Found problems: 1513
2022 Iran MO (3rd Round), 2
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{N}\to\mathbb{N}$ such that for all $x,y\in\mathbb{N}$:
$$0\le y+f(x)-f^{f(y)}(x)\le1$$
that here
$$f^n(x)=\underbrace{f(f(\ldots(f}_{n}(x))\ldots)$$
2016 Vietnam National Olympiad, 1
Find all $a\in\mathbb{R}$ such that there is function $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$
i) $f(1)=2016$
ii) $f(x+y+f(y))=f(x)+ay\quad\forall x,y\in\mathbb{R}$
2002 IMO Shortlist, 4
Find all functions $f$ from the reals to the reals such that \[ \left(f(x)+f(z)\right)\left(f(y)+f(t)\right)=f(xy-zt)+f(xt+yz) \] for all real $x,y,z,t$.
2020 Taiwan TST Round 3, 3
Let $\mathbb Z$ be the set of integers. We consider functions $f :\mathbb Z\to\mathbb Z$ satisfying
\[f\left(f(x+y)+y\right)=f\left(f(x)+y\right)\]
for all integers $x$ and $y$. For such a function, we say that an integer $v$ is [i]f-rare[/i] if the set
\[X_v=\{x\in\mathbb Z:f(x)=v\}\]
is finite and nonempty.
(a) Prove that there exists such a function $f$ for which there is an $f$-rare integer.
(b) Prove that no such function $f$ can have more than one $f$-rare integer.
[i]Netherlands[/i]
1998 Belarusian National Olympiad, 8
a) Prove that for no real a such that $0 \le a <1$ there exists a function defined on the set of all positive numbers and taking values in the same set, satisfying for all positive $x$ the equality $$f\left(f(x)+\frac{1}{f(x)}\right)=x+a \,\,\,\,\,\,\, (*) $$
b) Prove that for any $a>1$ there are infinitely many functions defined on the set of all positive numbers, with values in the same set, satisfying ($*$) for all positive x.
2016 Dutch IMO TST, 4
Find all funtions $f:\mathbb R\to\mathbb R$ such that: $$f(xy-1)+f(x)f(y)=2xy-1$$ for all $x,y\in \mathbb{R}$.
2021 JHMT HS, 4
There is a unique differentiable function $f$ from $\mathbb{R}$ to $\mathbb{R}$ satisfying $f(x) + (f(x))^3 = x + x^7$ for all real $x.$ The derivative of $f(x)$ at $x = 2$ can be expressed as a common fraction $a/b.$ Compute $a + b.$
2007 AIME Problems, 14
Let $f(x)$ be a polynomial with real coefficients such that $f(0) = 1,$ $f(2)+f(3)=125,$ and for all $x$, $f(x)f(2x^{2})=f(2x^{3}+x).$ Find $f(5).$
2010 Contests, 2
Find all functions $ f: \mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ such that we have $f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y) + f(xy)$ for all $ x,y\in \mathbb{R}$
2021 Philippine MO, 3
Denote by $\mathbb{Q}^+$ the set of positive rational numbers. A function $f : \mathbb{Q}^+ \to \mathbb{Q}$ satisfies
• $f(p) = 1$ for all primes $p$, and
• $f(ab) = af(b) + bf(a)$ for all $ a,b \in \mathbb{Q}^+ $.
For which positive integers $n$ does the equation $nf(c) = c$ have at least one solution $c$ in $\mathbb{Q}^+$?
2007 Balkan MO Shortlist, A6
Find all real functions $f$ defined on $ \mathbb R$, such that \[f(f(x)+y) = f(f(x)-y)+4f(x)y ,\] for all real numbers $x,y$.
OMMC POTM, 2022 2
Find all functions $f:\mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ (from the set of real numbers to itself) where$$f(x-y)+xf(x-1)+f(y)=x^2$$for all reals $x,y.$
Proposed by [b]cj13609517288[/b]
2022 Thailand Online MO, 3
Let $\mathbb{N}$ be the set of positive integers. Across all function $f:\mathbb{N}\to\mathbb{N}$ such that $$mn+1\text{ divides } f(m)f(n)+1$$ for all positive integers $m$ and $n$, determine all possible values of $f(101).$
2002 All-Russian Olympiad, 1
The polynomials $P$, $Q$, $R$ with real coefficients, one of which is degree $2$ and two of degree $3$, satisfy the equality $P^2+Q^2=R^2$. Prove that one of the polynomials of degree $3$ has three real roots.
2011 IMAR Test, 3
Given an integer number $n \ge 2$, show that there exists a function $f : R \to R$ such that $f(x) + f(2x) + ...+ f(nx) = 0$, for all $x \in R$, and $f(x) = 0$ if and only if $x = 0$.
2019 Germany Team Selection Test, 1
Let $\mathbb{Q}^+$ denote the set of all positive rational numbers. Determine all functions $f:\mathbb{Q}^+\to \mathbb{Q}^+$ satisfying$$f(x^2f(y)^2)=f(x^2)f(y)$$for all $x,y\in\mathbb{Q}^+$
2017 Estonia Team Selection Test, 6
Find all functions $f:(0,\infty)\rightarrow (0,\infty)$ such that for any $x,y\in (0,\infty)$, $$xf(x^2)f(f(y)) + f(yf(x)) = f(xy) \left(f(f(x^2)) + f(f(y^2))\right).$$
2014 Belarus Team Selection Test, 3
Do there exist functions $f$ and $g$, $f : R \to R$, $g : R \to R$ such that $f(x + f(y)) = y^2 + g(x)$ for all real $x$ and $y$ ?
(I. Gorodnin)
2019 Greece Team Selection Test, 4
Find all functions $f:(0,\infty)\mapsto\mathbb{R}$ such that $\displaystyle{(y^2+1)f(x)-yf(xy)=yf\left(\frac{x}{y}\right),}$ for every $x,y>0$.
2022 Indonesia MO, 1
Determine all functions $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that for any $x,y \in \mathbb{R}$ we have
\[ f(f(f(x)) + f(y)) = f(y) - f(x) \]
1992 IMO Longlists, 32
Let $S_n = \{1, 2,\cdots, n\}$ and $f_n : S_n \to S_n$ be defined inductively as follows: $f_1(1) = 1, f_n(2j) = j \ (j = 1, 2, \cdots , [n/2])$ and
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[*][b][i](i)[/i][/b] if $n = 2k \ (k \geq 1)$, then $f_n(2j - 1) = f_k(j) + k \ (j = 1, 2, \cdots, k);$
[*][b][i](ii)[/i][/b] if $n = 2k + 1 \ (k \geq 1)$, then $f_n(2k + 1) = k + f_{k+1}(1), f_n(2j - 1) = k + f_{k+1}(j + 1) \ (j = 1, 2,\cdots , k).$[/list]
Prove that $f_n(x) = x$ if and only if $x$ is an integer of the form
\[\frac{(2n + 1)(2^d - 1)}{2^{d+1} - 1}\]
for some positive integer $d.$
2017 239 Open Mathematical Olympiad, 3
Find all functions $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that for all real number $x,y$, $$(y+1)f(yf(x))=yf(x(y+1)).$$
1994 IMO, 5
Let $ S$ be the set of all real numbers strictly greater than −1. Find all functions $ f: S \to S$ satisfying the two conditions:
(a) $ f(x \plus{} f(y) \plus{} xf(y)) \equal{} y \plus{} f(x) \plus{} yf(x)$ for all $ x, y$ in $ S$;
(b) $ \frac {f(x)}{x}$ is strictly increasing on each of the two intervals $ \minus{} 1 < x < 0$ and $ 0 < x$.
2014 Germany Team Selection Test, 2
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 $n$.
2024 Turkey Team Selection Test, 2
Find all $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ functions such that
$$f(x+y)^3=(x+2y)f(x^2)+f(f(y))(x^2+3xy+y^2)$$
for all real numbers $x,y$