An Exists-Forall Chain

8/10ExtremacalculusMonotonicityinequality

Problem

Let mm be real, and set f(x)=ex+1maf(x) = e^{x+1} - ma and g(x)=aexxg(x) = ae^x - x. If there exists a real aa such that f(x)g(x)f(x) \leqslant g(x) for all xRx \in \mathbb{R}, find the range of possible values of mm.

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Difficulty8/10
TopicsExtrema, calculus, Monotonicity, inequality

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