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China Mathematical Competition

China algebra

Problem

Let be an odd function on , and for . Suppose for any , . Then the range of real number is ______.
Solution
According to the given condition, we have So . Therefore, the original inequality is equivalent to .

As is increasing over , then , i.e., Furthermore, since , reaches the maximum value when . Therefore, , from which we obtain , i.e., .

The answer is then .
Final answer
[√2, +∞)

Techniques

Injectivity / surjectivityLinear and quadratic inequalities