B Logarithmic function

1. Nov 7, 2016

rashida564

can domain of logarithm function be R .
i think it can and the same time it can't
it can like log(x2)
but at the same time i think all the logarithm function should be one to one function

2. Nov 7, 2016

rashida564

and what about the range of logarithmic function can it be other than R

3. Nov 7, 2016

Staff: Mentor

Here's the wikipedia discussion on logarithms with a chart of the function:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logarithm

from it you can see that 0 is not a member and that its true for all $x>0$ ie there are no negative values for x.

Also $log(x^2)$ is equivalent to $2*log(x)$ which gets you back to understanding the domain and range of $log(x)$

4. Nov 7, 2016

5. Nov 7, 2016

rashida564

does logarithmic always have asymptotes

6. Nov 7, 2016

rashida564

i know about logarithmic function but i want to increase my knowledge .

7. Nov 7, 2016

Staff: Mentor

No, not true. The domain of $\log(x^2)$ includes the negative reals as well as the positive reals.
If n is an odd integer, the property $\log(x^n) = n\log(x)$ is applicable only for x > 0. If n is an even integer, then the only restriction on (real) x is that $x \ne 0$.

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8. Nov 7, 2016

Staff: Mentor

Since $x^2 + 9$ > 0 for all real x, the domain of this function is $\mathbb{R}$.

The function above doesn't have an asymptote.

9. Nov 7, 2016

Staff: Mentor

Based on my other replies, what do you think?

10. Nov 7, 2016

Staff: Mentor

Yes, you are right.

11. Nov 7, 2016

Staff: Mentor

For clarification: The maximal (real) domain is $\mathbb{R}$. You can define the function on all real numbers, but you don't have to.

12. Nov 7, 2016

rashida564

so it can be ℝ