IMC 1999 · Problem 4

Day 220 points6th IMC · Keszthely, Hungary

Statement

Prove that there exists no function f:(0,+)(0,+)f : (0, +\infty) \to (0, +\infty) such that f2(x)f(x+y)(f(x)+y)f^2(x) \ge f(x+y)\left( f(x) + y \right) for any x,y>0x, y > 0.

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