Found problems: 1513
Russian TST 2017, P2
Find all functions $f$ from the interval $(1,\infty)$ to $(1,\infty)$ with the following property: if $x,y\in(1,\infty)$ and $x^2\le y\le x^3,$ then $(f(x))^2\le f(y) \le (f(x))^3.$
2017 Korea National Olympiad, problem 7
Find all real numbers $c$ such that there exists a function $f: \mathbb{R}_{ \ge 0} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ which satisfies the following.
For all nonnegative reals $x, y$, $f(x+y^2) \ge cf(x)+y$.
Here $\mathbb{R}_{\ge 0}$ is the set of all nonnegative reals.
2016 USA Team Selection Test, 2
Let $n \ge 4$ be an integer. Find all functions $W : \{1, \dots, n\}^2 \to \mathbb R$ such that for every partition $[n] = A \cup B \cup C$ into disjoint sets, \[ \sum_{a \in A} \sum_{b \in B} \sum_{c \in C} W(a,b) W(b,c) = |A| |B| |C|. \]
Russian TST 2020, P1
Determine all functions $f:\mathbb{R}^+\to\mathbb{R}^+$ satisfying $xf(xf(2y))=y+xyf(x)$ for all $x,y>0$.
2005 Slovenia Team Selection Test, 2
Find all functions $f : R^+ \to R^+$ such that $x^2(f(x)+ f(y)) = (x+y)f (f(x)y)$ for any $x,y > 0$.
2010 Contests, 1
Find all function $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ such that for all $x,y\in\mathbb{R}$ the following equality holds \[
f(\left\lfloor x\right\rfloor y)=f(x)\left\lfloor f(y)\right\rfloor \] where $\left\lfloor a\right\rfloor $ is greatest integer not greater than $a.$
[i]Proposed by Pierre Bornsztein, France[/i]
2023 IRN-SGP-TWN Friendly Math Competition, 6
$\mathbb{Z}[x]$ represents the set of all polynomials with integer coefficients. Find all functions $f:\mathbb{Z}[x]\rightarrow \mathbb{Z}[x]$ such that for any 2 polynomials $P,Q$ with integer coefficients and integer $r$, the following statement is true. \[P(r)\mid Q(r) \iff f(P)(r)\mid f(Q)(r).\]
(We define $a|b$ if and only if $b=za$ for some integer $z$. In particular, $0|0$.)
[i]Proposed by the4seasons.[/i]
2004 VJIMC, Problem 2
Find all functions $f:\mathbb R_{\ge0}\times\mathbb R_{\ge0}\to\mathbb R_{\ge0}$ such that
$1$. $f(x,0)=f(0,x)=x$ for all $x\in\mathbb R_{\ge0}$,
$2$. $f(f(x,y),z)=f(x,f(y,z))$ for all $x,y,z\in\mathbb R_{\ge0}$ and
$3$. there exists a real $k$ such that $f(x+y,x+z)=kx+f(y,z)$ for all $x,y,z\in\mathbb R_{\ge0}$.
2019 All-Russian Olympiad, 1
Each point $A$ in the plane is assigned a real number $f(A).$ It is known that $f(M)=f(A)+f(B)+f(C),$ whenever $M$ is the centroid of $\triangle ABC.$ Prove that $f(A)=0$ for all points $A.$
2021 Taiwan TST Round 2, 5
Let $\|x\|_*=(|x|+|x-1|-1)/2$. Find all $f:\mathbb{N}\to\mathbb{N}$ such that
\[f^{(\|f(x)-x\|_*)}(x)=x, \quad\forall x\in\mathbb{N}.\]
Here $f^{(0)}(x)=x$ and $f^{(n)}(x)=f(f^{(n-1)}(x))$ for all $n\in\mathbb{N}$.
[i]Proposed by usjl[/i]
2008 Grigore Moisil Intercounty, 4
Given two rational numbers $ a,b, $ find the functions $ f:\mathbb{Q}\longrightarrow\mathbb{Q} $ that verify
$$ f(x+a+f(y))=f(x+b)+y, $$
for any rational $ x,y. $
[i]Vasile Pop[/i]
2024 Balkan MO, 4
Let $\mathbb{R}^+ = (0, \infty)$ be the set of all positive real numbers. Find all functions $f : \mathbb{R}^+ \to \mathbb{R}^+$ and polynomials $P(x)$ with non-negative real coefficients such that $P(0) = 0$ which satisfy the equality $f(f(x) + P(y)) = f(x - y) + 2y$ for all real numbers $x > y > 0$.
[i]Proposed by Sardor Gafforov, Uzbekistan[/i]
2013 IMO Shortlist, A5
Let $\mathbb{Z}_{\ge 0}$ be the set of all nonnegative integers. Find all the functions $f: \mathbb{Z}_{\ge 0} \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}_{\ge 0} $ satisfying the relation
\[ f(f(f(n))) = f(n+1 ) +1 \]
for all $ n\in \mathbb{Z}_{\ge 0}$.
1993 Poland - Second Round, 6
A continuous function $f : R \to R$ satisfies the conditions $f(1000) = 999$ and $f(x)f(f(x)) = 1$ for all real $x$. Determine $f(500)$.
2015 Thailand Mathematical Olympiad, 9
Determine all functions $f : R \to R$ satisfying $f(f(x) + 2y)= 6x + f(f(y) -x)$ for all real numbers $x,y$
1994 Austrian-Polish Competition, 1
A function $f: R \to R$ satisfies the conditions:
$f (x + 19) \le f (x) + 19$ and $f (x + 94) \ge f (x) + 94$ for all $x \in R$.
Prove that $f (x + 1) = f (x) + 1$ for all $x \in R$.
2015 Abels Math Contest (Norwegian MO) Final, 1b
Find all functions $f : R \to R$ such that $x^2f(yf(x))= y^2f(x)f(f(x))$ for all real numbers $x$ and $y$.
1999 Poland - Second Round, 5
Let $S = \{1,2,3,4,5\}$. Find the number of functions $f : S \to S$ such that $f ^{50}(x)= x$ for all $x \in S$.
2021 Kazakhstan National Olympiad, 5
Find all functions $f : \mathbb{R^{+}}\to \mathbb{R^{+}}$ such that $$f(x)^2=f(xy)+f(x+f(y))-1$$ for all $x, y\in \mathbb{R^{+}}$
2019 India IMO Training Camp, P1
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 $x,y\in\mathbb{Q}_{>0}$
2005 India National Olympiad, 6
Find all functions $f : \mathbb{R} \longrightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that \[ f(x^2 + yf(z)) = xf(x) + zf(y) , \] for all $x, y, z \in \mathbb{R}$.
2022 Ecuador NMO (OMEC), 2
Determine all functions $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that for all real numbers $x, y$
\[f(x + y)=f(f(x)) + y + 2022\]
1993 Austrian-Polish Competition, 8
Determine all real polynomials $P(z)$ for which there exists a unique real polynomial $Q(x)$ satisfying the conditions
$Q(0)= 0$, $x + Q(y + P(x))= y + Q(x + P(y))$ for all $x,y \in R$.
2021 Israel TST, 2
Find all unbounded functions $f:\mathbb Z \rightarrow \mathbb Z$ , such that $f(f(x)-y)|x-f(y)$ holds for any integers $x,y$.
1992 IMO Longlists, 24
[i](a)[/i] Show that there exists exactly one function $ f : \mathbb Q^+ \to \mathbb Q^+$ satisfying the following conditions:
[b](i)[/b] if $0 < q < \frac 12$, then $f(q)=1+f \left( \frac{q}{1-2q} \right);$
[b](ii)[/b] if $1 < q \leq 2$, then $f(q) = 1+f(q + 1);$
[b](iii)[/b] $f(q)f(1/q) = 1$ for all $q \in \mathbb Q^+.$
[i](b)[/i] Find the smallest rational number $q \in \mathbb Q^+$ such that $f(q) = \frac{19}{92}.$