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TS EAMCET · Maths · Application of Derivatives

The functions \(f(x)=x e^{-x}, \forall(x \in R)\) attains a maximum value at \(x\) is equal to

  1. A \(1\)
  2. B \(2\)
  3. C \(\frac{1}{e}\)
  4. D \(3\)
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(A) \(1\)

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We have, \(f(x)=x e^{-x}\) \[ f^{\prime}(x)=-x e^{-x}+e^{-x} \] For maximum or minimum, put \(f^{\prime}(x)=0\)…