IMC 2012 · Problem 4

Day 119th IMC · Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Statement

Let f:R→Rf : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} be a continuously differentiable function that satisfies f′(t)>f(f(t))f'(t) > f(f(t)) for all t∈Rt \in \mathbb{R}. Prove that f(f(f(t)))≤0f(f(f(t))) \le 0 for all t≥0t \ge 0.

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