Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 6 - Inverse Functions - 6.2 Exponential Functions and Their Derivatives - 6.2 Exercises - Page 419: 52

Answer

$y=e$

Work Step by Step

The slope of the tangent can be calculated by taking first derivative of the function $y=\frac{e^{x}}{x}$ $y'=\frac{xe^{x}-e^{x}}{x^{2}}=\frac{e^{x}(x-1)}{x^{2}}$ Slope of the tangent at $(1,e)$ is given as follows: $y'|_{(1,e)}=0$ The equation of tangent at $(1,e)$ is $(y-e)=0$ Hence, $y=e$
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