Let $f: \Bbb{R} \rightarrow \Bbb{R}$ be a differentiable function , and suppose that there is a constant $A<1$ such that $|f'(t)|\le A$ for all real $t$. Define a sequence $\{x_n\}$ by $ $$$x_{n+1}=\frac{2x_n+3f(x_n)}{5}$$
Prove that the sequence $\{x_n\}$ is convergent and that its limit is the unique fixed point of $f$
I tried using the Banach fixed point theorem but it doesn't seem to apply here
By the mean value theorem, for any $u, v \in \Bbb R$, we can find $t \in (u, v)$ so that: $$ \frac{f(u) - f(v)}{u - v} = f'(t) $$
Given that $\left|f'(t)\right| \le A < 1$, it follows that: $$ \left|f(u) - f(v)\right| \le A |u - v| $$
Hence, $f$ is a contraction.
Now define $g(t) = \dfrac{2t + 3f(t)}{5}$. By a simple calculation we find that: $$ \left|g(u) - g(v)\right| = \left|\dfrac{2(u-v) + 3\left(f(u) - f(v)\right)}{5}\right| \le \dfrac{2 + 3A}{5} |u - v| $$
Since $A < 1$, $\dfrac{2 + 3A}{5} < 1$ and $g$ is also a contraction.
Now apply the Banach fixed point theorem to $x_{n+1} = g(x_n)$ to arrive at the desired result.