(a) How is the logarithmic function y = logb⁡(x) defined? It is defined as the inverse of the exponential function with base b, that is, logb⁡(x) = y ⇔ x = . (b) What is the domain of this function? (Enter your answer using interval notation.) (c) What is the range of this function? (Enter your answer using interval notation.) (d) Sketch the general shape of the graph of the function y = logb⁡(x) if b > 1.

(a) How is the logarithmic function y = logb⁡(x) defined? It is defined as the inverse of the exponential function with base b, that is, logb⁡(x) = y ⇔ x = . (b) What is the domain of this function? (Enter your answer using interval notation.) (c) What is the range of this function? (Enter your answer using interval notation.) (d) Sketch the general shape of the graph of the function y = logb⁡(x) if b > 1.

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(a) How is the logarithmic function y = log b ( x ) defined? It is defined as the inverse of the exponential function with base b , that is,
log b ( x ) = y x = .
(b) What is the domain of this function? (Enter your answer using interval notation.) (c) What is the range of this function? (Enter your answer using interval notation.) (d) Sketch the general shape of the graph of the function y = log b ( x ) if b > 1 .

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