On some composite functional inequalities (Q623390)

Motivated by a numerical identity due to Tarski and an analogue inequality due to \textit{L. Maligranda} [Banach J. Math. Anal. 2, No.~2, 31--41 (2008; Zbl 1147.46020)], the author continues the investigations concerning the following three functional inequalities: \[ \begin{aligned} &f(f(x)-f(y))\leq f(x+y)+f(f(x-y))-f(x)-f(y),\\ &f(f(x)-f(y))\leq f(f(x+y))+f(x-y)-f(x)-f(y),\\ &f(f(x)-f(y))\leq f(f(x+y))+f(f(x-y))-f(f(x))-f(y),\\ \end{aligned} \] in the class of real--to--real mappings continuously differentiable. It is proved that, under some additional conditions concerning the values \(f(0)\) and/or \(f'(0)\), the solutions are given by mappings of the form \(f(x)=\alpha x\), where \(\alpha\) depends on the values \(f(0)\) and \(f'(0)\).