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Putnam 1998 A3

  • Session A

Let ff be a real function on the real line with continuous third derivative. Prove that there exists a point aa such that f(a)⋅f′(a)⋅f′′(a)⋅f′′′(a)≥0.f(a)\cdot f'(a) \cdot f''(a) \cdot f'''(a)\geq 0 .

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