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Behavior of $f(x)= \log\left(1+\frac{r}{x+a}\right) + \log\left(1+\frac{r}{2x+a}\right) - 2r \log \left(1+\frac{x}{x+a+r} \right)$ [closed]
Consider the following function defined on $x \in \mathbb{R}^+ \cup\{0\}$
$$
f(x)= \log\left(1+\frac{r}{x+a}\right) + \log\left(1+\frac{r}{2x+a}\right) - 2r \log \left(1+\frac{x}{x+a+r} \right),
$$
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why do we need algorithms, and why is non-convex optimization difficult? [closed]
A simple question, but (I'm quite sure) not a superficial one: is the basic distinction between algorithms and much of the rest of math that algorithms try to tackle problems for which we lack global ...