Proving an inequality involving exponentiation

[hypatia0]

Homework Statement

Show that \left( 1 - \frac{\ln n}{kn} \right)^n > \frac{1}{n^{1/k} + 1} holds for all integers n\geq 1 and k\geq 2.

The Attempt at a Solution

I first tried to find a proof for k=2 by showing that the quotient LHS/RHS goes to 1 and has negative slope everywhere, but this becomes rather unwieldy.

 

[hunt_mat]

I would be tempted to try a proof by induction on n. Show that the inequality holds for n=1, Assume there is an integer m for which the inequality holds and show it's true for m+1.

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