We consider the n-th order ordinary differential equation y (n) +f(y)=0,x∈[0,1],n≥2 together with the two-point boundary conditions at 0,y (i) (0)=0,i=0,⋯,n-2, and at 1, y(1)=0 and also with y (n-2) (1)=0, at 1. We give growth conditions on f≥0 which lead to the existence of at least three positive solutions. Our results complement those of Leggett and Williams, Avery, Anderson, and of
... [Show full abstract] Lakshmikantham et al. Moreover, our approach is similar to theirs and our results coincide with those of Avery in the case n=2.