1991 AHSME Problems/Problem 24

Problem

The graph, $G$ of $y=\log_{10}x$ is rotated $90^{\circ}$ counter-clockwise about the origin to obtain a new graph $G'$ . Which of the following is an equation for $G'$ ?

(A) $y=\log_{10}\left(\frac{x+90}{9}\right)$ (B) $y=\log_{x}10$ (C) $y=\frac{1}{x+1}$ (D) $y=10^{-x}$ (E) $y=10^x$

Solution

$\fbox{D}$

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