IMC 2020 · Problem 4

Day 127th IMC · Online

Statement

A polynomial pp with real coefficients satisfies the equation p(x+1)−p(x)=x100p(x + 1) - p(x) = x^{100} for all x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R}. Prove that p(1−t)⩾p(t)p(1 - t) \geqslant p(t) for 0⩽t⩽1/20 \leqslant t \leqslant 1/2.

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