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Found problems: 1513

2010 Ukraine Team Selection Test, 3

Find all functions $f$ from the set of real numbers into the set of real numbers which satisfy for all $x$, $y$ the identity \[ f\left(xf(x+y)\right) = f\left(yf(x)\right) +x^2\] [i]Proposed by Japan[/i]

2013 IFYM, Sozopol, 5

Find all polynomilals $P$ with real coefficients, such that $(x+1)P(x-1)+(x-1)P(x+1)=2xP(x)$

2015 Bulgaria National Olympiad, 4

Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R^+}\to\mathbb {R^+} $ such that for all $x,y\in R^+$ the followings hold: $i) $ $f (x+y)\ge f (x)+y $ $ii) $ $f (f (x))\le x $

1990 IMO Longlists, 22

Let $ f(0) \equal{} f(1) \equal{} 0$ and \[ f(n\plus{}2) \equal{} 4^{n\plus{}2} \cdot f(n\plus{}1) \minus{} 16^{n\plus{}1} \cdot f(n) \plus{} n \cdot 2^{n^2}, \quad n \equal{} 0, 1, 2, \ldots\] Show that the numbers $ f(1989), f(1990), f(1991)$ are divisible by $ 13.$

2012 ELMO Shortlist, 8

Find all functions $f : \mathbb{Q} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that $f(x)f(y)f(x+y) = f(xy)(f(x) + f(y))$ for all $x,y\in\mathbb{Q}$. [i]Sammy Luo and Alex Zhu.[/i]

1999 IMO, 6

Find all the functions $f: \mathbb{R} \to\mathbb{R}$ such that \[f(x-f(y))=f(f(y))+xf(y)+f(x)-1\] for all $x,y \in \mathbb{R} $.

1985 IMO Shortlist, 12

A sequence of polynomials $P_m(x, y, z), m = 0, 1, 2, \cdots$, in $x, y$, and $z$ is defined by $P_0(x, y, z) = 1$ and by \[P_m(x, y, z) = (x + z)(y + z)P_{m-1}(x, y, z + 1) - z^2P_{m-1}(x, y, z)\] for $m > 0$. Prove that each $P_m(x, y, z)$ is symmetric, in other words, is unaltered by any permutation of $x, y, z.$

2004 IMO, 2

Find all polynomials $f$ with real coefficients such that for all reals $a,b,c$ such that $ab+bc+ca = 0$ we have the following relations \[ f(a-b) + f(b-c) + f(c-a) = 2f(a+b+c). \]

2013 Brazil National Olympiad, 3

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 $x+y \neq 0$.

2006 QEDMO 2nd, 13

Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ such that for any two reals $x$ and $y$, we have $f\left( f\left( x+y\right) \right) +xy=f\left( x+y\right) +f\left( x\right) f\left( y\right) $.

2023 Sinapore MO Open, P4

Find all functions $f: \mathbb{Z} \to \mathbb{Z}$, such that $$f(x+y)((f(x) - f(y))^2+f(xy))=f(x^3)+f(y^3)$$ for all integers $x, y$.

2013 Saudi Arabia GMO TST, 1

Find all functions $f : R \to R$ which satisfy $f \left(\frac{\sqrt3}{3} x\right) = \sqrt3 f(x) - \frac{2\sqrt3}{3} x$ and $f(x)f(y) = f(xy) + f \left(\frac{x}{y} \right) $ for all $x, y \in R$, with $y \ne 0$

2020 Dutch BxMO TST, 3

Find all functions $f: R \to R$ that satisfy $$f (x^2y) + 2f (y^2) =(x^2 + f (y)) \cdot f (y)$$ for all $x, y \in R$

2014 Middle European Mathematical Olympiad, 1

Determine all functions $f:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that \[ xf(y) + f(xf(y)) - xf(f(y)) - f(xy) = 2x + f(y) - f(x+y)\] holds for all $x,y \in \mathbb{R}$.

2024 Iran MO (3rd Round), 2

A surjective function $g: \mathbb{C} \to \mathbb C$ is given. Find all functions $f: \mathbb{C} \to \mathbb C$ such that for all $x,y\in \mathbb C$ we have $$ |f(x)+g(y)| = | f(y) + g(x)|. $$ Proposed by [i]Mojtaba Zare, Amirabbas Mohammadi[/i]

2024 Pan-American Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad, 5

Find all functions $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that $f(f(x+y) - f(x)) + f(x)f(y) = f(x^2) - f(x+y),$ for all real numbers $x, y$.

2016 Saudi Arabia IMO TST, 3

Find all functions $f : R \to R$ such that $x[f(x + y) - f (x - y)] = 4y f (x)$ for any real numbers $x, y$.

2024 Taiwan TST Round 2, 3

Let $\mathbb{N}$ be the set of all positive integers. Find all functions $f\colon \mathbb{N}\to \mathbb{N}$ such that $mf(m)+(f(f(m))+n)^2$ divides $4m^4+n^2f(f(n))^2$ for all positive integers $m$ and $n$.

2007 Switzerland - Final Round, 5

Determine all functions $f : R_{\ge 0} \to R_{\ge 0}$ with the following properties: (a) $f(1) = 0$, (b) $f(x) > 0$ for all $x > 1$, (c) For all $x, y\ge 0$ with $x + y > 0$ holds $$f(xf(y))f(y) = f\left( \frac{xy}{x + y}\right)$$

2023 SG Originals, Q4

Find all functions $f: \mathbb{Z} \to \mathbb{Z}$, such that $$f(x+y)((f(x) - f(y))^2+f(xy))=f(x^3)+f(y^3)$$ for all integers $x, y$.

2004 Cuba MO, 8

Determine all functions $f : R_+ \to R_+$ such that: a) $f(xf(y))f(y) = f(x + y)$ for $x, y \ge 0$ b) $f(2) = 0$ c) $f(x) \ne 0$ for $0 \le x < 2$.

2014 Peru IMO TST, 14

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 $n$.

2009 IMO, 5

Determine all functions $ f$ from the set of positive integers to the set of positive integers such that, for all positive integers $ a$ and $ b$, there exists a non-degenerate triangle with sides of lengths \[ a, f(b) \text{ and } f(b \plus{} f(a) \minus{} 1).\] (A triangle is non-degenerate if its vertices are not collinear.) [i]Proposed by Bruno Le Floch, France[/i]

2024 India IMOTC, 23

Prove that there exists a function $f : \mathbb{N} \mapsto \mathbb{N}$ that satisfies the following: [color=#FFFFFF]___[/color]1. For all positive integers $m, n$ we have \[\gcd(|f(m)-f(n)|, f(mn)) = f(\gcd(m, n))\] [color=#FFFFFF]___[/color]2. For all positive integers $m$, we have $f(f(m)) = f(m)$. [color=#FFFFFF]___[/color]3. For all positive integers $k$, there exists a positive integer $n$ with $2024^{k} \mid f(n)$. [i]Proposed by MV Adhitya, Archit Manas[/i]

2015 Baltic Way, 5

Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ satisfying the equation \[|x|f(y)+yf(x)=f(xy)+f(x^2)+f(f(y))\] for all real numbers $x$ and $y$.