inequality anyone?




Need help with proving this inequality (to do with proving that a
power-series is analytic):

|\frac{z^{k+1} - b^{k+1}}{z-b} - (k+1)b^k |

\le \frac{(|b| + |z-b|)^{k+1} - |b|^{k+1}}{|z-b|} - (k+1)|b|^k

\le (k+1)[(|b| + |z-b|)^k - |b|^k]


I start with |z| \le |b| + |z-b|, and get the first term of the second
line.

But why subtract the term "(k+1)|b|^k" ? Wouldn't you add for a
triangle inequality?

And, how do you go from the 2nd line to the 3rd line?

The 3rd line can be re-written:

(k+1)[(|b| + |z-b|)^k - |b|^k] = k(|b| + |z-b|)^k + (|b| + |z-b|)^k -
(k+1)|b|^k

The 2nd and 3rd term on the r.h.s can easily be gotten, but I am
having trouble getting "k(|b| + |z-b|)^k".

Thanks!

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