What is the largest value of for real ?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B.

  1. Step 1: The denominator is , with equality at .
  2. Step 2: The fraction is largest when the denominator is smallest, so the maximum is .
Answer
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Why not the others: is the value at and is a value reached at and , but neither is the largest. is the least value of the denominator, not of the fraction, and would need a denominator of , which is below .

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