Bernoulli inequality for integer powers
Question
Show that for every real and every integer , .
Short answer
Induction. For , . If it holds for , multiply by : .
Adapted from Zhou, A Practical Guide to Quantitative Finance Interviews, sec. 3.4 Important Calculus Methods, 'Taylor's series B', p.42; question and answer rewritten by SelfMadeQuant.com.
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