How would you graph f(x)= 2 ln x?

1 Answer
Jan 21, 2016

See the explanantion

Explanation:

To find the x-intercept mathematically

If y=2ln(x) then ln(x)=y/2

Another way of writing this is:

e^(y/2)=x.......................................(1)

The x-intercept is when y=0 so equation (1) becomes:

e^(0/2)=e^0=1=x

So the x-intercept is at x=1
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You asked 'how' would you graph ....

The method would be to build a table of values.
The top row would have the values of x
The next row down would have the values of ln(x)
and the row below that would have the values of 2xxln(x)

This last row gives the values for y

You would then mark a series of points that maches both your value of x and the calculated value of y

Your graph should look something like this:
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