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KöMaL problem A, 2015

Algebra Difficulty 6.0 National Olympiad Prove it Hungary

Let p(x)p(x) be a polynomial of degree at most nn such that ∣p(x)∣≤1x\big|p(x)\big|\le\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} for 0<x≤10<x\le 1. Prove that ∣p(0)∣≤2n+1\big|p(0)\big|\le 2n+1.
(5 pont)

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