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IMC 2014, Problem 8

Source: IMC 2014

July 27, 2016
IMCcollege contestscalculusderivativefunction

Problem Statement

Let f(x)=sinxxf(x)=\frac{\sin x}{x}, for x>0x>0, and let nn be a positive integer. Prove that f(n)(x)<1n+1|f^{(n)}(x)|<\frac{1}{n+1}, where f(n)f^{(n)} denotes the nthn^{\mathrm{th}} derivative of ff.
(Proposed by Alexander Bolbot, State University, Novosibirsk)