Let for all , and let for all .
Which of the following is true?
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Let us examine the derivative of g ( x ) :
g ′ ( x ) = [ 2 ( x + 1 x − 1 ) − ln ( x ) ] ⋅ [ ( 1 − x ) 2 sin 2 ( x ) + x 2 ] = p ( x ) f ( x ) .
Upon observation, f ( x ) ≥ 0 for all x ∈ R with one root at x = 0 , and it's strictly positive over ( 1 , ∞ ) . Taking the derivatives of p ( x ) yield:
p ′ ( x ) = ( x + 1 ) 2 4 − x 1 and p ′ ′ ( x ) = − ( x + 1 ) 3 8 + x 2 1
with p ′ ( 1 ) = p ′ ′ ( 1 ) = 0 , p ′ ( x ) < 0 (for x > 1 ), which makes p ( x ) strictly negative over ( 1 , ∞ ) . Altogether, g ′ ( x ) = N e g a t i v e × P o s i t i v e = N e g a t i v e ⇒ g ( x ) is a decreasing function over ( 1 , ∞ ) .