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a. .
b. , for .
a. Proof. Define and . Then and are continuous and differentiable everywhere so we may
apply the mean value theorem. We obtain
b. Proof. Let , , then and . So, by the mean-value theorem we have there
exists a such that,
But, since is an increasing function on the positive real axis, and we have we know
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Further, since and is positive we can multiply all of the terms in the equality by without
reversing inequalities to obtain,
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If you are having trouble with math proofs a great book to learn from is How to Prove It by Daniel Velleman:
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A really awesome book that I highly recommend on how to study math and be a math major is Laura Alcock's, How to
Study as a Mathematics Major:
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