STEP 1998, Math II, #7: Let
(i) By considering and , show that for .
(ii) Show similarly that for .
(iii) Show that for , and hence that
for .
(iv) By considering , show that for .
STEP 2002, Math I, #3: Show that .
Find the stationary points on the curve ,
where
and are constants. State, with brief reasons, which points are maxima and which are minima. Hence prove that
.
STEP 2005, Math III, #1: Show that
if and only if for some integer .
Show also that for all values of and deduce that there are no solutions to the equation .
Sketch, on the same axes, the graphs of and . Sketch, not on the previous axes, the graph of .