Olympiad Maths Prep

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Problem 470

AMC 12 late, AIME early
Algebra Difficulty 4.9 Find the answer

5. The quadratic function f(x)=a+bxx2f(x)=a+b x-x^{2} satisfies f(1+x)=f(1x)f(1+x)=f(1-x) for any real number xx, and f(x+m)f(x+m) is an increasing function on (,4](-\infty, 4]. Then the range of the real number mm is \qquad.

Official solution

5. m(,3]m \in(-\infty,-3]

From f(1+x)=f(1x)f(1+x)=f(1-x), we know that x=1x=1 is the axis of symmetry of f(x)f(x), thus m+41,m3m+4 \leqslant 1, m \leqslant-3.

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