11 Prove or disprove the proposition: If x,y are real numbers and y⩾0,y(y+1)⩽(x+1)2, then y(y−1)⩽x2.
Solution
11. Suppose y(y−1)>x2, then by y⩾0 we know y>1. Further, we have y>21+41+x2. From the assumption y(y+1)⩽(x+1)2 and y>1, we know y⩽−21+41+(x+1)2, thus we get 21+41+x2<−21+41+(x+1)2. From this, it is not difficult to deduce 41+x2<x, a contradiction! Therefore, the original proposition holds.
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