers.
(a) Problem: log4 x = 3
Answer:
(b) Problem: log6(x{4) = 3
Answer:
(c) Problem: 2 + 4 ln x = 10
Answer:
Logarithmic Equations
Examples. Solve the exponential
equations using logarithms. Give
exact answers.
(a) Problem: 31+2x= 243
Answer:
(b) Problem: ex+8 = 3
Answer:
Key Points
Logarithmic Functions
Domain and Range of Logarithmic
Functions
Graphing Logarithmic Functions
Properties of the Logarithmic
Function
Special Logarithm Functions
Logarithmic Equations
Properties of
Logarithms
Section 4.5
Properties of Logarithms
Theorem. [Properties of Logarithms]
For a > 0, a 1, and r some real
number:
loga 1 = 0
loga a = 1
loga ar = r
Properties of Logarithms
Theorem. [Properties of Logarithms]
For M, N, a > 0, a 1, and r some
real number:
loga (MN) = loga M + loga N
loga Mr = r loga M
Properties of Logarithms
Examples. Evaluate the following
expressions.
(a) Problem:
Answer:
(b) Problem: log140 10 + log140 14
Answer:
(c) Problem: 2 ln e2.42
Answer:
Properties of Logarithms
Examples. Evaluate the following
expressions if logb A = 5 and
logbB = {4.
(a) Problem: logb AB
Answer:
(b) Problem:
Answer:
(c) Problem:
Answer:
Properties of Logarithms
Example. Write the following
expression as a sum of logarithms.
Express all powers as factors.
Problem:
Answer:
Properties of Logarithms
Example. Write the following
expression as a single logarithm.
Problem: loga q { loga r + 6 loga p
Answer:
Properties of Logarithms
Theorem. [Properties of Logarithms]
For M, N, a > 0, a 1,
If M = N, then loga M = loga N
If loga M = loga N, then M = N
Comes from fact that exponential and
logarithmic functions are inverses.
Logarithms with Bases
Other than e and 10
Example.
Problem: Approximate log3 19 rounded to
four decimal places
Answer:
Logarithms with Bases
Other than e and 10
Theorem. [Change-of-Base Formula]
If a 1, b 1 and M are all positive
real numbers, then
In particular,
Logarithms with Bases Other
than e and 10
Examples. Approximate the following
logarithms to four decimal places
(a) Problem: log6.32 65.16
Answer:
(b) Problem:
Answer:
Key Points
Properties of Logarithms
Properties of Logarithms
Logarithms with Bases Other than e
and 10
Logarithmic and
Exponential
Equations
Section 4.6
Solving Logarithmic Equations
Example.
Problem: Solve log3 4 = 2 log3 x
algebraically.
Answer:
Solving Logarithmic Equations
Example.
Problem: Solve log3 4 = 2 log3 x
graphically.
Answer:
Solving Logarithmic Equations
Example.
Problem: Solve log2(x+2) + log2(1{x) = 1
algebraically.
Answer:
Solving Logarithmic Equations
Example.
Problem: Solve log2(x+2) + log2(1{x) = 1
graphically.
Answer:
Solving Exponential Equations
Example.
Problem: Solve 9x { 3x { 6 = 0
algebraically.
Answer:
Solving Exponential Equations
Example.
Problem: Solve 9x { 3x { 6 = 0 graphically.
Answer:
Solving Exponential Equations
Example.
Problem: Solve 3x = 7 algebraically. Give
an exact answer, then approximate your
answer to four decimal places.
Answer:
Solving Exponential Equations
Example.
Problem: Solve 3x = 7 graphically.
Approximate your answer to four
decimal places.
Answer:
Solving Exponential Equations
Example.
Problem: Solve 5 ¢ 2x = 3 algebraically.
Give an exact answer, then approximate
your answer to four decimal places.
Answer:
Solving Exponential Equations
Example.
Problem: Solve 5 ¢ 2x = 3 graphically.
Approximate your answer to four
decimal places.
Answer:
Solving Exponential Equations
Example.
Problem: Solve 2x{1 = 52x+3 algebraically.
Give an exact answer, then approximate
your answer to four decimal places.
Answer:
Solving Exponential Equations
Example.
Problem: Solve e2x { x2 = 3 graphically.
Approximate your answer to four
decimal places.
Answer:
Key Points
Solving Logarithmic Equations
Solving Exponential Equations
Compound
Interest
Section 4.7
Simple Interest
Simple Interest Formula
Principal of P dollars borrowed for t
years at per annum interest rate r
Interest is I = Prt
r must be expressed as decimal
Compound Interest
Payment period
Annually: Once per year
Semiannually: Twice per year
Quarterly: Four times per year
Monthly: 12 times per year
Daily: 365 times per year
Compound Interest
Theorem. [Compound Interest
Formula]
The amount A after t years due to a
principal P invested at an annual
interest rate r compounded n times
per year is
Compound Interest
Example. Find the amount that
results from the investment of $1000
at 8% after a period of 8 years.
(a) Problem: Compounded annually
Answer:
(b) Problem: Compounded quarterly
Answer:
(c) Problem: Compounded daily
Answer:
Compound Interest
Theorem. [Continuous Compounding]
The amount A after t years due to a
principal P invested at an annual
interest rate r compounded
continuously is
Compound Interest
Example. Find the amount that
results from the investment of $1000
at 8% after a period of 8 years.
Problem: Compounded continuously
Answer:
Effective Rates of Interest
Effective Rate of Interest:
Equivalent annual simple interest rate
that yields same amount as
compounding after 1 year.
Effective Rates of Interest
Example. Find the effective rate of
interest on an investment at 8%
(a) Problem: Compounded monthly
Answer:
(a) Problem: Compounded daily
Answer:
(a) Problem: Compounded continuously
Answer:
Present Value
Present value: amount needed to
invest now to receive A dollars at a
specified future time.
Present Value
Theorem. [Present Value Formulas]
The present value P of A dollars to
be received after t years, assuming a
per annum interest rate r
compounded n times per year, is
if the interest is compounded
continuously, then
Present Value
Example.
Problem: Find the present value of $5600
after 4 years at 10% compounded
semiannually. Round to the nearest cent.
Answer:
Time to Double an Investment
Example.
Problem: What annual rate of interest is
required to double an investment in 8
years?
Answer:
Key Points
Simple Interest
Compound Interest
Effective Rates of Interest
Present Value
Time to Double an Investment
Exponential Growth and
Decay;
Newton’s Law;
Logistic Growth and
Decay
Section 4.8
Uninhibited Growth and Decay
Uninhibited Growth:
No restriction to growth
Examples
Cell division (early in process)
Compound Interest
Uninhibited Decay
Examples
Radioactive decay
Compute half-life
Uninhibited Growth and Decay
Uninhibited Growth:
N(t) = N0 ekt, k > 0
N0: initial population
k: positive constant
t: time
Uninhibited Decay
A(t) = A0 ekt, k < 0
N0: initial amount
k: negative constant
t: time
Uninhibited Growth and Decay
Example.
Problem: The size P of a small herbivore
population at time t (in years) obeys the
function P(t) = 600e0.24t if they have
enough food and the predator population
stays constant. After how many years
will the population reach 1800?
Answer:
Uninhibited Growth and Decay
Example.
Problem: The half-life of carbon 14 is 5600
years. A fossilized leaf contains 12% of
its normal amount of carbon 14. How
old is the fossil (to the nearest year)?
Answer:
Newton’s Law of Cooling
Temperature of a heated object decreases
exponentially toward temperature of
surrounding medium
Newton’s Law of Cooling
The temperature u of a heated object at a
given time t can be modeled by
u(t) = T + (u0 { T)ekt, k < 0
where T is the constant temperature of the
surrounding medium, u0 is the initial
temperature of the heated object, and k is
a negative constant.
Newton’s Law of Cooling
Example.
Problem: The temperature of a dead body
that has been cooling in a room set at
70±F is measured as 88±F. One hour
later, the body temperature is 87.5±F.
How long (to the nearest hour) before
the first measurement was the time of
death, assuming that body temperature
at the time of death was 98.6±F?
Answer:
Logistic Model
Uninhibited growth is limited in
actuality
Growth starts off like exponential,
then levels off
This is logistic growth
Population approaches carrying
capacity
Logistic Model
Logistic Model
In a logistic growth model, the
population P after time t obeys the
equation
where a, b and c are constants with
c > 0 (c is the carrying capacity).
The model is a growth model if b > 0;
the model is a decay model if b < 0.
Logistic Model
Logistic Model
Properties of Logistic Function
Domain is set of all real numbers
Range is interval (0, c)
Intercepts:
no x-intercept
y-intercept is P(0).
Increasing if b > 0, decreasing if b < 0
Inflection point when P(t) = 0.5c
Graph is smooth and continuous
Logistic Model
Example. The logistic growth model
represents the population of a species
introduced into a new territory after t
years.
(a) Problem: What was the initial population
introduced?
Answer:
(b) Problem: When will the population reach 80?
Answer:
(c) Problem: What is the carrying capacity?
Answer:
Key Points
Uninhibited Growth and Decay
Newton’s Law of Cooling
Logistic Model
Building Exponential,
Logarithmic, and
Logistic Models from
Data
Section 4.9
Fitting an Exponential
Function to Data
Example. The
population (in
hundred
thousands) for the
Colonial US in tenyear increments for
the years 1700-1780
is given in the
following table.
(Source: 1998
Information Please
Almanac)
Decade, x
Population, P
0
251
1
332
2
466
3
629
4
906
5
1171
6
1594
7
2148
8
2780
Fitting an Exponential
Function to Data
Example. (cont.)
(a) Problem: State whether the data can
be more accurately modeled using an
exponential or logarithmic function.
Answer:
Fitting an Exponential
Function to Data
Example. (cont.)
(b) Problem: Find a model for population
(in hundred thousands) as a function of
decades since 1700.
Answer:
Fitting a Logarithmic Function
to Data
Example. The
death rate (in
deaths per 100,000
population) for 2024 year olds in the
US between 19851993 are given in
the following table.
(Source: NCHS
Data Warehouse)
Year
Rate of Death, r
1985
134.9
1987
154.7
1989
162.9
1991
174.5
1992
182.2
Fitting a Logarithmic Function
to Data
Example. (cont.)
(a) Problem: Find a model for death rate
in terms of x, where x denotes the
number of years since 1980.
Answer:
(b) Problem: Predict the year in which the
death rate first exceeded 200.
Answer:
Fitting a Logistic Function to
Data
Example. A
mechanic is testing
the cooling system
of a boat engine.
He measures the
engine’s
temperature over
time.
Time t
(min.)
Temperature T
(±F)
5
100
10
180
15
270
20
300
25
305
Fitting a Logistic Function to
Data
Example. (cont.)
(a) Problem: Find a model for the
temperature T in terms of t, time in
minutes.
Answer:
(b) Problem: What does the model imply
will happen to the temperature as time
passes?
Answer:
Key Points
Fitting an Exponential Function to
Data
Fitting a Logarithmic Function to
Data
Fitting a Logistic Function to Data