Refinements and extensions of an inequality. II (Q1364772)

By using certain known results for absolutely monotonic and absolutely convex functions, as well as classical integral inequalities, the following result is deduced: \[ (b^{x+ k}- a^{x+k})/(b^x- a^x)\geq {x+ k\over x} \Biggl({a+ b\over 2}\Biggr)^k, \] where \(k\geq 1\), \(x\geq 1\), \(0<a<b\) are real numbers. For \(0< k< 1\) or \(0< x< 1\), this inequality is not generally true. [See also Part III, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 227, No. 2, 439-448 (1998; following review); Part I has not yet been received by Zbl ].