10.30495/maca.2023.1987128.1067

Alternative proof of a monotonicity property of certain function

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  • Kwara Nantomah1,
  1. Department of Mathematics, School of Mathematical Sciences, C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, P. O. Box 24, Navrongo, Upper-East Region, Ghana

Published in Issue 2023-01-01

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Alternative proof of a monotonicity property of certain function. (2023). Mathematical Analysis and Its Contemporary Applications, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.30495/maca.2023.1987128.1067

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Abstract

By using L'Hospital's rule for monotonicity, we provide an alternative proof of a monotonicity property of a certain function involving the exponential function. This new approach is very concise.

Keywords

  • Monotonic function,
  • exponential function,
  • L'Hospital's rule for monotonicity,
  • hyperbolic functions
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