IMC 2019 · Problem 6

Day 226th IMC · Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Statement

Let f,g ⁣:RRf, g \colon \mathbb{R} \longrightarrow \mathbb{R} be continuous functions such that gg is differentiable. Assume that (f(0)g(0))(g(1)f(1))>0\big(f(0) - g'(0)\big)\big(g'(1) - f(1)\big) > 0. Show that there exists a point c(0,1)c \in (0, 1) such that f(c)=g(c)f(c) = g'(c).

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