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Putnam 1946 A1

  • Session A

Suppose that the function f(x)=ax2+bx+cf(x)=a x^2 +bx+c , where a,b,ca,b,c are real, satisfies the condition ∣f(x)∣≤1|f(x)|\leq 1 for ∣x∣≤1|x|\leq1 . Prove that ∣f′(x)∣≤4|f'(x)|\leq 4 for ∣x∣≤1|x|\leq1 .

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