Problem

Source: 2001 Cuba MO 2.1

Tags: inequalities, algebra



Let $f$ be a linear function such that $f(0) = -5$ and $f(f(0)) = -15$. Find the values of $ k \in R$ for which the solutions of the inequality $f(x) \cdot f(k - x) > 0$, lie in an interval of length $2$.