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Graphs of natural exponential and logarithm function

ex is defined on [-, +]

e0 = 1

e1 = e = 2.71828...

 

The inverse function to ex is called ln x.

ln(ex) = elnx = x

ln(x) is defined on ]0, +] and its graph is obtained by reflecting the graph y = ex with respect to the line y = x.

ln(1) = 0

ln(e) = 1