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Section 6: The NaturalBase, e
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• Use the number e to write and graph exponential functions representing real-world situations.
• Solve equations and problems involving e or natural logarithms.
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• natural logarithm• natural logarithmic function
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• Scientists use natural logarithms and carbon dating to determine the ages of ancient bones and fossils.
• (See Example 4.)
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• Recall the compound interest formula A = P (1 + n/r) nt , where A is the total amount, P is the principal, r is the annual interest rate, n is the number of times the interest is compounded per year, and t is the time in years.
• Suppose that $1 is invested at 100% interest (r = 1) compounded n times for one year as represented by the function f (n) = (1 + n/1 )n.
• As n gets very large, interest is continuously compounded. Examine the graph of f (n) = (1 + _n1_ )n.
• The function has a horizontal asymptote. As n becomes infinitely large, the value of the function approaches approximately 2.7182818.... This number is called e. Like π, the constant e is an irrational number.
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• Exponential functions with e as a base have the same properties as the functions you have studied. The graph of f (x) = e x is like other graphs of exponential functions, such as f (x) = 3 x . The domain of f (x) = e x is all real numbers (R). The range is
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• A logarithm with a base of e is called a natural logarithm and is abbreviated as “ln” (rather than as log e ). Natural logarithms have the same properties as log base 10 and logarithms with other bases.
• The natural logarithmic function f (x) = ln x is the inverse of the natural exponential function f(x) = ex.
• The domain of f (x) = ln x is • The range of f (x) = ln x is all real numbers.• All of the properties of logarithms from Lesson 7-4 also apply to natural logarithms.
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• The formula for continuously compounded interest is A = Pe rt , where A is the total amount, P is the principal, r is the annual interest rate, and t is the time in years.
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• The half-life of a substance is the time it takes for half of the substance to breakdown or convert to another substance during the process of decay.
• Natural decay is modeled by the function below.
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