Q18 of 292 Page 506

Show that the maximum value of is

The given function is



Now, taking logarithm from both sides, we get..



Differentiating both sides w.r.t x….




(1-ln(x))=0


ln(x)=1


x=e


hence the max. point is x=e


max value is .


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