TITLE: Proving that if $|f''(x)| \le A$ then $|f'(x)| \le A/2$
QUESTION [14 upvotes]: Suppose that $f(x)$ is differentiable on $[0,1]$ and $f(0) = f(1) = 0$. It is also
  known that $|f''(x)| \le A$ for every $x \in (0,1)$. Prove that
  $|f'(x)| \le A/2$ for every $x \in [0,1]$.

I'll explain what I did so far. First using Rolle's theorem, there is some point $c \in [0,1]$ so $f'(c) = 0$.
EDIT: My first preliminary solution was wrong so I tried something else.
EDIT2: Another revision :\
I define a Taylor series of a second order around the point $1$:
$$ f(x) = f(1) + f'(1)(x-1) + \frac12 f''(d_1)(x-1)^2 $$
$$ f(0) = f(1) + f'(1)(-1) + \frac12 f''(d_1)(-1)^2 $$
$$ |f'(1)| = \frac12 |f''(d_1)| <= \frac12 A $$
Now I develop a Taylor series of a first order for $f'(x)$ around $1$:
$$ f'(x) = f'(1) + f''(d_2)(x-1) $$
$$ |f'(x)| = |f'(1)| + x*|f''(d_2)|-|f''(d_2)| \leq \frac{A}{2} + A - A = \frac{A}{2} $$
It looks correct to me, what do you guys think?
Note: I cannot use integrals, because we have not covered them yet.

REPLY [8 votes]: I've already give an answer without Integral to this question in another post. I'll duplicate the answer here. If it's against policy please tell me what I should do.

I manage an answer using both time a taylor expansion center at a point $x \in \left [0, 1 \right ]$. I get 
  $$
f(h) = f(x)+f'(x)(h-x) + \frac{1}{2} f''(\xi(h))(h-x)^2
$$
now for h = 0 and h = 1, I get 
$$0=f(x)-xf'(x)+\frac{1}{2}x^2f''(\xi(0))$$
  and
  $$0=f(x)+f'(x)-xf'(x)+\frac{1}{2}(1-x)^2f''(\xi(1)).$$
  Subtracting one to the other to get $f(x)$ out and a little manipulation yield:
  $$|f'(x)| = \frac{1}{2}|x^2f''(\xi(0))-(1-x)^2f''(\xi(1))|\leq\frac{1}{2}(|x^2f''(\xi(0))|+|(1-x)^2f''(\xi(1))|)\leq \frac{A}{2}(|x^2|+|1-x|^2) $$
since $x \in \left [0, 1 \right ], (|x^2|+|1-x|^2) \leq1 $ and we get the result.