Let f be a function defined on an interval I. All we know about f is that there is a constant K> 0 so that | f (a) - f (b) | ≤ K | a - b | ^ 2 ,for all a, b ∈ I. Show that f must be constant on I.

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Let f be a function defined on an interval I. All we know about f is that there is a constant K> 0 so that
| f (a) - f (b) | ≤ K | a - b | ^ 2 ,for all a, b ∈ I.
Show that f must be constant on I.

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