A HARMONIC MEAN INEQUALITY FOR
THE EXPONENTIAL INTEGRAL FUNCTION
Kwara Nantomah
Department of Mathematics
Faculty of Mathematical Sciences
C.K. Tedam University of Technology
and Applied Sciences
P. O. Box 24, Navrongo, Upper-East Region, GHANA

Abstract

By using purely analytical techniques, we establish a harmonic mean inequality for the classical exponential integral function.

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Journal: International Journal of Applied Mathematics
Journal ISSN (Print): ISSN 1311-1728
Journal ISSN (Electronic): ISSN 1314-8060
Volume: 34
Issue: 4
Year: 2021

DOI: 10.12732/ijam.v34i4.4

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