IMC 1994 · Problem 1

Day 214 points1st IMC · Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Statement

Let f∈C1[a,b]f \in C^1[a,b], f(a)=0f(a) = 0 and suppose that λ∈R\lambda \in \mathbb{R}, λ>0\lambda > 0, is such that

∣f′(x)∣≤λ∣f(x)∣|f'(x)| \le \lambda |f(x)|

for all x∈[a,b]x \in [a,b]. Is it true that f(x)=0f(x) = 0 for all x∈[a,b]x \in [a,b]?

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