IMC 2000 · Problem 1

Day 17th IMC · London, United Kingdom

Statement

Is it true that if f:[0,1][0,1]f : [0,1] \to [0,1] is

a) monotone increasing

b) monotone decreasing

then there exists an x[0,1]x \in [0,1] for which f(x)=xf(x) = x?

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