MCQ
The maximum value of $\Big(\frac{1}{\text{x}}\Big)^\text{x}$ is:
- A$\text{e}$
- B$\text{e}^\text{e}$
- C$\frac{1}{_\text{e}\text{e}}$
- D$\Big(\frac{1}{\text{e}}\Big)^{\frac{1}{\text{e}}}$
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Answer
- $\text{e}^{\frac{1}{\text{e}}}$
Solution:
Let $\text{y}=\Big(\frac{1}{\text{x}}\Big)^\text{x}$
$\Rightarrow\ \log\text{y}=\text{x}\cdot\log\frac{1}{\text{x}}=-\text{x}\cdot\log\text{x}$
Diffrentiating both sides w.r.t x, we get,
$\frac{1}{\text{y}}\cdot\frac{\text{dy}}{\text{dx}}=-\text{x}\cdot\frac{1}{\text{x}}-\log\text{x}$
$=-1-\log\text{x}$
$\therefore\ \frac{\text{dy}}{\text{dx}}=-\Big(\frac{1}{\text{x}}\Big)^\text{x}(1+\log\text{x})$
Now, $\frac{\text{dy}}{\text{dx}}=0$
$\Rightarrow\ 1+\log\text{x}=0$
$\Rightarrow\ \text{x}=\frac{1}{\text{e}}$
Sign scheme of f'(x) is as shown in the following figure.
From the figure, $\text{x}=\frac{1}{\text{e}}$ is the point of maxima
Hence, maximum value of y is $\Big(\frac{1}{\frac{1}{\text{e}}}\Big)^{\frac{1}{\text{e}}}=\text{e}^{\frac{1}{\text{e}}}$
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