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Miklos Schweitzer 1949_5

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October 2, 2008
algebrapolynomialalgebra proposed

Problem Statement

Let f(x) f(x) be a polynomial of second degree the roots of which are contained in the interval [\minus{}1,\plus{}1] and let there be a point x_0\in [\minus{}1.\plus{}1] such that |f(x_0)|\equal{}1. Prove that for every α[0,1] \alpha \in [0,1], there exists a \zeta \in [\minus{}1,\plus{}1] such that |f'(\zeta)|\equal{}\alpha and that this statement is not true if α>1 \alpha>1.