A Differential Inequality

8/10calculusMonotonicity

Problem

A differentiable function ff on R\mathbb{R} satisfies

(x314)f(2x)2xf(2x)>0for all x.(x - 314)\,f(2x) - 2x\,f'(2x) > 0 \qquad \text{for all } x.

Prove that f(x)<0f(x) < 0 for all xRx \in \mathbb{R}.

Answer

Solution

Difficulty8/10
Topicscalculus, Monotonicity

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