Basic Analysis I — Real Analysis · Problem 5.4.8

The Riemann Integral — Jiri Lebl

Mathematics — Real Analysis · convexity

Problem

Show that exe^x is convex, in other words, show that if a≤x≤ba \leq x \leq b, then ex≤eab−xb−a+ebx−ab−a.e^x \leq e^a \frac{b-x}{b-a} + e^b \frac{x-a}{b-a}.

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