Let t1 < t2< < tgg be real numbers, and consider the function f: R+ R

be given by f(7) =| * -t1|+ |r - +

t2 | + + | -tg9 . Show that
mincR f(r) f(tso).
=
Let f and g be two non-decreasing twice differentiable functions defined on an
interval (a, b) such that for each r E (a, b), f" (x) g(z) and g'(r)
=
f(r). =

Suppose also that f(c)g(t) is linear in r on (a,6). Show that we must have
f(r) =
g(r) = 0 for all z e (a,6).
Let S ={1,2,...,1} For every non-empty subset A of 5, let m(A) denote the
maximum element of A. Then, show that

m(A) (l - 1)2' +1
=

where the summation in the left hand side of the above equation is taken over
all non-empty subsets A of S.

1. Let mi < m2< < m be positive integers such that mi m

m2
are in arithmetic progression. 'Then prove that k<m +2.
2. For any integer k> 0, give an example of a sequence of k positive integers
whose reciprocals are in arithmetic progression.
Let f be a differentiable function such that f(f(r)) =t for z E (0, 1]. Suppose
f(0) = 1. Determine the value of fr f(r))2016 daz.
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Let {ann>1 be a sequence of real numbers defined recursively by

3n
an+12+an
for all n21.
i) If 0 < a1 < 1, then prove that {ann>1 is increasing and limn- @n =1.
ii) If a 1 , then prove that {an}n1 is decreasing and lim,-o Q, =1.
Supposef: R R is a function given by

(1 if = 1,
f(r) = e

(a10-1)
l o

+ (t - 1' sin (L) if #1.

(a) Find f(1).
100
k
(b) Evaluate lim 100u- u 1+
k=1
Let the sequence {anln>1 be defined by

an tan(n6),
where tan(4) =
2. Show that for all n, an is a rational number which can be
Written with an odd denominator.