We'll write the inequality:
(x-1)/x
< ln x
We'll subtract ln x both
sides:
(x-1)/x - ln x < 0
We'll
assign a function to the expression above:
f(x) = (x-1)/x - ln
x
This function is differentiable over the range [1 ;
+infinite)
f'(x) = 1/x^2 - 1/x = (1 -
x)/x^2
Since the values of x are in the range [1 ; +infinite), then
the numerator of the fraction (1 - x)/x^2 is always negative, for any value of x. Since the
denominator is always positive, since it is a square, then the fraction is negative for any value
of x.
Therefore, the function is
decreasing.
So, for x >= 1 => f(x) <
f(1)=0
But f(x) = (x-1)/x - ln x => (x-1)/x - ln x < 0
=> (x-1)/x < ln x
The inequality (x-1)/x
< ln x is verified, for all real values of x, located in the range [1 ;
+infinite).
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