bennyngo12345678
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This question has really stumped me in terms of where to even begin. I would really appreciate help for this question.
thank you!!!
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This question has really stumped me in terms of where to even begin. I would really appreciate help for this question.
thank you!!!
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bennyngo12345678
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how did you know where to begin from?
You could also do this the other way round, by using differentiation instead of integration.
i.e. show that
To show the first one, you define the LHS as f(x), show that f(0) = 0, and then show that f′(x) > 0 for all positive x. This means the LHS is 0 at x = 0, and is increasing thereafter, so the LHS is always strictly greater than 0 when x > 0, as required. Then do a similar thing with the second inequality.
So you'll end up having to show the same inequalities as BombMacBomb, but they won't seem like you had to know where to start, they'll appear out of your differentiation.
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Well I just took the inequality and worked backwards, differentiating each chunk before splitting the inequalities and proving each side seperately.
For most inequality questions, I usually take the answer and work backwards first. Works brilliantly most of the time.
His working out is essentially read backwards. Read from bottom to top, that is how he found the starting point. This technique is taught in discrete maths at UNSW (first year course for compsci/SFE/math programs).
He begins from the answer and works backwards to where a fact is met. Then he reverses his working out and it should look ingenious because the reader will ponder on how he thought to start from that inequality and manipulate such that he obtains the result