4.* Let a > -1 be a real number. Prove that (1+x)" > 1+nx holds for any integer n >0 (this is called Bernoulli's inequality). Be very careful to see in your proof where you needed that r> -1.

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4.* Let x > -1 be a real number. Prove that (1+x)" >1+nx holds for any integer n > 0 (this is called
Bernoulli's inequality). Be very careful to see in your proof where you needed that x > -1.
Transcribed Image Text:4.* Let x > -1 be a real number. Prove that (1+x)" >1+nx holds for any integer n > 0 (this is called Bernoulli's inequality). Be very careful to see in your proof where you needed that x > -1.
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