Question

1) Respond to the following questions.

What is the relationship between exponential and logarithmic functions?
Describe a real life situation in which exponential functions are used.
Describe a real life situation in which logarithms are used.

Answer 1

Logarithmic functions are the inverses of exponential functions. The inverse of the exponential function y = ax is x = ay. The logarithmic function y = logax is defined to be equivalent to the exponential equation x = ay. y = logax