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1 mark, −0.25Mathematics › Limits, continuity and differentiability › Rules of differentiationModerateabout 2 min

JNU SSS 2017 Question 15: Limits, continuity and differentiability

Consider the function f(x)=x/exf(x) = x/e^xf(x)=x/ex. Which one of the following statements is true?

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Consider the function f(x) = x/e^x. Which one of the following statements is true? (A) There is no value of x such that f′(x) = 0 (B) f′(x) > 0 for all values of x (C) f′(x) ≤ 0 for all values of x (D) f′′(x) = x/e^x - 2/e^x

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This question is on Rules of differentiation, part of Limits, continuity and differentiability in Mathematics.

Finding derivatives with the power, product, quotient and chain rules.

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