The Largest Shifted Interval

Problem

A quadratic function f(x)=ax2+bx+cf(x)=ax^2+bx+c (a,b,cRa,b,c\in\mathbb R, a0a\neq 0) satisfies the following conditions:

1. f(x4)=f(2x)f(x-4)=f(2-x) for all xRx\in\mathbb R, and f(x)xf(x)\geqslant x for all xRx\in\mathbb R; 2. f(x)(x+12)2f(x)\leqslant\left(\dfrac{x+1}2\right)^2 for all x(0,2)x\in(0,2); 3. the minimum value of f(x)f(x) on R\mathbb R is 00.

Find the largest mm (m>1m>1) such that there exists tRt\in\mathbb R with

f(x+t)xfor all x[1,m].f(x+t)\leqslant x\quad\text{for all }x\in[1,m].

Answer

Solution

Difficulty8/10
Topicsfunctions, Quadratic Equations, Extrema, Symmetry

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