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IMC 1994 D2 P1

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March 6, 2017
IMCreal analysis

Problem Statement

Let fC1[a,b]f\in C^1[a,b], f(a)=0f(a)=0 and suppose that λR\lambda\in\mathbb R, λ>0\lambda >0, is such that f(x)λf(x)|f'(x)|\leq \lambda |f(x)| for all x[a,b]x\in [a,b]. Is it true that f(x)=0f(x)=0 for all x[a,b]x\in [a,b]?