grandes-ecoles 2015 QI.B

grandes-ecoles · France · centrale-maths1__psi Sequences and series, recurrence and convergence Convergence proof and limit determination

We consider a function $f$ of class $\mathcal{C}^2$ on $[0,1]$ taking values in $[0,1]$ such that $f'$ and $f''$ take non-negative values. We assume $f(1)=1$, $f'(0)<1$ and $f''(1)>0$. We set $m=f'(1)$. We denote by $x_f$ the smallest solution of $f(x)=x$.
We assume $m>1$. Show that $x_f\in[0,1[$.

We consider a function $f$ of class $\mathcal{C}^2$ on $[0,1]$ taking values in $[0,1]$ such that $f'$ and $f''$ take non-negative values. We assume $f(1)=1$, $f'(0)<1$ and $f''(1)>0$. We set $m=f'(1)$. We denote by $x_f$ the smallest solution of $f(x)=x$.

We assume $m>1$. Show that $x_f\in[0,1[$.

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QI.A.1 QI.A.2 QI.A.3 QI.B QI.C QI.D.1 QI.D.2 QI.E.1 QI.E.2 QII.A.1 QII.A.2 QII.A.3 QII.A.4 QII.A.5 QII.B QII.C.1 QII.C.2 QIII.A.1 QIII.A.2 QIII.A.3 QIII.A.4 QIII.B.1 QIII.B.2 QIII.C.1 QIII.C.2 QIII.C.3 QIV.A QIV.B QIV.C QIV.D QIV.E QIV.F QIV.G QV.A QV.B.1 QV.B.2 QV.C.1 QV.C.2 QV.D.1 QV.D.2 QV.E QV.F