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Find all functions $f: R\to R$ with the property that $xf (y) + yf (x) = (x + y) f (xy)$ for all $x, y \in R$.
Find all functions $f:(0,\infty)\to(0,\infty)$ such that $$f(f(f(x)))+4f(f(x))+f(x)=6x.$$
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ such that $$f(x^2y)=f(xy)+yf(f(x)+y)$$ for all real numbers $x$ and $y$.
Find all functions $f :\Bbb{ R}\to \Bbb{Z}$ such that $$\left( f(f(y) - x) \right)^2+ f(x)^2 + f(y)^2 = f(y) \cdot \left( 1 + 2f(f(y)) \right),$$ for all $x, y \in \Bbb{R}.$
Find all functions $f:\mathbb Z\to \mathbb Z$ such that for all surjective functions $g:\mathbb Z\to \mathbb Z$, $f+g$ is also surjective. (A function $g$ is surjective over $\mathbb Z$ if for all integers $y$, there exists an integer $x$ such that $g(x)=y$.) [i]Proposed by Sean Li[/i]
Find all functions $f:\mathbb Z\to\mathbb Z$ such that $f$ is unbounded and \[2f(m)f(n)-f(n-m)-1\] is a perfect square for all integer $m,n.$
Let $S$ be the set of all real numbers greater than or equal to $1$. Determine all functions$ f: S \to S$, so that for all real numbers $x ,y \in S$ with $x^2 -y^2 \in S$ the condition $f (x^2 -y^2) = f (xy)$ is fulfilled.
Consider a function $f:\mathbb N\rightarrow \mathbb N$ such that for any two positive integers $x,y$, the equation $f(xf(y))=yf(x)$ holds. Find the smallest possible value of $f(2007)$.
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, $f(x)$.
Find all functions $f:\mathbb R\to\mathbb R$ such that $$f\left( x^2+xf(y)\right)=xf(x+y)$$ for all reals $x,y$.
Find all continuous functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that \[(f(x)f(y)-1)f(x+y)=2f(x)f(y)-f(x)-f(y)\quad \forall x,y\in \mathbb{R}\]
Let $n\geq 0$ be an integer and let $p \equiv 7 \pmod 8$ be a prime number. Prove that \[ \sum^{p-1}_{k=1} \left \{ \frac {k^{2^n}}p - \frac 12 \right\} = \frac {p-1}2 . \] [i]Călin Popescu[/i]
find all function $f:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that \[f(x^3-xf(y)^2)=xf(x+y)f(x-y)\] holds for all real number $x$, $y$. [i]Proposed by chengbilly[/i]
Let $ f, g$ and $ a$ be polynomials with real coefficients, $ f$ and $ g$ in one variable and $ a$ in two variables. Suppose \[ f(x) \minus{} f(y) \equal{} a(x, y)(g(x) \minus{} g(y)) \forall x,y \in \mathbb{R}\] Prove that there exists a polynomial $ h$ with $ f(x) \equal{} h(g(x)) \text{ } \forall x \in \mathbb{R}.$
Let $ f, g: \mathbb {R} \to \mathbb {R} $ function such that $ f (x + g (y)) = - x + y + 1 $ for each pair of real numbers $ x $ e $ y $. What is the value of $ g (x + f (y) $?
Find all functions $ f: \mathbb{Z}\setminus\{0\}\to \mathbb{Q}$ such that for all $ x,y \in \mathbb{Z}\setminus\{0\}$: \[ f \left( \frac{x+y}{3}\right) =\frac{f(x)+f(y)}{2}, \; \; x, y \in \mathbb{Z}\setminus\{0\}\]
Let $f:\mathbb{N} \cup \{0\} \to \mathbb{N} \cup \{0\}$ be defined by $f(0)=0$, $$f(2n+1)=2f(n)$$ for $n \ge 0$ and $$f(2n)=2f(n)+1$$ for $n \ge 1$ If $g(n)=f(f(n))$, prove that $g(n-g(n))=0$ for all $n \ge 0$.
Let $f:\mathbb{N}^*\rightarrow \mathbb{N}^*$ be a function such that $\frac{x^3+3x^2f(y)}{x+f(y)}+\frac{y^3+3y^2f(x)}{y+f(x)}=\frac{(x+y)^3}{f(x+y)},~(\forall)x,y\in\mathbb{N}^*.$ $a)$ Prove that $f(1)=1.$ $b)$ Find function $f.$
We say that a triangle $ABC$ is great if the following holds: for any point $D$ on the side $BC$, if $P$ and $Q$ are the feet of the perpendiculars from $D$ to the lines $AB$ and $AC$, respectively, then the reflection of $D$ in the line $PQ$ lies on the circumcircle of the triangle $ABC$. Prove that triangle $ABC$ is great if and only if $\angle A = 90^{\circ}$ and $AB = AC$. [i]Senior Problems Committee of the Australian Mathematical Olympiad Committee[/i]
Find all functions $f : R \to R$ which satisfy for all $x, y \in R$ the relation $f(f(f(x) + y) + y) = x + y + f(y)$
A function $f: R \to R$ satisfies $f (x + 1) = f (x) + 1$ for all $x$. Given $a \in R$, define the sequence $(x_n)$ recursively by $x_0 = a$ and $x_{n+1} = f (x_n)$ for $n \ge 0$. Suppose that, for some positive integer m, the difference $x_m - x_0 = k$ is an integer. Prove that the limit $\lim_{n\to \infty}\frac{x_n}{n}$ exists and determine its value.
Find all nondecreasing functions $f:\mathbb R\to \mathbb R$ such that, for all $x,y\in \mathbb R$, $$f(f(x))+f(y)=f(x+f(y))+1.$$ [i]Proposed by Carl Schildkraut[/i]
Find all functions $f:\mathbb R\to\mathbb R$ such that (i) $f(0)=1$; (ii) $f(x+f(y))=f(x+y)+1$ for all real $x,y$; (iii) there is a rational non-integer $x_0$ such that $f(x_0)$ is an integer.
Find all functions $f : R \to R$ such for any $x, y \in R,$ $$(x - y)f(x + y) - (x + y)f(x - y) = 4xy(x^2 - y^2)$$
Let $N$ be the set of positive integers. Find all functions $f : N \to N$ such that both $\bullet$ $f(f(m)f(n)) = mn$ $\bullet$ $f(2022a + 1) = 2022a + 1$ hold for all positive integers $m, n$ and $a$.