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Q. For the curve $y = xe^x$, the point

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Solution:

Given, curve is $y=x e^{x}$
$\Rightarrow \frac{d y}{d x}=e^{x}+x e^{x}$
For maximum and minimum, put $\frac{d y}{d x}=0$
$\Rightarrow e^{x}(1+x)=0$
$\Rightarrow x=-1$
Now, $\frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}=2 e^{x}+x e^{x}$
At $x=-1, \frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}=e^{-1}(2-1)>0$
Hence, $x=-1$ is a point of minimum.