(a) Use the results of Exercise 59 to prove that x 1/x = c has a unique...

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(a) Use the results of Exercise 59 to prove that x1/x = c has a unique solution if 0 < c ≤ 1 or c = e1/e, has two solutions if 1 < c < e1/e, and has no solutions if c > e1/e.
(b) Plot the graph of ƒ(x) = x1/x and verify that it confirms the conclusions of (a).


Data From Exercise 59

Let ƒ(x) = x1/x for x > 0.

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Calculus

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Authors: Jon Rogawski, Colin Adams, Robert Franzosa

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