6 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
In This Chapter
6.3 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
6.4 Exponential and Logarithmic Models
The curve that describes the shape of a telephone wire hanging between two poles is the graph of a hyperbolic function.
A Bit of History In this chapter we will consider two types of functions that appear often in applications: exponential and logarithmic functions.
The wealthy English political and religious polemicist John Napier (1550-1617) is remembered today principally for one of his mathematical diversions, ...
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