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inequalities with absolute value

Source: LIMIT 2019 CCS2 P2

April 28, 2021
inequalitiesabsolute value

Problem Statement

Let x,y[0,)x,y\in[0,\infty). Which of the following is true? <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> log(1+x2)log(1+y2)xy<span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>~\left|\log\left(1+x^2\right)-\log\left(1+y^2\right)\right|\le|x-y| <spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> sin2xsin2yxy<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>~\left|\sin^2x-\sin^2y\right|\le|x-y| <spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> tan1xtan1yxy<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>~\left|\tan^{-1}x-\tan^{-1}y\right|\le|x-y| <spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> None of the above<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>~\text{None of the above}