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 $x = 2$ |
$\blacksquare$