Identify a counterexample to disprove 6n>n^2/6, where n is a real number.

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Derek Brennan

Mathematics

7 January, 12:09

Identify a counterexample to disprove 6n>n^2/6, where n is a real number.

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Nataly Guzman · Answer 1

Any number larger than 36 would be a counter examples.

When n is equal to 36, both sides of the inequality are equal to 216. As you get larger than 36 the right side is larger than the left side. Therefore, the inequality is not true.