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The function f(x) = x log x is minimum at x = ______.

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The function f(x) = x log x is minimum at x = ______.

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  • `1/e`

  • 1

  • `-1/e`

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The function f(x) = x log x is minimum at x = `underlinebb(1/e)`.

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