Graphing logs

Question

Hi, Im confused by the brackets in this log so Im not sure how to graph it. 

 

y=[ (log₃(x)] -1 

Answer 1

y = [(log₃(x)]

y = log₃(x) - 1       The [   ] are not necessary. Parentheses separate the x from the -1.

 

 x   y

-1/3 -2

 1   -1

 3   0

 9   1

27   2