IMC 2001 · Problem 5

Day 28th IMC · Prague, Czech Republic

Statement

Prove that there is no function f:R→Rf : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} with f(0)>0f(0) > 0, and such that

f(x+y)≥f(x)+yf(f(x))f(x+y) \ge f(x) + yf(f(x))

for all x,y∈Rx, y \in \mathbb{R}.

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