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Standard XII
Mathematics
Differentiability
Write the min...
Question
Write the minimum value of f(x) = x
x
.
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Solution
Given
:
f
x
=
x
x
Taking
log
on
both
sides
,
we
get
log
f
x
=
x
log
x
Differentiating
w
.
r
.
t
.
x
,
we
get
1
f
x
f
'
x
=
log
x
+
1
⇒
f
'
x
=
f
x
log
x
+
1
⇒
f
'
x
=
x
x
log
x
+
1
.
.
.
.
1
For
a
local
maxima
or
a
local
minima
,
we
must
have
f
'
x
=
0
⇒
x
x
log
x
+
1
=
0
⇒
log
x
=
-
1
⇒
x
=
1
e
Now
,
f
'
'
x
=
x
x
log
x
+
1
2
+
x
x
×
1
x
=
x
x
log
x
+
1
2
+
x
x
-
1
At
x
=
1
e
:
f
'
'
1
e
=
1
e
1
e
log
1
e
+
1
2
+
1
e
1
e
-
1
=
1
e
1
e
-
1
>
0
So
,
x
=
1
e
is
a
point
of
local
minimum
.
Thus
,
the
minimum
value
is
given
by
f
1
e
=
1
e
1
e
=
e
-
1
e
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