Natural Logarithm of 2 is Greater than One Half/Proof 2

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Lemma

$\ln 2 \ge \dfrac 1 2$

where $\ln$ denotes the natural logarithm function.


Proof

\(\ds 1 - \frac 1 x\) \(\le\) \(\ds \ln x\) Lower Bound of Natural Logarithm
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) \(\ds \frac 1 2\) \(\le\) \(\ds \ln 2\) letting $x = 2$

$\blacksquare$