Found problems: 1513
A function $f$ is called injective if when $f(n) = f(m)$, then $n = m$.
Suppose that $f$ is injective and $\frac{1}{f(n)}+\frac{1}{f(m)}=\frac{4}{f(n) + f(m)}$. Prove $m = n$
Determine all functions $f : R \to R$ such that $f(xy + f(x)) = xf(y) + f(x)$ holds for any $x, y \in R$.
Find all functions $f: \mathbb{Z}\rightarrow\mathbb{Z}$ such that for all $x,y \in \mathbb{Z}$:
\[f(x-y+f(y))=f(x)+f(y).\]
Determine all functions $f\colon\mathbb{Z}_{>0}\to\mathbb{Z}_{>0}$ such that, for all positive integers $a$ and $b$,
\[
f^{bf(a)}(a+1)=(a+1)f(b).
\]
Find all functions $f : R \to R$ such that
$$2f(x)f(x + y) -f(x^2) =\frac{x}{2}(f(2x) + 4f(f(y)))$$
for all $x, y \in R$.
We denote by $\mathbb{R}^\plus{}$ the set of all positive real numbers.
Find all functions $f: \mathbb R^ \plus{} \rightarrow\mathbb R^ \plus{}$ which have the property:
\[f(x)f(y)\equal{}2f(x\plus{}yf(x))\]
for all positive real numbers $x$ and $y$.
[i]Proposed by Nikolai Nikolov, Bulgaria[/i]
Let $\mathbb{N}$ denote the set of positive integers. Find all functions $f : \mathbb{N} \rightarrow \mathbb{N}$ such that for positive integers $a$ and $b,$ \[f(a^2 + b^2) = f(a)f(b) \text{ and } f(a^2) = f(a)^2.\]
Determine all strictly increasing functions $f: R \to R$ satisfying $f (f(x) + y) = f(x + y) + f (0)$ for all $x,y \in R$.
Find all real-valued functions $f$ satisfying $f(2x + f(y)) + f(f(y)) = 4x + 8y$ for all real numbers $x$ and $y$.
Find all functions $f : \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that $$f(2f(x)) = f(x - f(y)) + f(x) + y$$ for all $x, y \in \mathbb{R}$.
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{Z}_{>0}\rightarrow\mathbb{Z}_{>0}$ with the following properties:
1) For every natural number $n\geq 3$, $\gcd(f(n),n)\neq 1$.
2) For every natural number $n\geq 3$, there exists $i_n\in\mathbb{Z}_{>0}$, $1\leq i_n\leq n-1$, such that $f(n)=f(i_n)+f(n-i_n)$.
[i]Proposed by Pavel Ciurea[/i]
Let $A$ be a set of functions $f : R\to R$.
For all $f_1, f_2 \in A$ there exists a $f_3 \in A$ such that $f_1(f_2(y) - x)+ 2x = f_3(x + y)$ for all $x, y \in R$.
Prove that for all $f \in A$, we have $f(x - f(x))= 0$ for all $x \in R$.
Let $M,a,b,r$ be non-negative integers with $a,r\ge 2$, and suppose there exists a function $f:\mathbb{Z}\rightarrow\mathbb{Z}$ satisfying the following conditions:
(1) For all $n\in \mathbb{Z}$, $f^{(r)}(n)=an+b$ where $f^{(r)}$ denotes the composition of $r$ copies of $f$
(2) For all $n\ge M$, $f(n)\ge 0$
(3) For all $n>m>M$, $n-m|f(n)-f(m)$
Show that $a$ is a perfect $r$-th power.
Determine all functions $f : \mathbb{R}^+ \to \mathbb{R}^+$ such that \[ f(2x+f(y))=x+y +f(f(x)) , \ \ \ \forall x,y \in \mathbb{R}^+.\]
Find all functions $f:\mathbb Z\to\mathbb Z$ such that
$$19f(x)-17f(f(x))=2x$$for all $x\in\mathbb Z$.
Find all functions $f$ defined on all real numbers and taking real values such that \[f(f(y)) + f(x - y) = f(xf(y) - x),\] for all real numbers $x, y.$
Let $N =\{1, 2, 3, ...\}$ be the set of all natural numbers and $f : N\to N$ be a function.
Suppose $f(1) = 1$, $f(2n) = f(n)$ and $f(2n + 1) = f(2n) + 1$ for all natural numbers $n$.
(i) Calculate the maximum value $M$ of $f(n)$ for $n \in N$ with $1 \le n \le 1994$.
(ii) Find all $n \in N$, with 1 \le n \le 1994, such that $f(n) = M$.
A function $f : Z \to Z$ is given so that $f(m + n) = f(m) + f(n) + 2mn - 2548$ for all positive integers $m, n$. Given that $f(2548) = -2548$, find the value of $f(2)$.
Determine all functions $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that
$$ f(x^3) + f(y)^3 + f(z)^3 = 3xyz $$
for all real numbers $x$, $y$ and $z$ with $x+y+z=0$.
Let $\mathbb{Z}$ be the set of integers. Determine all functions $f: \mathbb{Z} \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}$ such that, for all integers $a$ and $b$, $$f(2a)+2f(b)=f(f(a+b)).$$
[i]Proposed by Liam Baker, South Africa[/i]
Suppose that $T\in \mathbb N$ is given. Find all functions $f:\mathbb Z \to \mathbb C$ such that, for all $m\in \mathbb Z$ we have $f(m+T)=f(m)$ and:
$$\forall a,b,c \in \mathbb Z: f(a)\overline{f(a+b)f(a+c)}f(a+b+c)=1.$$
Where $\overline{a}$ is the complex conjugate of $a$.
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} $.
Determine all polynomials $P$ such that for every real number $x$, $P(x)^2 +P(-x) = P(x^2)+P(x)$
Find all functions $f : Z \to Z$ satisfying $f(m + n) + f(mn -1) = f(m)f(n) + 2$ for all $m, n \in Z$.
Find all function $f:\mathbb R^+ \rightarrow \mathbb R^+$ such that:
\[f\left(\frac{f(x)}{x}+y\right)=1+f(y), \quad \forall x,y \in \mathbb R^+.\]