Mister Exam
Graphing y = ln((x-1)/(2x-4))
The solution
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/ x - 1 \
f(x) = log|-------|
\2*x - 4/
$$f{\left(x \right)} = \log{\left(\frac{x - 1}{2 x - 4} \right)}$$
f = log((x - 1)/(2*x - 4))
The graph of the function
The domain of the function
The points at which the function is not precisely defined:
$$x_{1} = 2$$
$$x_{1} = 2$$
The points of intersection with the X-axis coordinate
Graph of the function intersects the axis X at f = 0
so we need to solve the equation:
$$\log{\left(\frac{x - 1}{2 x - 4} \right)} = 0$$
Solve this equation
The points of intersection with the axis X:
Analytical solution
$$x_{1} = 3$$
Numerical solution
$$x_{1} = 3$$
so we need to solve the equation:
$$\log{\left(\frac{x - 1}{2 x - 4} \right)} = 0$$
Solve this equation
The points of intersection with the axis X:
Analytical solution
$$x_{1} = 3$$
Numerical solution
$$x_{1} = 3$$
Extrema of the function
In order to find the extrema, we need to solve the equation
$$\frac{d}{d x} f{\left(x \right)} = 0$$
(the derivative equals zero),
and the roots of this equation are the extrema of this function:
$$\frac{d}{d x} f{\left(x \right)} = $$
the first derivative
$$\frac{\left(2 x - 4\right) \left(- \frac{2 \left(x - 1\right)}{\left(2 x - 4\right)^{2}} + \frac{1}{2 x - 4}\right)}{x - 1} = 0$$
Solve this equation
Solutions are not found,
function may have no extrema
$$\frac{d}{d x} f{\left(x \right)} = 0$$
(the derivative equals zero),
and the roots of this equation are the extrema of this function:
$$\frac{d}{d x} f{\left(x \right)} = $$
the first derivative
$$\frac{\left(2 x - 4\right) \left(- \frac{2 \left(x - 1\right)}{\left(2 x - 4\right)^{2}} + \frac{1}{2 x - 4}\right)}{x - 1} = 0$$
Solve this equation
Solutions are not found,
function may have no extrema
Inflection points
Let's find the inflection points, we'll need to solve the equation for this
$$\frac{d^{2}}{d x^{2}} f{\left(x \right)} = 0$$
(the second derivative equals zero),
the roots of this equation will be the inflection points for the specified function graph:
$$\frac{d^{2}}{d x^{2}} f{\left(x \right)} = $$
the second derivative
$$\frac{\left(-1 + \frac{x - 1}{x - 2}\right) \left(\frac{1}{x - 1} + \frac{1}{x - 2}\right)}{x - 1} = 0$$
Solve this equation
The roots of this equation
$$x_{1} = \frac{3}{2}$$
You also need to calculate the limits of y '' for arguments seeking to indeterminate points of a function:
Points where there is an indetermination:
$$x_{1} = 2$$
$$\lim_{x \to 2^-}\left(\frac{\left(-1 + \frac{x - 1}{x - 2}\right) \left(\frac{1}{x - 1} + \frac{1}{x - 2}\right)}{x - 1}\right) = \infty$$
$$\lim_{x \to 2^+}\left(\frac{\left(-1 + \frac{x - 1}{x - 2}\right) \left(\frac{1}{x - 1} + \frac{1}{x - 2}\right)}{x - 1}\right) = \infty$$
- limits are equal, then skip the corresponding point
Сonvexity and concavity intervals:
Let’s find the intervals where the function is convex or concave, for this look at the behaviour of the function at the inflection points:
Concave at the intervals
$$\left[\frac{3}{2}, \infty\right)$$
Convex at the intervals
$$\left(-\infty, \frac{3}{2}\right]$$
$$\frac{d^{2}}{d x^{2}} f{\left(x \right)} = 0$$
(the second derivative equals zero),
the roots of this equation will be the inflection points for the specified function graph:
$$\frac{d^{2}}{d x^{2}} f{\left(x \right)} = $$
the second derivative
$$\frac{\left(-1 + \frac{x - 1}{x - 2}\right) \left(\frac{1}{x - 1} + \frac{1}{x - 2}\right)}{x - 1} = 0$$
Solve this equation
The roots of this equation
$$x_{1} = \frac{3}{2}$$
You also need to calculate the limits of y '' for arguments seeking to indeterminate points of a function:
Points where there is an indetermination:
$$x_{1} = 2$$
$$\lim_{x \to 2^-}\left(\frac{\left(-1 + \frac{x - 1}{x - 2}\right) \left(\frac{1}{x - 1} + \frac{1}{x - 2}\right)}{x - 1}\right) = \infty$$
$$\lim_{x \to 2^+}\left(\frac{\left(-1 + \frac{x - 1}{x - 2}\right) \left(\frac{1}{x - 1} + \frac{1}{x - 2}\right)}{x - 1}\right) = \infty$$
- limits are equal, then skip the corresponding point
Сonvexity and concavity intervals:
Let’s find the intervals where the function is convex or concave, for this look at the behaviour of the function at the inflection points:
Concave at the intervals
$$\left[\frac{3}{2}, \infty\right)$$
Convex at the intervals
$$\left(-\infty, \frac{3}{2}\right]$$
Vertical asymptotes
Have:
$$x_{1} = 2$$
$$x_{1} = 2$$
Horizontal asymptotes
Let’s find horizontal asymptotes with help of the limits of this function at x->+oo and x->-oo
$$\lim_{x \to -\infty} \log{\left(\frac{x - 1}{2 x - 4} \right)} = - \log{\left(2 \right)}$$
Let's take the limit
so,
equation of the horizontal asymptote on the left:
$$y = - \log{\left(2 \right)}$$
$$\lim_{x \to \infty} \log{\left(\frac{x - 1}{2 x - 4} \right)} = - \log{\left(2 \right)}$$
Let's take the limit
so,
equation of the horizontal asymptote on the right:
$$y = - \log{\left(2 \right)}$$
$$\lim_{x \to -\infty} \log{\left(\frac{x - 1}{2 x - 4} \right)} = - \log{\left(2 \right)}$$
Let's take the limit
so,
equation of the horizontal asymptote on the left:
$$y = - \log{\left(2 \right)}$$
$$\lim_{x \to \infty} \log{\left(\frac{x - 1}{2 x - 4} \right)} = - \log{\left(2 \right)}$$
Let's take the limit
so,
equation of the horizontal asymptote on the right:
$$y = - \log{\left(2 \right)}$$
Inclined asymptotes
Inclined asymptote can be found by calculating the limit of log((x - 1)/(2*x - 4)), divided by x at x->+oo and x ->-oo
$$\lim_{x \to -\infty}\left(\frac{\log{\left(\frac{x - 1}{2 x - 4} \right)}}{x}\right) = 0$$
Let's take the limit
so,
inclined coincides with the horizontal asymptote on the right
$$\lim_{x \to \infty}\left(\frac{\log{\left(\frac{x - 1}{2 x - 4} \right)}}{x}\right) = 0$$
Let's take the limit
so,
inclined coincides with the horizontal asymptote on the left
$$\lim_{x \to -\infty}\left(\frac{\log{\left(\frac{x - 1}{2 x - 4} \right)}}{x}\right) = 0$$
Let's take the limit
so,
inclined coincides with the horizontal asymptote on the right
$$\lim_{x \to \infty}\left(\frac{\log{\left(\frac{x - 1}{2 x - 4} \right)}}{x}\right) = 0$$
Let's take the limit
so,
inclined coincides with the horizontal asymptote on the left
Even and odd functions
Let's check, whether the function even or odd by using relations f = f(-x) и f = -f(-x).
So, check:
$$\log{\left(\frac{x - 1}{2 x - 4} \right)} = \log{\left(\frac{- x - 1}{- 2 x - 4} \right)}$$
- No
$$\log{\left(\frac{x - 1}{2 x - 4} \right)} = - \log{\left(\frac{- x - 1}{- 2 x - 4} \right)}$$
- No
so, the function
not is
neither even, nor odd
So, check:
$$\log{\left(\frac{x - 1}{2 x - 4} \right)} = \log{\left(\frac{- x - 1}{- 2 x - 4} \right)}$$
- No
$$\log{\left(\frac{x - 1}{2 x - 4} \right)} = - \log{\left(\frac{- x - 1}{- 2 x - 4} \right)}$$
- No
so, the function
not is
neither even, nor odd