Let ff be a real smooth (i.e. infinitely-differentiable) function such that f′(x)2=f(x)f′′(x)f'(x)^2 = f(x) f''(x) for all real xx. Suppose f(0)=1f(0) = 1 and f(4)(0)=9f^{(4)}(0) = 9. How many possible values of f′(0)f'(0) are there?

Source: HMMT February 2005

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