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Putnam 2009 A6

  • Session A

Let f:[0,1]2→Rf:[0,1]^2 \to \mathbb{R} be a continuous function on the closed unit square such that ∂f∂x\frac{\partial f}{\partial x} and ∂f∂y\frac{\partial f}{\partial y} exist and are continuous on the interior (0,1)2(0,1)^2. Let a=∫01f(0,y)dya = \int_0^1 f(0,y) dy, b=∫01f(1,y)dyb = \int_0^1 f(1,y) dy, c=∫01f(x,0)dxc = \int_0^1 f(x,0) dx, d=∫01f(x,1)dxd = \int_0^1 f(x,1) dx. Prove or disprove: There must be a point (x0,y0)(x_0,y_0) in (0,1)2(0,1)^2 such that ∂f∂x(x0,y0)=b−aand∂f∂y(x0,y0)=d−c.\frac{\partial f}{\partial x} (x_0,y_0) = b - a \text{and} \frac{\partial f}{\partial y} (x_0,y_0) = d - c.

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Human solution Solution 1 by Kiran Kedlaya and Lenny Ng

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