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The Real And Complex Number Systems

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g x log 1 1 x x a<br />

x 2 x<br />

log1 y y 1 ay 2 1<br />

1 y , where 0 y 1<br />

1 x 1<br />

<br />

<br />

y<br />

k<br />

k y 1 ay2 y k<br />

k1<br />

k0<br />

1<br />

2<br />

a y 2 1<br />

3<br />

a y 3 ... 1 n a yn ...<br />

It is clear that for a 1/2, we have g x 0 for all x 0, . Note that for a 1/2,<br />

if there exists such a so that f is strictly decreasing for all x 0, . <strong>The</strong>n g x 0for<br />

all x 0, . However, it is impossible since<br />

g x 1 a y 2 1 a y 3 ... 1 2 3 n a yn ...<br />

1 2 a 0asy 1 .<br />

So, we have proved that the smallest value of a is 1/2.<br />

Remark: <strong>The</strong>re is another proof to show that 1 1 x x1/2 is strictly decreasing on<br />

0, .<br />

Proof: Consider ht 1/t, and two points 1, 1 and 1 1 1<br />

x , lying on the graph<br />

1 1 x<br />

From three areas, the idea is that<br />

<strong>The</strong> area of lower rectangle <strong>The</strong>areaofthecurve <strong>The</strong>areaoftrapezoid<br />

So, we have<br />

1<br />

1 x 1 x<br />

Consider<br />

1 1 x<br />

1<br />

1 1 x<br />

x1/2<br />

<br />

<br />

log 1 1 x 1 2x<br />

1 1 x<br />

x1/2<br />

1 1<br />

1 1 x<br />

log 1 1 x x 1 2<br />

x 1 2<br />

1<br />

xx 1<br />

1<br />

xx 1<br />

0by(7);<br />

hence, we know that 1 1 x x1/2 is strictly decreasing on 0, .<br />

Note: Use the method of remark, we know that 1 1 x x is strictly increasing on<br />

0, .<br />

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