Misc 1 - Show that f(x) = log x / x has maximum at x = e - Miscellaneous

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Misc 1 Show that the function given by f(x) = logโก๐‘ฅ/๐‘ฅ is maximum at x = e.Let f(๐‘ฅ) = logโก๐‘ฅ/๐‘ฅ Finding fโ€™(๐’™) fโ€™(๐‘ฅ) = ๐‘‘/๐‘‘๐‘ฅ (logโก๐‘ฅ/๐‘ฅ) fโ€™(๐‘ฅ) = (๐‘‘(logโก๐‘ฅ )/๐‘‘๐‘ฅ " " . ๐‘ฅ โˆ’ ๐‘‘(๐‘ฅ)/๐‘‘๐‘ฅ " . log " ๐‘ฅ)/๐‘ฅ2 fโ€™(๐‘ฅ) = (1/๐‘ฅ ร— ๐‘ฅ โˆ’ logโก๐‘ฅ)/๐‘ฅ2 fโ€™(๐‘ฅ) = (1 โˆ’ logโก๐‘ฅ)/๐‘ฅ2 Putting fโ€™(๐’™) = 0 (1 โˆ’ logโก๐‘ฅ)/๐‘ฅ2=0 1 โ€“ log ๐‘ฅ = 0 log ๐‘ฅ = 1 ๐’™ = e Finding fโ€™โ€™(๐’™) fโ€™(๐‘ฅ) = (1 โˆ’ logโก๐‘ฅ)/๐‘ฅ2 Diff w.r.t. ๐‘ฅ fโ€™โ€™(๐‘ฅ) = ๐‘‘/๐‘‘๐‘ฅ ((1 โˆ’ logโก๐‘ฅ)/๐‘ฅ2) fโ€™โ€™(๐‘ฅ) = (๐‘‘(1 โˆ’ logโก๐‘ฅ )/๐‘‘๐‘ฅ . ๐‘ฅ2โˆ’ ๐‘‘(๐‘ฅ2)/๐‘‘๐‘ฅ . (1 โˆ’ logโก๐‘ฅ ))/(๐‘ฅ^2 )^2 = ((0 โˆ’ 1/๐‘ฅ) . ๐‘ฅ2 โˆ’ 2๐‘ฅ(1 โˆ’ logโก๐‘ฅ ))/๐‘ฅ4 = ((โˆ’1)/๐‘ฅ ร— ๐‘ฅ2 โˆ’ 2๐‘ฅ(1 โˆ’ logโก๐‘ฅ ))/๐‘ฅ^4 = (โˆ’๐‘ฅ โˆ’ 2๐‘ฅ(1 โˆ’ logโก๐‘ฅ ))/๐‘ฅ^4 = (โˆ’๐‘ฅ[1 + 2(1 โˆ’ logโก๐‘ฅ )])/๐‘ฅ4 = (โˆ’๐‘ฅ[3 โˆ’ 2 logโก๐‘ฅ ])/๐‘ฅ4 โˆด fโ€™โ€™(๐‘ฅ) = (โˆ’(3 โˆ’ 2 logโก๐‘ฅ ))/๐‘ฅ3 Putting ๐’™ = e fโ€™โ€™(๐‘’) = (โˆ’(3 โˆ’ 2 logโก๐‘’ ))/๐‘’3 = (โˆ’(3 โˆ’ 2))/๐‘’3 = (โˆ’1)/๐‘’3 = โ€“(1/๐‘’3) < 0 Since fโ€™โ€™(๐‘ฅ) < 0 at ๐‘ฅ = e . โˆด ๐‘ฅ = e is point of maxima Hence, f(๐‘ฅ) is maximum at ๐’™ = e.

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