Decreasing

Let a>b>0 and let n be in N (natural numbers) satisfy n greater than or equal to 2. Prove that:
a^(1/n)-b^(1/n) < (a-b)^(1/n) by showing that x^(1/n)-(x-1)^(1/n) is decreasing for all x greater than or equal to 1 and using that property appropriately.

Thank you for any help.

Taking the derivative of what they gave x^(1/n)-(x-1)^(1/n),
I got:

(1/n)[(x^((1-n)/n))-(x-1)^((1-n)/n)). How do I show that this is decreasing?

I'm assuming that then I can say that using this,
a=x
b=x-1 (since b is less than a)
and use the derivatives accordingly. Also how can I conclude that the right side is less than the left in the original equation I want to prove? Is it just because it's decreasing?

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Originally Posted by dave007rules

How do I show that this is decreasing?

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Since the function is differenciable you show that the derivative is zero.