IMC 2012 · Problem 4

Day 119th IMC · Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Statement

Let f:RRf : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} be a continuously differentiable function that satisfies f(t)>f(f(t))f'(t) > f(f(t)) for all tRt \in \mathbb{R}. Prove that f(f(f(t)))0f(f(f(t))) \le 0 for all t0t \ge 0.

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