A Tangent of Slope 66

★ 6/10functionsExtremacalculusMonotonicity

Problem

Let f(x)=1−ln⁡xx2f(x)=\dfrac{1-\ln x}{x^2}.

1. Find the zeros of f(x)f(x) and its intervals of monotonicity. 2. Prove that the curve y=ln⁡xxy=\dfrac{\ln x}{x} has a tangent line of slope 66, and that the yy-coordinate y0y_0 of the point of tangency satisfies y0<−1y_0<-1.

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Difficulty6/10
Topicsfunctions, Extrema, calculus, Monotonicity

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