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IMC 1994 D2 P1
IMC 1994 D2 P1
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March 6, 2017
IMC
real analysis
Problem Statement
Let
f
∈
C
1
[
a
,
b
]
f\in C^1[a,b]
f
∈
C
1
[
a
,
b
]
,
f
(
a
)
=
0
f(a)=0
f
(
a
)
=
0
and suppose that
λ
∈
R
\lambda\in\mathbb R
λ
∈
R
,
λ
>
0
\lambda >0
λ
>
0
, is such that
∣
f
′
(
x
)
∣
≤
λ
∣
f
(
x
)
∣
|f'(x)|\leq \lambda |f(x)|
∣
f
′
(
x
)
∣
≤
λ
∣
f
(
x
)
∣
for all
x
∈
[
a
,
b
]
x\in [a,b]
x
∈
[
a
,
b
]
. Is it true that
f
(
x
)
=
0
f(x)=0
f
(
x
)
=
0
for all
x
∈
[
a
,
b
]
x\in [a,b]
x
∈
[
a
,
b
]
?
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