Found problems: 1513
1979 IMO Longlists, 27
For all rational $x$ satisfying $0 \leq x < 1$, the functions $f$ is defined by
\[f(x)=\begin{cases}\frac{f(2x)}{4},&\mbox{for }0 \leq x < \frac 12,\\ \frac 34+ \frac{f(2x - 1)}{4}, & \mbox{for } \frac 12 \leq x < 1.\end{cases}\]
Given that $x = 0.b_1b_2b_3 \cdots $ is the binary representation of $x$, find, with proof, $f(x)$.
1996 Singapore Team Selection Test, 2
Prove that there is a function $f$ from the set of all natural numbers to itself such that for any natural number $n$, $f(f(n)) = n^2$.
2022 EGMO, 2
Let $\mathbb{N}=\{1, 2, 3, \dots\}$ be the set of all positive integers. Find all functions $f : \mathbb{N} \rightarrow \mathbb{N}$ such that for any positive integers $a$ and $b$, the following two conditions hold:
(1) $f(ab) = f(a)f(b)$, and
(2) at least two of the numbers $f(a)$, $f(b)$, and $f(a+b)$ are equal.
2016 Brazil Undergrad MO, 2
Find all functions \(f:\mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}\) such that
\[ f(x^2+y^2f(x)) = xf(y)^2-f(x)^2 \]
for every \(x, y \in \mathbb{R}\)
1981 IMO Shortlist, 7
The function $f(x,y)$ satisfies: $f(0,y)=y+1, f(x+1,0) = f(x,1), f(x+1,y+1)=f(x,f(x+1,y))$ for all non-negative integers $x,y$. Find $f(4,1981)$.
2011 Greece Team Selection Test, 3
Find all functions $f,g: \mathbb{Q}\to \mathbb{Q}$ such that the following two conditions hold:
$$f(g(x)-g(y))=f(g(x))-y \ \ (1)$$
$$g(f(x)-f(y))=g(f(x))-y\ \ (2)$$
for all $x,y \in \mathbb{Q}$.
2016 IMO Shortlist, A7
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ such that $f(0)\neq 0$ and for all $x,y\in\mathbb{R}$,
\[ f(x+y)^2 = 2f(x)f(y) + \max \left\{ f(x^2+y^2), f(x^2)+f(y^2) \right\}. \]
2006 Switzerland - Final Round, 1
Find all functions $f : R \to R$ such that for all $x, y \in R$ holds $$yf(2x) - xf(2y) = 8xy(x^2 - y^2).$$
2022 Iran-Taiwan Friendly Math Competition, 2
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that:
$\bullet$ $f(x)<2$ for all $x\in (0,1)$;
$\bullet$ for all real numbers $x,y$ we have:
$$max\{f(x+y),f(x-y)\}=f(x)+f(y)$$
Proposed by Navid Safaei
2018 Balkan MO Shortlist, A5
Let $f: \mathbb {R} \to \mathbb {R}$ be a concave function and $g: \mathbb {R} \to \mathbb {R}$ be a continuous function . If $$ f (x + y) + f (x-y) -2f (x) = g (x) y^2 $$for all $x, y \in \mathbb {R}, $ prove that $f $ is a second degree polynomial.
2000 Belarus Team Selection Test, 1.3
Does there exist a function $f : N\to N$ such that $f ( f (n-1)) = f (n+1)- f (n)$ for all $n \ge 2$?
1967 IMO Shortlist, 3
The function $\varphi(x,y,z)$ defined for all triples $(x,y,z)$ of real numbers, is such that there are two functions $f$ and $g$ defined for all pairs of real numbers, such that
\[\varphi(x,y,z) = f(x+y,z) = g(x,y+z)\]
for all real numbers $x,y$ and $z.$ Show that there is a function $h$ of one real variable, such that
\[\varphi(x,y,z) = h(x+y+z)\]
for all real numbers $x,y$ and $z.$
2019 Belarus Team Selection Test, 1.1
Does there exist a function $f:\mathbb N\to\mathbb N$ such that
$$
f(f(n+1))=f(f(n))+2^{n-1}
$$
for any positive integer $n$? (As usual, $\mathbb N$ stands for the set of positive integers.)
[i](I. Gorodnin)[/i]
2022 IFYM, Sozopol, 6
For the function $f : Z^2_{\ge0} \to Z_{\ge 0}$ it is known that
$$f(0, j) = f(i, 0) = 1, \,\,\,\,\, \forall i, j \in N_0$$
$$f(i, j) = if (i, j - 1) + jf(i - 1, j),\,\,\,\,\, \forall i, j \in N$$
Prove that for every natural number $n$ the following inequality holds:
$$\sum_{0\le i+j\le n+1} f(i, j) \le 2 \left(\sum^n_{k=0}\frac{1}{k!}\right)\left(\sum^n_{p=1}p!\right)+ 3$$
2021 Saudi Arabia IMO TST, 6
Find all functions $f : \mathbb{Z}\rightarrow \mathbb{Z}$ satisfying
\[f^{a^{2} + b^{2}}(a+b) = af(a) +bf(b)\]
for all integers $a$ and $b$
2001 Estonia Team Selection Test, 3
Let $k$ be a fixed real number. Find all functions $f: R \to R$ such that $f(x)+ (f(y))^2 = kf(x + y^2)$ for all real numbers $x$ and $y$.
2008 IMC, 1
Find all continuous functions $f: \mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ such that
\[ f(x)-f(y)\in \mathbb{Q}\quad \text{ for all }\quad x-y\in\mathbb{Q} \]
1998 Estonia National Olympiad, 3
A function $f$ satisfies the conditions $f (x) \ne 0$ and $f (x+2) = f (x-1) f (x+5)$ for all real x. Show that $f (x+18) = f (x)$ for any real $x$.
1959 Putnam, A3
Find all complex-valued functions $f$ of a complex variable such that $$f(z)+zf(1-z)=1+z$$
for all $z\in \mathbb{C}$.
2015 Latvia Baltic Way TST, 2
It is known about the function $f : R \to R$ that
$\bullet$ $f(x) > f(y)$ for all real $x > y$
$\bullet$ $f(x) > x$ for all real $x$
$\bullet$ $f(2x - f (x)) = x$ for all real $x$.
Prove that $f(x) = x + f(0)$ for all real numbers $x$.
2020 Costa Rica - Final Round, 4
Consider the function $ h$, defined for all positive real numbers, such that:
$$10x -6h(x) = 4h \left(\frac{2020}{x}\right) $$
for all $x > 0$. Find $h(x)$ and the value of $h(4)$.
1999 Denmark MO - Mohr Contest, 3
A function $f$ satisfies $$f(x)+xf(1-x)=x$$ for all real numbers $x$. Determine the number $f (2)$. Find $f$ .
2025 Bulgarian Winter Tournament, 10.4
The function $f: \mathbb{Z}_{>0} \times \mathbb{Z}_{>0} \to \mathbb{Z}_{>0}$ is such that $f(a,b) + f(b,c) = f(ac, b^2) + 1$ for any positive integers $a,b,c$. Assume there exists a positive integer $n$ such that $f(n, m) \leq f(n, m + 1)$ for all positive integers $m$. Determine all possible values of $f(2025, 2025)$.
KoMaL A Problems 2019/2020, A.756
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ which satisfy the following conditions: $f(x+1)=f(x)+1$ and $f(x^2)=f(x)^2.$
[i]Based on a problem of Romanian Masters of Mathematics[/i]
2020 Serbian Mathematical Olympiad, Problem 5
For a natural number $n$, with $v_2(n)$ we denote the largest integer $k\geq0$ such that $2^k|n$. Let us assume that the function $f\colon\mathbb{N}\to\mathbb{N}$ meets the conditions:
$(i)$ $f(x)\leq3x$ for all natural numbers $x\in\mathbb{N}$.
$(ii)$ $v_2(f(x)+f(y))=v_2(x+y)$ for all natural numbers $x,y\in\mathbb{N}$.
Prove that for every natural number $a$ there exists exactly one natural number $x$ such that $f(x)=3a$.