Let g: R to R defined by
g(x) =|x|/(1+|x|)
show that for all x in R; g(x+y)≤g(x)+g(y)
Note that g(x+y) ≤ g(x)+g(y)
<==> |x+y|/(1+|x+y|) ≤ |x|/(1+|x|) + |y|/(1+|y|)
<==> 1 - 1/(1+|x+y|) ≤ (1 - 1/(1+|x|)) + (1 - 1/(1+|y|))
<==> 1/(1+|x|) + 1/(1+|y|) ≤ 1 + 1/(1+|x+y|)
<==> [(1+|x|) + (1+|y|)] / [(1+|x|)(1+|y|)] ≤ [(1+|x+y|) + 1)/(1+|x+y|)
<==> (2 + |x| + |y|) / [(1+|x|) (1+|y|)] ≤ (2 + |x+y|) / (1+|x+y|)
<==> (2 + |x| + |y|) (1 + |x+y|) ≤ (2 + |x+y|) (1 + |x|) (1 + |y|)
<==> 2 + |x| + |y| + 2|x+y| + |x||x+y| + |y||x+y|
≤ 2 + 2|x| + 2|y| + 2|xy| + |x+y| + |x||x+y| + |y||x+y| + |xy||x+y|
<==> |x+y| ≤ |x| + |y| + 2|xy| + |xy||x+y|.
This is true, since |x+y| ≤ |x| + |y| by the triangle inequality, and so
|x+y| ≤ |x| + |y| ≤ |x| + |y| + 2|xy| + |xy||x+y|, since 2|xy| + |xy||x+y| ≥ 0.
I hope this helps!
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Note that g(x+y) ≤ g(x)+g(y)
<==> |x+y|/(1+|x+y|) ≤ |x|/(1+|x|) + |y|/(1+|y|)
<==> 1 - 1/(1+|x+y|) ≤ (1 - 1/(1+|x|)) + (1 - 1/(1+|y|))
<==> 1/(1+|x|) + 1/(1+|y|) ≤ 1 + 1/(1+|x+y|)
<==> [(1+|x|) + (1+|y|)] / [(1+|x|)(1+|y|)] ≤ [(1+|x+y|) + 1)/(1+|x+y|)
<==> (2 + |x| + |y|) / [(1+|x|) (1+|y|)] ≤ (2 + |x+y|) / (1+|x+y|)
<==> (2 + |x| + |y|) (1 + |x+y|) ≤ (2 + |x+y|) (1 + |x|) (1 + |y|)
<==> 2 + |x| + |y| + 2|x+y| + |x||x+y| + |y||x+y|
≤ 2 + 2|x| + 2|y| + 2|xy| + |x+y| + |x||x+y| + |y||x+y| + |xy||x+y|
<==> |x+y| ≤ |x| + |y| + 2|xy| + |xy||x+y|.
This is true, since |x+y| ≤ |x| + |y| by the triangle inequality, and so
|x+y| ≤ |x| + |y| ≤ |x| + |y| + 2|xy| + |xy||x+y|, since 2|xy| + |xy||x+y| ≥ 0.
I hope this helps!