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- Sure, I can help you solve this math problem step by step.
- Let's begin by defining the given inequality and rearranging it to isolate one of the variables.
- xf(y) + yf(x) <= 2
- xf(y) <= 2 - yf(x)
- f(y) <= (2/x) - (y/x)f(x)
- Now, we have an expression for f(y) in terms of f(x).
- Let's consider a fixed value of x and define a new function g(x) = 2/x. This function is continuous and decreasing for x > 0. Therefore, for any fixed value of x, there exists a unique value of y such that f(y) = g(x) - (y/x)f(x).
- Let's plug this expression for f(y) back into the original inequality:
- xf(y) + yf(x) <= 2
- x(g(x) - (y/x)f(x)) + yf(x) <= 2
- g(x) <= (y/x)f(x) + (2-yf(x))/x
- Since g(x) is fixed for a given value of x, there exists a unique value of y that satisfies this inequality. Therefore, we can say that f(x) is a monotonically decreasing function.
- Now, let's consider the case when x = y. In this case, the inequality becomes:
- xf(x) + xf(x) <= 2
- 2xf(x) <= 2
- f(x) <= 1
- Since f(x) is monotonically decreasing, this implies that f(x) <= 1 for all x > 0.
- Let's now consider the case when f(x) = 1 for some x. In this case, the inequality becomes:
- xf(y) + y <= 2
- y <= 2 - xf(y)
- y/x <= 2/x - f(y)
- Since y/x and 2/x are fixed, there exists a unique value of f(y) that satisfies this inequality. This implies that f(x) cannot be equal to 1 for any x > 0.
- Therefore, the only function that satisfies the given conditions is f(x) = 1/x.
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