Problem

Source: Romania NMO - 2018

Tags: function, calculus, integration, real analysis, college contests



Let $\mathcal{F}$ be the set of continuous functions $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that $$e^{f(x)}+f(x) \geq x+1, \: \forall x \in \mathbb{R}$$For $f \in \mathcal{F},$ let $$I(f)=\int_0^ef(x) dx$$Determine $\min_{f \in \mathcal{F}}I(f).$ Liviu Vlaicu