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IMC 2017 Problem 9

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August 3, 2017
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Problem Statement

Define the sequence f1,f2,:[0,1)Rf_1,f_2,\ldots :[0,1)\to \mathbb{R} of continuously differentiable functions by the following recurrence: f_1=1; \qquad   f_{n+1}'=f_nf_{n+1}  \text{on $(0,1)$},   \text{and}  f_{n+1}(0)=1.
Show that limnfn(x)\lim\limits_{n\to \infty}f_n(x) exists for every x[0,1)x\in [0,1) and determine the limit function.