How do you find the domain and range of y = log_5xy=log5x?

1 Answer
Jul 19, 2015

f(x) = log_5 xf(x)=log5x is the inverse of the function e(x) = 5^xe(x)=5x
which has domain (-oo, oo)(,) and range (0, oo)(0,).

So the domain of log_5 xlog5x is (0, oo)(0,) and range is (-oo, oo)(,)

Explanation:

The domain of e(x) = 5^xe(x)=5x is the whole of RR, that is (-oo,oo), but its range is (0, oo).

So the domain of its inverse y = log_5 x is (0,oo) and its range is (-oo,oo)