A calculus problem by Trung Đặng Đoàn Đức

Calculus Level 3

What is the maximum value of x x \sqrt [ x ]{ x } where x > 0 x>0 ?

Bonus : Find x x which maximizes the value of x x \sqrt [ x ]{ x } and prove it.

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The answer is 1.44466786.

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1 solution

Alex Li
Jun 23, 2015

d d x x x = d d x e ln x x \frac{d}{dx}\sqrt[x]{x}=\frac{d}{dx}e^{\frac{\ln x}{x}}

= e ln x x × d d x ln x x =e^{\frac{\ln x}{x}}\times\frac{d}{dx}\frac{\ln x}{x} , by the Chain Rule

= e ln x x × 1 ln x x 2 =e^{\frac{\ln x}{x}}\times\frac{1-\ln{x}}{x^2} , by the Quotient Rule.

Setting this to 0 0 , we have 1 ln x = 0 1-\ln{x}=0 , or x = e x=e . It is easy to check that this is indeed the maximum, using a second derivative test. Thus, our answer is e e \boxed{\sqrt[e]{e}} .

Please explain the first step again,how did you write x x \sqrt[x]{x} as e l n x x e^{\frac{lnx}{x}} .

Akhil Bansal - 5 years, 11 months ago

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We know that x x = x 1 x \sqrt[x]{x}=x^{\frac{1}{x}} , and that x = e ln x x=e^{\ln{x}} , so x 1 x = ( e ln x ) 1 x = e ln x x x^{\frac{1}{x}}=(e^{\ln{x}})^\frac{1}{x}=e^{\frac{\ln{x}}{x}} .

Alex Li - 5 years, 11 months ago

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