IMC 2005 · Problem 5

Day 112th IMC · Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Statement

Let f:(0,)Rf : (0,\infty) \to \mathbb{R} be a twice continuously differentiable function such that

f(x)+2xf(x)+(x2+1)f(x)1|f''(x) + 2xf'(x) + (x^2+1)f(x)| \le 1

for all xx. Prove that limxf(x)=0\lim\limits_{x \to \infty} f(x) = 0.

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