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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2009 iii Paper 9 1 b Solution by
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For , convexity gives for . Thus has a right minimum at and . The derivative of a power of the Lp norm isConsequentlyThe printed hint has coefficient where the general coefficient is . This does not affect the desired sign, since . The complex conjugation is important for complex-valued functions; for real functions it can be omitted.
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