Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions - 5.3 One-to-One Functions; Inverse Functions - 5.3 Assess Your Understanding - Page 282: 96

Answer

(a) $81$, $(4,81)$. (b) $-2$, $(-2,\frac{1}{9})$.

Work Step by Step

(a) Given $f(x)=3^x$, we have $f(4)=3^4=81$ which gives a point $(4,81)$. (b) For $f(x)=\frac{1}{9}=3^{-2}$, we have $3^x=3^{-2}$, which gives $x=-2$ and a point $(-2,\frac{1}{9})$.
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