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Miklos Schweitzer 1963_7

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September 19, 2008
functionintegrationabsolute valuereal analysisreal analysis unsolved

Problem Statement

Prove that for every convex function f(x) f(x) defined on the interval \minus{}1\leq x \leq 1 and having absolute value at most 1 1, there is a linear function h(x) h(x) such that \int_{\minus{}1}^1|f(x)\minus{}h(x)|dx\leq 4\minus{}\sqrt{8}. [L. Fejes-Toth]