Suppose that $X$ and $Y$ are two metric spaces and $f:X \longrightarrow Y$ is a continious function. Also for every compact set $K \subseteq Y$, it's pre-image $f^{pre}(K)$ is a compact set in $X$. Prove that $f$ is a closed function, i.e for every close set $C\subseteq X$, it's image $f(C)$ is a closed subset of $Y$.

Let $ f(n)$ be a function defined on the set of all positive integers and having its values in the same set. Suppose that $ f(f(n) \plus{} f(m)) \equal{} m \plus{} n$ for all positive integers $ n,m.$ Find the possible value for $ f(1988).$

Let $n$ be a positive integer. Prove that the number of ways to express $n$ as a sum of distinct positive integers (up to order) and the number of ways to express $n$ as a sum of odd positive integers (up to order) are the same.

Find the number of ways a series of $+$ and $-$ signs can be inserted between the numbers $0,1,2,\cdots, 12$ such that the value of the resulting expression is divisible by 5. [i]Proposed by Matthew Lerner-Brecher[/i]

In whatever follows $f$ denotes a differentiable function from $\mathbb{R}$ to $\mathbb{R}$. $f \circ f$ denotes the composition of $f(x)$. $\textbf{(a)}$ If $f\circ f(x) = f(x) \forall x \in \mathbb{R}$ then for all $x$, $f'(x) =$ or $f'(f(x)) =$. Fill in the blank and justify. $\textbf{(b)}$Assume that the range of $f$ is of the form $ \left(-\infty , +\infty \right), [a, \infty ),(- \infty , b], [a, b] $. Show that if $f \circ f = f$, then the range of $f$ is $\mathbb{R}$. [hide=Hint](Hint: Consider a maximal element in the range of f)[/hide] $\textbf{(c)}$ If $g$ satisfies $g \circ g \circ g = g$, then $g$ is onto. Prove that $g$ is either strictly increasing or strictly decreasing. Furthermore show that if $g$ is strictly increasing, then $g$ is unique.

Let $\{a_n\}_{n=1}^{\infty}$ be a sequence of positive integers for which \[ a_{n+2} = \left[\frac{2a_n}{a_{n+1}}\right]+\left[\frac{2a_{n+1}}{a_n}\right]. \] Prove that there exists a positive integer $m$ such that $a_m=4$ and $a_{m+1} \in\{3,4\}$. [b]Note.[/b] $[x]$ is the greatest integer not exceeding $x$.

Let $f$ be a function from the set of integers to the set of positive integers. Suppose that, for any two integers $m$ and $n$, the difference $f(m) - f(n)$ is divisible by $f(m- n)$. Prove that, for all integers $m$ and $n$ with $f(m) \leq f(n)$, the number $f(n)$ is divisible by $f(m)$. [i]Proposed by Mahyar Sefidgaran, Iran[/i]

Let $a\# b$ be defined as $ab-a-3$. For example, $4\#5=20-4-3=13$ Compute $(2\#0)\#(1\#4)$.

Let $a,b,c,d\in\mathbb{Z}_{\ge 0}$, $d\ne 0$ and the function $f:\mathbb{Z}_{\ge 0}\to\mathbb Z_{\ge 0}$ defined by \[f(n)=\left\lfloor \frac{an+b}{cn+d}\right\rfloor\text{ for all } n\in\mathbb{Z}_{\ge 0}.\] Prove that the following are equivalent: [list=1] [*] $f$ is surjective; [*] $c=0$, $b<d$ and $0<a\le d$. [/list] [i]Tiberiu Trif[/i]

Find all functions $f$ from the set of real numbers into the set of real numbers which satisfy for all $x$, $y$ the identity \[ f\left(xf(x+y)\right) = f\left(yf(x)\right) +x^2\] [i]Proposed by Japan[/i]

Found all functions $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$, such that for any $x,y \in \mathbb{R}$, \[f(x^2+xy+f(y))=f^2(x)+xf(y)+y.\]

Let $ f$ be a finite real function of one variable. Let $ \overline{D}f$ and $ \underline{D}f$ be its upper and lower derivatives, respectively, that is, \[ \overline{D}f\equal{}\limsup_{{h,k\rightarrow 0}_{{h,k \geq 0}_{h\plus{}k>0}}} \frac{f(x\plus{}h)\minus{}f(x\minus{}k)}{h\plus{}k}\] , \[ \underline{D}f\equal{}\liminf_{{h,k\rightarrow 0}_{{h,k \geq 0}_{h\plus{}k>0}}} \frac{f(x\plus{}h)\minus{}f(x\minus{}k)}{h\plus{}k}.\] Show that $ \overline{D}f$ and $ \underline{D}f$ are Borel-measurable functions. [A. Csaszar]

Let $I \subset \mathbb{R}$ be an open interval and $f:I \to \mathbb{R}$ a twice differentiable function such that $f(x)f''(x)=0,$ for any $x \in I.$ Prove that $f''(x)=0,$ for any $x \in I.$

For a function $f : [0,1] \to [0,1] $ we define $f^1 = f $ and $f^{n+1} (x) = f (f^n(x))$ for $0 \le x \le 1$ and $n \in N$. Given that there is a $n$ such that $|f^n(x) - f^n(y)| < |x - y| $ for all distinct $x, y \in [0,1]$, prove that there is a unique $x_0 \in [0,1]$ such that $f (x_0) = x_0$.

Let $ C$ be a nonempty closed bounded subset of the real line and $ f: C\to C$ be a nondecreasing continuous function. Show that there exists a point $ p\in C$ such that $ f(p) \equal{} p$. (A set is closed if its complement is a union of open intervals. A function $ g$ is nondecreasing if $ g(x)\le g(y)$ for all $ x\le y$.)