The set of all $x$ for which $\log (1+x) \leq x$, is
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
Let $f(x)=\log (1+x)-x$
Clearly, f(x) is defined for all x > -1.
Now,
$f(x)=\log (1+x)-x$
$\Rightarrow f'(x)=\frac{1}{1+x}-1=-\frac{x}{1+x}$
$\Rightarrow f'(x)<0$ for $x>0$ and $f'(x)>0$ for $-1<x<0$
$\Rightarrow f(x) \leq f(0)$ for $-1<x<\infty$
$\Rightarrow \log (1+x)-x \leq 0$ for $-1<x<\infty$
$\Rightarrow \log (1+x) \leq x$ for $x \in(-1, \infty)$