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Today's calculation of Integral 612

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June 28, 2010
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Problem Statement

For f(x)=1x (x>0)f(x)=\frac{1}{x}\ (x>0), prove the following inequality.
f(t+12)tt+1f(x) dx16{f(t)+4f(t+12)+f(t+1)}f\left(t+\frac 12 \right)\leq \int_t^{t+1} f(x)\ dx\leq \frac 16\left\{f(t)+4f\left(t+\frac 12\right)+f(t+1)\right\}