Olympiad problems

1995 Austrian-Polish Competition, 4

Determine all polynomials $P(x)$ with real coefficients such that $P(x)^2 + P\left(\frac{1}{x}\right)^2= P(x^2)P\left(\frac{1}{x^2}\right)$ for all $x$.

2020 Israel Olympic Revenge, P1

Tags: functional equation , algebra , function , symmetry

Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ such that for all $x,y\in \mathbb{R}$ one has \[f(f(x)+y)=f(x+f(y))\] and in addition the set $f^{-1}(a)=\{b\in \mathbb{R}\mid f(b)=a\}$ is a finite set for all $a\in \mathbb{R}$.

2003 Tuymaada Olympiad, 4

Tags: function , limit , real analysis , algebra , functional equation

Find all continuous functions $f(x)$ defined for all $x>0$ such that for every $x$, $y > 0$ \[ f\left(x+{1\over x}\right)+f\left(y+{1\over y}\right)= f\left(x+{1\over y}\right)+f\left(y+{1\over x}\right) . \] [i]Proposed by F. Petrov[/i]

1999 Mongolian Mathematical Olympiad, Problem 2

Tags: functional equation , fe

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.

2022 Middle European Mathematical Olympiad, 1

Tags: functional equation , real , surjective

Find all functions $f: \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ such that $$f(x+f(x+y))=x+f(f(x)+y)$$ holds for all real numbers $x$ and $y$.

2016 Kosovo National Mathematical Olympiad, 4

Tags: functional equation

Let be $f: (0,+\infty)\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ monoton-decreasing . If $f(2a^2+a+1)<f(3a^2-4a+1)$ find interval of $a$ .

2016 Israel Team Selection Test, 2

Tags: algebra , functional equation

Find all $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ satisfying (for all $x,y \in \mathbb{R}$): $f(x+y)^2 - f(2x^2) = f(y-x)f(y+x) + 2x\cdot f(y)$.

2019 Singapore MO Open, 2

Tags: functional equation , function , algebra

find all functions $f : \mathbb{Z} \to \mathbb{Z}$ such that $f(-f(x)-f(y)) = 1-x-y$ $\quad \forall x,y \in \mathbb{Z}$

2009 IMAC Arhimede, 4

Tags: algebra , functional equation , functional

Let $m,n \in Z, m\ne n, m \ne 0, n \ne 0$ . Find all $f: Z \to R$ such that $f(mx+ny)=mf(x)+nf(y)$ for all $x,y \in Z$ .

2012 Kyrgyzstan National Olympiad, 4

Tags: function , algebra , functional equation

Find all functions $ f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R} $ such that $ f(f(x)^2+f(y)) = xf(x)+y $,$ \forall x,y\in R $.

2003 China Team Selection Test, 2

Tags: function , functional equation , algebra

Find all functions $f,g$:$R \to R$ such that $f(x+yg(x))=g(x)+xf(y)$ for $x,y \in R$.

2016 Postal Coaching, 3

Tags: function , functional equation , algebra

Find all real numbers $a$ such that there exists a function $f:\mathbb R\to \mathbb R$ such that the following conditions are simultaneously satisfied: (a) $f(f(x))=xf(x)-ax,\;\forall x\in\mathbb{R};$ (b) $f$ is not a constant function; (c) $f$ takes the value $a$.

2018 USA TSTST, 1

Tags: algebra , functional equation

As usual, let ${\mathbb Z}[x]$ denote the set of single-variable polynomials in $x$ with integer coefficients. Find all functions $\theta : {\mathbb Z}[x] \to {\mathbb Z}$ such that for any polynomials $p,q \in {\mathbb Z}[x]$, [list] [*]$\theta(p+1) = \theta(p)+1$, and [*]if $\theta(p) \neq 0$ then $\theta(p)$ divides $\theta(p \cdot q)$. [/list] [i]Evan Chen and Yang Liu[/i]

2001 Moldova National Olympiad, Problem 3

Tags: polynomial , functional equation , fe , algebra

Find all polynomials $P(x)$ with real coefficieints such that $P\left(x^2\right)=P(x)P(x-1)$ for all $x\in\mathbb R$.

2011 Dutch IMO TST, 2

Tags: functional equation , algebra

Find all functions $f : R\to R$ satisfying $xf(x + xy) = xf(x) + f(x^2)f(y)$ for all $x, y \in R$.

PEN K Problems, 16

Tags: functional equation , function , induction

Find all functions $f: \mathbb{Z}\to \mathbb{Z}$ such that for all $m,n\in \mathbb{Z}$: \[f(m+f(n)) = f(m)+n.\]

2021 Vietnam National Olympiad, 2

Tags: function , functional equation , national olympiads , algebra

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

2023 Dutch IMO TST, 4

Tags: functional equation , functional equation in r , algebra

Find all functions $f: \mathbb{Q^+} \rightarrow \mathbb{Q}$ satisfying $f(x)+f(y)= \left(f(x+y)+\frac{1}{x+y} \right) (1-xy+f(xy))$ for all $x, y \in \mathbb{Q^+}$.

2018 IFYM, Sozopol, 6

Tags: functional equation , function , algebra

Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$, such that $f(x+y) = f(y) f(x f(y))$ for every two real numbers $x$ and $y$.

1978 Austrian-Polish Competition, 1

Tags: function , functional equation , algebra

Determine all functions $f:(0;\infty)\to \mathbb{R}$ that satisfy $$f(x+y)=f(x^2+y^2)\quad \forall x,y\in (0;\infty)$$

1986 Austrian-Polish Competition, 9

Tags: continuous , functional , functional equation , composition , algebra

Find all continuous monotonic functions $f : R \to R$ that satisfy $f (1) = 1$ and $f(f (x)) = f (x)^2$ for all $x \in R$.

VMEO II 2005, 7

Tags: algebra , functional equation , polynomial , function

Find all function $f:[0,\infty )\to\mathbb{R}$ such that $f$ is monotonic and \[ [f(x)+f(y)]^2=f(x^2-y^2)+f(2xy) \] for all $x\geq y\geq 0$

1979 IMO Shortlist, 26

Tags: algebra , functional equation

Prove that the functional equations \[f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y),\] \[ \text{and} \qquad f(x + y + xy) = f(x) + f(y) + f(xy) \quad (x, y \in \mathbb R)\] are equivalent.

2024-IMOC, N7

Tags: number theory , functional equation

Find all functions $f:\mathbb{N}\to\mathbb{N}$ such that $$|xf(y)-yf(x)|$$ is a perfect square for every $x,y \in \mathbb{N}$

2014 BMT Spring, 6

Tags: fe , functional equation , algebra

Find $f(2)$ given that $f$ is a real-valued function that satisfies the equation $$4f(x)+\left(\frac23\right)(x^2+2)f\left(x-\frac2x\right)=x^3+1.$$