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Question Number 13731 by prakash jain last updated on 22/May/17

Prove that if p>q>0 and x≥0  (1/p)((x^p /(p+1))−1)≥(1/q)((x^q /(q+1))−1).

$$\mathrm{Prove}\:\mathrm{that}\:\mathrm{if}\:{p}>{q}>\mathrm{0}\:\mathrm{and}\:{x}\geqslant\mathrm{0} \\ $$ $$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{p}}\left(\frac{{x}^{{p}} }{{p}+\mathrm{1}}−\mathrm{1}\right)\geqslant\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{q}}\left(\frac{{x}^{{q}} }{{q}+\mathrm{1}}−\mathrm{1}\right).\: \\ $$

Commented bymrW1 last updated on 25/May/17

function f(x)=(1/x)((a^x /(x+1))−1) is for  x>−1 increasing, so f(p)>f(q).  we must only prove that f′(x)>0.

$${function}\:{f}\left({x}\right)=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{x}}\left(\frac{{a}^{{x}} }{{x}+\mathrm{1}}−\mathrm{1}\right)\:{is}\:{for} \\ $$ $${x}>−\mathrm{1}\:{increasing},\:{so}\:{f}\left({p}\right)>{f}\left({q}\right). \\ $$ $${we}\:{must}\:{only}\:{prove}\:{that}\:{f}'\left({x}\right)>\mathrm{0}. \\ $$

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