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Putnam 1999 B4

  • Session B

Let ff be a real function with a continuous third derivative such that f(x),f′(x),f′′(x),f′′′(x)f(x), f'(x), f''(x), f'''(x) are positive for all xx. Suppose that f′′′(x)≤f(x)f'''(x)\leq f(x) for all xx. Show that f′(x)<2f(x)f'(x)<2f(x) for all xx.

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