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IMO 2011 Problem 3

  • Day 1

Let f:R→Rf : \mathbb R \to \mathbb R be a real-valued function defined on the set of real numbers that satisfies f(x+y)≤yf(x)+f(f(x))f(x + y) \leq yf(x) + f(f(x)) for all real numbers xx and yy . Prove that f(x)=0f(x) = 0 for all x≤0x \leq 0 .

Proposed by Igor Voronovich, Belarus

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Official text: IMO 2011 official English paper, page 1.

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