This website contains problems from math contests. Problems and corresponding tags were obtained from the Art of Problem Solving website.

Tags were heavily modified to better represent problems.

AND:
OR:
NO:

Found problems: 1513

2022 Kosovo National Mathematical Olympiad, 2
Tags: function , functional equation
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ such that for all real numbers $x$ and $y$, $$f(f(x-y)-yf(x))=xf(y).$$

1984 Austrian-Polish Competition, 9
Tags: functional , functional equation , algebra
Find all functions $f: Q \to R$ satisfying $f (x + y) = f (x)f (y) - f(xy) + 1$ for all $x,y \in Q$

1993 Nordic, 1
Tags: functional equation , increasing function , algebra
Let $F$ be an increasing real function defined for all $x, 0 \le x \le 1$, satisfying the conditions (i) $F (\frac{x}{3}) = \frac{F(x)}{2}$. (ii) $F(1- x) = 1 - F(x)$. Determine $F(\frac{173}{1993})$ and $F(\frac{1}{13})$ .

PEN K Problems, 12
Tags: functional equation , function , induction
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{N}$ such that for all $m,n\in \mathbb{N}$: [list][*] $f(2)=2$, [*] $f(mn)=f(m)f(n)$, [*] $f(n+1)>f(n)$. [/list]

2000 Balkan MO, 1
Tags: algebra , functional equation
Find all functions $f: \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ such that \[ f( xf(x) + f(y) ) = f^2(x) + y \] for all $x,y\in \mathbb R$.

2014 Korea National Olympiad, 2
Tags: function , algebra , functional equation
Determine all the functions $f : \mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ that satisfies the following. $f(xf(x)+f(x)f(y)+y-1)=f(xf(x)+xy)+y-1$

2018 Abels Math Contest (Norwegian MO) Final, 3a
Tags: functional equation , polynomial , algebra
Find all polynomials $P$ such that $P(x)+3P(x+2)=3P(x+1)+P(x+3)$ for all real numbers $x$.

2022 Moldova Team Selection Test, 5
Tags: function , algebra , functional equation
The function $f:\mathbb{N} \rightarrow \mathbb{N}$ verifies: $1) f(n+2)-2022 \cdot f(n+1)+2021 \cdot f(n)=0, \forall n \in \mathbb{N};$ $2) f(20^{22})=f(22^{20});$ $3) f(2021)=2022$. Find all possible values of $f(2022)$.

2017-IMOC, N1
Tags: fe , functional equation , number theory
If $f:\mathbb N\to\mathbb R$ is a function such that $$\prod_{d\mid n}f(d)=2^n$$holds for all $n\in\mathbb N$, show that $f$ sends $\mathbb N$ to $\mathbb N$.

2024 PErA, P5
Tags: functional equation , function , algebra
Find all functions $f\colon \mathbb{R}^+ \to \mathbb{R}^+$ such that \[ f(xf(x)+y^2) = x^2+yf(y) \] for any positive reals $x,y$.

2016 Bosnia And Herzegovina - Regional Olympiad, 4
Tags: function , functional equation , algebra
Find all functions $f : \mathbb{Q} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that: $a)$ $f(1)+2>0$ $b)$ $f(x+y)-xf(y)-yf(x)=f(x)f(y)+f(x)+f(y)+xy$, $\forall x,y \in \mathbb{Q}$ $c)$ $f(x)=3f(x+1)+2x+5$, $\forall x \in \mathbb{Q}$

1997 South africa National Olympiad, 4
Tags: function , functional equation , algebra
Find all functions $f: \mathbb{Z} \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}$ which satisfy \[ f(m + f(n)) = f(m) + n \] for all $m,n \in \mathbb{Z}$.

Russian TST 2017, P1
Tags: number theory , polynomial , functional equation , sum of digits
For any positive integer $k$, denote the sum of digits of $k$ in its decimal representation by $S(k)$. Find all polynomials $P(x)$ with integer coefficients such that for any positive integer $n \geq 2016$, the integer $P(n)$ is positive and $$S(P(n)) = P(S(n)).$$ [i]Proposed by Warut Suksompong, Thailand[/i]

2024 Turkey EGMO TST, 2
Tags: number theory , function , divisibility , functional equation
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{Z}^{+} \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}^{+}$ such that the conditions $\quad a) \quad a-b \mid f(a)-f(b)$ for all $a\neq b$ and $a,b \in \mathbb{Z}^{+}$ $\quad b) \quad f(\varphi(a))=\varphi(f(a))$ for all $a \in \mathbb{Z}^{+}$ where $\varphi$ is the Euler's totient function. holds

2020 Kosovo Team Selection Test, 1
Tags: functional equation , function , algebra
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ such that, for all real numbers $x$ and $y$ satisfy, $$f\left(x+yf(x+y)\right)=y^2+f(x)f(y)$$ [i]Proposed by Dorlir Ahmeti, Kosovo[/i]

1993 Bulgaria National Olympiad, 1
Tags: functional , functional equation , algebra
Find all functions $f$ , defined and having values in the set of integer numbers, for which the following conditions are satisfied: (a) $f(1) = 1$; (b) for every two whole (integer) numbers $m$ and $n$, the following equality is satisfied: $$f(m+n)·(f(m)-f(n)) = f(m-n)·(f(m)+ f(n))$$

2023 IFYM, Sozopol, 2
Tags: functional equation , algebra
Find all functions $f: \mathbb{Z} \to \mathbb{Z}$ such that \[ f(x) + f(y - 1) + f(f(y - f(x))) = 1 \] for all integers $x$ and $y$.

VI Soros Olympiad 1999 - 2000 (Russia), 10.3
Tags: functional equation , functional , algebra
Find all functions $f$ that map the set of real numbers into the set of real numbers, satisfying the following conditions: 1) $|f(x)|\ge 1$, 2) $f(x+y)=\frac{f(x)+f(y)}{1+f(x)f(y)}$ of all real values of $x $ and $y$.

2008 SEEMOUS, Problem 3
Tags: inequalities , functional equation , fe , matrix , linear algebra
Let $\mathcal M_n(\mathbb R)$ denote the set of all real $n\times n$ matrices. Find all surjective functions $f:\mathcal M_n(\mathbb R)\to\{0,1,\ldots,n\}$ which satisfy $$f(XY)\le\min\{f(X),f(Y)\}$$for all $X,Y\in\mathcal M_n(\mathbb R)$.

2018 Iran Team Selection Test, 1
Tags: function , functional equation , algebra
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ that satisfy the following conditions: a. $x+f(y+f(x))=y+f(x+f(y)) \quad \forall x,y \in \mathbb{R}$ b. The set $I=\left\{\frac{f(x)-f(y)}{x-y}\mid x,y\in \mathbb{R},x\neq y \right\}$ is an interval. [i]Proposed by Navid Safaei[/i]

2021 Iran MO (3rd Round), 3
Tags: algebra , polynomial , function , functional equation
Polynomial $P$ with non-negative real coefficients and function $f:\mathbb{R}^+\to \mathbb{R}^+$ are given such that for all $x, y\in \mathbb{R}^+$ we have $$f(x+P(x)f(y)) = (y+1)f(x)$$ (a) Prove that $P$ has degree at most 1. (b) Find all function $f$ and non-constant polynomials $P$ satisfying the equality.

1978 Romania Team Selection Test, 2
Tags: functional equation , function , algebra
Prove that there is a function $ F:\mathbb{N}\longrightarrow\mathbb{N} $ satisfying $ (F\circ F) (n) =n^2, $ for all $ n\in\mathbb{N} . $

1998 Italy TST, 1
Tags: functional equation , functional , function , algebra
A real number $\alpha$ is given. Find all functions $f : R^+ \to R^+$ satisfying $\alpha x^2f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right) +f(x) =\frac{x}{x+1}$ for all $x > 0$.

2020 Greece National Olympiad, 1
Tags: algebra , polynomial , functional equation , functional , polynomial equation
Find all non constant polynomials $P(x),Q(x)$ with real coefficients such that: $P((Q(x))^3)=xP(x)(Q(x))^3$

2019 Taiwan TST Round 2, 1
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 $x,y\in\mathbb{Q}_{>0}$