SOLUTION: What is the parent function of a logarithm?

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Question 305669: What is the parent function of a logarithm?
Found 3 solutions by solver91311, stanbon, Alan3354:
Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source):
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There really is no such thing as a "Parent Function." It is a made-up notion to help teachers describe how to use graphing calculators and the like. I suppose in that context the parent function for logarithms would be either

or

With a decided preference for the latter in my mind.

John

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
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What is the parent function of a logarithm?
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While I have never heard of a "parent function",
the answer might be y = log(x). Using it you
can figure out the graph of y = 3log(2x+5) -3
by shifts, stretches, etc.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source):
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maybe it's an exponential function? or an exponent?
maybe an infinite series?
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