Graph Using a Table of Values y = log base 5 of x

$y = \log_{5} (x)$

Step 1

Substitute $1$ for $x$ and find the result for $y$ .

$y = \log_{5} (1)$

Step 2

Solve the equation for $y$ .

Remove parentheses.

$y = \log_{5} (1)$

Logarithm base $5$ of $1$ is $0$ .

$y = 0$

Step 3

Substitute $2$ for $x$ and find the result for $y$ .

$y = \log_{5} (2)$

Step 4

Remove parentheses.

$y = \log_{5} (2)$

Step 5

This is a table of possible values to use when graphing the equation.

$\begin{array}{c} x & y \\ 1 & 0 \\ 2 & \log_{5} (2) \end{array}$

Step 6