document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24363>Question 24363</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to find the domain, x-intercept, and vertical asymptote of the equation <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-log3^x+2. First, i changed it into exponential form so that it was -3^y-2=x and tried to solve for the x-intercept. however, i got (-1/9,0) even thought the answer is supposed to be (9,0). Please help me, I need this answer today!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=-log3^x+2.THE ANSWER YOU GAVE AS 9 INDICATES THAT THE PROBLEM AS TYPED OUT BY YOU IS NOT CORRECT.IT SHOULD BE Y=2-LOG X TO BASE 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THEN FOR X INTERCEPT ,WE PUT Y=0 AND SOLVE FOR X <BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=2-LOG X TO BASE 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LOG X TO BASE 3 =2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HENCE X=3^2=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SO CORRECTING YOUR PROBLEM AS ABOVE ,LET US FIND DOMAIN OF X.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HERE THERE IS A LOG OF A FUNCTION X AND IT SHOULD BE ALWAYS POSITIVE. HENCE THE DOMAIN IS ALL REAL POSITIVE NUMBERS FOR X.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " First, i changed it into exponential form so that it was -3^y-2=x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "SO NOW YOU CAN SEE THAT Y=2-LOG X TO BASE 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LOG X TO BASE 3 =2-Y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=3^(2-Y)..SO WHEN Y=0 ,WE HAVE X=3^2=9 AS SHOWN ABOVE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=0 IS THE VERTICAL ASYMPTOTE SINCE WE FIND THAT LIMITING VALUE OF X =3^(2-Y)WHICH IS POSITIVE IS AS Y TENDS TO INFINITY X TENDS TO ZERO.<BR>\n" );
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