UCSS Math III 4A.2.5 Example 1

Topic:
Logarithm
The number of electric vehicles () sold in the United States within 3 years of their introduction to the market can be modeled by the logarithmic function , where is the number of vehicles sold in thousands and is the number of years after introduction to the market. The number of hybrid vehicles () sold within 3 years of their introduction to the market can be modeled by the logarithmic function . At what value of was an equal number of each vehicle sold, and which type of vehicle had greater sales over the 3 introductory years? Explain your reasoning with references to the terms in the function and how they compare.