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Consider the function f(x)=x1xf(x) = x^{\frac{1}{x}}. Its

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✅ Correct Option: 2

Let f(x)=x1/xf(x)=x^{1/x}. Take log: ln⁡f=ln⁡xx\ln f = \frac{\ln x}{x}.

Differentiating: f′(x)f(x)=1−ln⁡xx2\frac{f'(x)}{f(x)} = \frac{1-\ln x}{x^2}.

Setting f′(x)=0f'(x)=0 gives ln⁡x=1\ln x = 1, so x=ex=e. Second-derivative test confirms maximum. So f(e)=e1/ef(e) = e^{1/e} is the maximum value.

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