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1989 Romania Team Selection Test, 1
Tags: functional , functional equation , algebra
Let $F$ be the set of all functions $f : N \to N$ which satisfy $f(f(x))-2 f(x)+x = 0$ for all $x \in N$. Determine the set $A =\{ f(1989) | f \in F\}$.

2007 IMO Shortlist, 4
Tags: algebra , functional equation
Find all functions $ f: \mathbb{R}^{ \plus{} }\to\mathbb{R}^{ \plus{} }$ satisfying $ f\left(x \plus{} f\left(y\right)\right) \equal{} f\left(x \plus{} y\right) \plus{} f\left(y\right)$ for all pairs of positive reals $ x$ and $ y$. Here, $ \mathbb{R}^{ \plus{} }$ denotes the set of all positive reals. [i]Proposed by Paisan Nakmahachalasint, Thailand[/i]

2018 CMI B.Sc. Entrance Exam, 3
Tags: functional equation , number theory , combinatorics
Let $f$ be a function on non-negative integers defined as follows $$f(2n)=f(f(n))~~~\text{and}~~~f(2n+1)=f(2n)+1$$ [b](a)[/b] If $f(0)=0$ , find $f(n)$ for every $n$. [b](b)[/b] Show that $f(0)$ cannot equal $1$. [b](c)[/b] For what non-negative integers $k$ (if any) can $f(0)$ equal $2^k$ ?

1998 AMC 12/AHSME, 17
Tags: function , algebra , functional equation , geometry , 3d geometry
Let $ f(x)$ be a function with the two properties: [list=a] [*] for any two real numbers $ x$ and $ y$, $ f(x \plus{} y) \equal{} x \plus{} f(y)$, and [*] $ f(0) \equal{} 2$ [/list] What is the value of $ f(1998)$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 0\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 1996\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 1998\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 2000$

2009 Belarus Team Selection Test, 1
Tags: algebra , functional equation , functional
Find all functions $f: R \to R$ and $g:R \to R$ such that $f(x-f(y))=xf(y)-yf(x)+g(x)$ for all real numbers $x,y$. I.Voronovich

2013 Brazil National Olympiad, 3
Tags: function , induction , limit , polynomial , functional equation , algebra
Find all injective functions $f\colon \mathbb{R}^* \to \mathbb{R}^* $ from the non-zero reals to the non-zero reals, such that \[f(x+y) \left(f(x) + f(y)\right) = f(xy)\] for all non-zero reals $x, y$ such that $x+y \neq 0$.

2013 IFYM, Sozopol, 5
Tags: functional equation , polynomial , algebra
Find all polynomilals $P$ with real coefficients, such that $(x+1)P(x-1)+(x-1)P(x+1)=2xP(x)$

2019 Taiwan APMO Preliminary Test, P6
Tags: algebra , functional equation
Let $\mathbb{N}$ denote the set of all positive integers.Function $f:\mathbb{N}\cup{0}\rightarrow\mathbb{N}\cup{0}$ satisfies :for any two distinct positive integer $a,b$, we have $$f(a)+f(b)-f(a+b)=2019$$ (1)Find $f(0)$ (2)Let $a_1,a_2,...,a_{100}$ be 100 positive integers (they are pairwise distinct), find $f(a_1)+f(a_2)+...+f(a_{100})-f(a_1+a_2+...+a_{100})$

2016 Postal Coaching, 2
Tags: function , functional equation , algebra
Determine all functions $f:\mathbb R\to\mathbb R$ such that for all $x, y \in \mathbb R$ $$f(xf(y) - yf(x)) = f(xy) - xy.$$

2024 Chile TST IMO, 4
Tags: algebra , functional equation
Let $\alpha$ be a real number. Find all the functions $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that $f(f(x+y))=f(x+y) +f(x)f(y)+ \alpha xy$ for all $x,y \in \mathbb{R}$

2016 Romanian Master of Mathematics Shortlist, A1
Tags: functional equation , functional equation in n , algebra
Determine all functions $f$ from the set of non-negative integers to itself such that $f(a + b) = f(a) + f(b) + f(c) + f(d)$, whenever $a, b, c, d$, are non-negative integers satisfying $2ab = c^2 + d^2$.

2010 ELMO Shortlist, 3
Tags: functional equation , max and min
Find all functions $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that $f(x+y) = \max(f(x),y) + \min(f(y),x)$. [i]George Xing.[/i]

2022 Taiwan TST Round 1, A
Tags: algebra , functional equation
Find all $f:\mathbb{Z}\to\mathbb{Z}$ such that \[f\left(\left\lfloor\frac{f(x)+f(y)}{2}\right\rfloor\right)+f(x)=f(f(y))+\left\lfloor\frac{f(x)+f(y)}{2}\right\rfloor\] holds for all $x,y\in\mathbb{Z}$. [i]Proposed by usjl[/i]

2020 Taiwan TST Round 2, 1
Tags: function , algebra , functional equation
Let $\mathbb{R}$ denote the set of all real numbers. Determine all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ such that for all real numbers $x$ and $y$, \[f(xy+xf(x))=f(x)\left(f(x)+f(y)\right).\]

2000 IMO Shortlist, 3
Tags: function , algebra , functional equation
Find all pairs of functions $ f : \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$, $g : \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ such that \[f \left( x + g(y) \right) = xf(y) - y f(x) + g(x) \quad\text{for all } x, y\in\mathbb{R}.\]

1975 IMO Shortlist, 10
Tags: algebra , polynomial , functional equation
Determine the polynomials P of two variables so that: [b]a.)[/b] for any real numbers $t,x,y$ we have $P(tx,ty) = t^n P(x,y)$ where $n$ is a positive integer, the same for all $t,x,y;$ [b]b.)[/b] for any real numbers $a,b,c$ we have $P(a + b,c) + P(b + c,a) + P(c + a,b) = 0;$ [b]c.)[/b] $P(1,0) =1.$

1995 North Macedonia National Olympiad, 5
Tags: function , functional , functional equation , algebra
Let $ a, b, c, d \in \mathbb {R}, $ $ b \neq0. $ Find the functions of the $ f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} $ such that $ f (x + d \cdot f (y)) = ax + by + c, $ for all $ x, y \in \mathbb{R}. $

2020 Korea National Olympiad, 1
Tags: function , algebra , functional equation
Determine all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ such that $$x^2f(x)+yf(y^2)=f(x+y)f(x^2-xy+y^2)$$ for all $x,y\in\mathbb{R}$.

2013 Taiwan TST Round 1, 3
Tags: functional equation , algebra
Find all $g:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ such that for all $x,y\in R$, \[(4x+g(x)^2)g(y)=4g(\frac{y}{2}g(x))+4xyg(x)\]

2019 Philippine TST, 4
Tags: algebra , functional equation
Let $\mathbb{Q}_{>0}$ denote the set of all positive rational numbers. Determine all functions $f:\mathbb{Q}_{>0}\to \mathbb{Q}_{>0}$ satisfying $$f(x^2f(y)^2)=f(x)^2f(y)$$ for all $x,y\in\mathbb{Q}_{>0}$

2023 Dutch BxMO TST, 2
Tags: functional equation , functional inequality , algebra
Find all functions $f : \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ for which \[f(a - b) f(c - d) + f(a - d) f(b - c) \leq (a - c) f(b - d),\] for all real numbers $a, b, c$ and $d$. Note that there is only one occurrence of $f$ on the right hand side!

1992 IMO, 2
Tags: function , algebra , functional equation
Let $\,{\mathbb{R}}\,$ denote the set of all real numbers. Find all functions $\,f: {\mathbb{R}}\rightarrow {\mathbb{R}}\,$ such that \[ f\left( x^{2}+f(y)\right) =y+\left( f(x)\right) ^{2}\hspace{0.2in}\text{for all}\,x,y\in \mathbb{R}. \]

2014 Contests, 4
Tags: number theory , algebra , functional equation
Let $\mathbb{Z} _{>0}$ be the set of positive integers. Find all functions $f: \mathbb{Z} _{>0}\rightarrow \mathbb{Z} _{>0}$ such that \[ m^2 + f(n) \mid mf(m) +n \] for all positive integers $m$ and $n$.

2025 NEPALTST, 3
Tags: algebra , functional equation
Find all functions $f : \mathbb{R}^+ \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^+$ such that \[f(f(x)) + xf(xy) = x + f(y)\] for all positive real numbers $x$ and $y$. [i](Andrew Brahms, USA)[/i]

Kvant 2020, M2613
Tags: functional equation , algebra , number theory
Find all functions $f : \mathbb{N}\rightarrow{\mathbb{N}}$ such that for all positive integers $m$ and $n$ the number $f(m)+n-m$ is divisible by $f(n)$.