The maximum value of $\frac{\log x}{x}$ is

The maximum value of $\frac{\log x}{x}$ is
  1. e
  2. $2 \mathrm{e}$
  3. $\frac{1}{\mathrm{e}}$
  4. $\frac{2}{\mathrm{e}}$

Solution

Let $\mathrm{f}(x)=\frac{\log x}{x} \Rightarrow \mathrm{f}^{\prime}(x)=\frac{1}{x^2}-\frac{\log x}{x^2}$ For maximum or minimum value of $\mathrm{f}(x)$, $\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{f}^{\prime}(x)=0 \\ & \Rightarrow \frac{1-\log _e x}{x^2}=0 \end{aligned}$ $\therefore \quad \log _{\mathrm{e}} x=1$ or $x=\mathrm{e}$, which lie in $(0, \infty)$. For $x=\mathrm{e}, \frac{\mathrm{d}^2 y}{\mathrm{~d} x^2}=-\frac{1}{\mathrm{e}^3}$, which is -ve . $\therefore \quad y$ is maximum at $x=\mathrm{e}$ and its maximum value $=\frac{\log \mathrm{e}}{\mathrm{e}}=\frac{1}{\mathrm{e}}$.

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