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Find the maximum and minimum of the following functions : f(x) = `logx/x`

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Solution

f(x) = `logx/x`

∴ f'(x) = `d/dx(logx/x)`

= `(xd/x(logx) - logxd/dx(x))/x^2`

= `(x(1/x) - (logx)(1))/x^2`

= `(1 - logx)/x^2`
and
f"(x) = `d/dx((1 - logx)/x^2)`

= `(x^2d/dx(1 - logx) - (1 - log x)d/dx(x^2))/x^4`

= `(x^2(0 - 1/x) - (1 - logx) xx 2x)/x^4`

= `(- x - 2x + 2x log x)/x^4`

= `(x(2 log x - 3))/x^4`

∴ f"(x) = `(2 log x - 3)/x^3`

Now, f'(x) = 0 if `(1 - log x)/x^2` = 0

i.e. if 1 – log x = 0, i.e. if log x = 1 = log e

i.e. if x = e
and
f"(e) = `(2log e - 3)/e^3`

= `(-1)/e^3 < 0`            ...[∵ log e = 1]

∴ by the second derivative test, f(x) is maximum at x = e.
Maximum value of f at x = e

= `loge/e`

= `(1)/e`.                       ...[∵ log e = 1]

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