Re: inequality

In article <1185897882.471505.191030@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
novis <standshik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

hello all,
for any real x,y with x>y>1 is it true that y/(y-1) >x/(x-1)? I dont
know if it is true, but if it is, does it hold always?
thanks

y/(y-1) = 1 + 1/(y-1), similarly for the x term. You're left with
1/(y-1) > 1/(x-1); compare denominators.
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