Problem 19
If \(u>0\) is any real number and \(x
Problem 19
Prove that \(\left[\frac{1}{2}(a+b)\right]^{2} \leq \frac{1}{2}\left(a^{2}+b^{2}\right)\) for all \(a, b \in \mathbb{R}\). Show that equality holds if and only if \(a=b\)
Problem 21
(a) Prove there is no \(n \in \mathbb{N}\) such that \(0
Problem 22
(a) If \(c>1\), show that \(c^{n} \geq c\) for all \(n \in \mathbb{N}\), and that
\(c^{n}>c\) for \(n>1\).
(b) If \(0
Problem 23
If \(a>0, b>0\), and \(n \in \mathbb{N}\), show that \(a