Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13446-914-0

Chapter 3 - Review Exercises - Page 512: 37

Answer

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Work Step by Step

We use the rule of logarithm ${{\log }_{b}}{{b}^{z}}=z $. Construct the table of coordinates for $ f\left( x \right)={{\log }_{2}}x $ and choose the appropriate values for $ x $ and calculate the corresponding $ y\text{-values}$. Now, plot every point given in the above table and join them using a smooth curve, and the $ y\text{-axis}$ or $ x=0$ is the vertical asymptote. Now, the curve of $ h\left( x \right)=-1+{{\log }_{2}}x $ is similar to the curve of $ f\left( x \right)={{\log }_{2}}x $ translated horizontally downward by 1 unit in the graph. Then, shift the graph of $ f\left( x \right)={{\log }_{2}}x $ downward by 1 unit. In the graph, that vertical asymptote remains the same, that is, $ x=0$. Now, observe that in the graph of $ h\left( x \right)=-1+{{\log }_{2}}x $, the x-axis includes all real values greater than 0, and the range includes all real numbers. So, the domain of the stated function is $\left( 0,\infty \right)$ and the range is $\left( -\infty,\infty \right)$. The $ x\text{-intercept}$ of the function $ h\left( x \right)=-1+{{\log }_{2}}x $ is $\left( 2,0 \right)$, the vertical asymptote is $ x=0$, the domain of the provided function is $\left( 0,\infty \right)$, and the range is $\left( -\infty,\infty \right)$.
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