Problem

Source: 2020 Thailand October Camp 1.2

Tags: function, functional equation, unbounded, algebra



Let $f:\mathbb{R}^+\to\mathbb{R}^+$ be such that $$f(x+f(y))^2\geq f(x)\left(f(x+f(y))+f(y)\right)$$for all $x,y\in\mathbb{R}^+$. Show that $f$ is unbounded, i.e. for each $M\in\mathbb{R}^+$, there exists $x\in\mathbb{R}^+$ such that $f(x)>M$.