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Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Plot of $\log_2(x)$

Plot of $\log_2(x)$

The graph of the logarithm to base 2 crosses the x-axis (horizontal axis) at 1 and passes through the points with coordinates $(2,1)$, $(4,2)$, and $(8,3)$. For example, $\log_2(8)=3$, because $2^3=8$. The graph gets arbitrarily close to the y-axis, but does not meet or intersect it.

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