Applications of derivatives: inequalities

Task number: 3022

Prove the following inequalities:

  • Variant 1

    \(e^x \geq x + 1\) for all \(x \in \mathbb R\).

  • Variant 2

    \(\ln(x) \leq x-1\) for \(x \in (0, \infty)\).

  • Variant 3

    \(x + 1 \geq e^{\frac{x}{1+x}}\) for \(x \in (-1, \infty)\).

  • Variant 4

    \(\sin x \leq x\) for \(x \geq 0\).

  • Variant 5

    \(\cos x \geq 1 - \frac{x^2}2\).

Difficulty level: Easy task (using definitions and simple reasoning)
Routine calculation training
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