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Let $S$ be the set of positive real numbers. Find all functions $f\colon S^3 \to S$ such that, for all positive real numbers $x$, $y$, $z$ and $k$, the following three conditions are satisfied: (a) $xf(x,y,z) = zf(z,y,x)$, (b) $f(x, ky, k^2z) = kf(x,y,z)$, (c) $f(1, k, k+1) = k+1$. ([i]United Kingdom[/i])
Determine all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ satisfying \[f(x+yf(x))=f(xf(y))-x+f(y+f(x))\]
Let be two nonzero real numbers $ a,b $ such that $ |a|\neq |b| $ and let $ f:\mathbb{R}\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ be a function satisfying the functional relation $$ af(x)+bf(-x)=(x^3+x)^5+\sin^5 x . $$ Calculate $ \int_{-2019}^{2019}f(x)dx . $ [i]Constantin Rusu[/i]
Let $X$ be a set with $n\ge 2$ elements. Define $\mathcal{P}(X)$ to be the set of all subsets of $X$. Find the number of functions $f:\mathcal{P}(X)\mapsto \mathcal{P}(X)$ such that $$|f(A)\cap f(B)|=|A\cap B|$$ whenever $A$ and $B$ are two distinct subsets of $X$. [i] (Sergiu Novac)[/i]
Find all functions $f:R\rightarrow R$ such that \[ f(x^3)+f(y^3)=(x+y)(f(x^2)+f(y^2)-f(xy)) \] for all $x,y\in R$.
Function $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$, satisfies that $f(0)=1$, and $f(xy+1)=f(x)f(y)-f(y)-x+2$, then $f(x)=$________.
Let $f : \mathbb{Z} \to \mathbb{Z}$ be a function satisfying $f(0) \ne 0$, $f(1) = 0$ and $(i) f(xy) + f(x)f(y) = f(x) + f(y)$ $(ii)\left(f(x-y) - f(0)\right ) f(x)f(y) = 0 $ for all $x,y \in \mathbb{Z}$, simultaneously. $(a)$ Find the set of all possible values of the function $f$. $(b)$ If $f(10) \ne 0$ and $f(2) = 0$, find the set of all integers $n$ such that $f(n) \ne 0$.
Let $f(x)=\sin(\sin(x))$. Evaluate \[ \lim_{h \to 0} \dfrac {f(x+h)-f(h)}{x} \] at $x=\pi$.
Let $f:(0;\infty) -- (0;\infty)$ such that $f(x^y)=(f(x))^{f(y)}$. Prove $f(xy)=f(x)f(y)$ and $f(x+y)=f(x)+f(y)$ for all positive real $x,y$.
For which positive integers $n$ do there exist two polynomials $f$ and $g$ with integer coefficients of $n$ variables $x_1, x_2, \ldots , x_n$ such that the following equality is satisfied: \[\sum_{i=1}^n x_i f(x_1, x_2, \ldots , x_n) = g(x_1^2, x_2^2, \ldots , x_n^2) \ ? \]
Let $ S$ be the set of nonnegative integers. Find all functions $ f,g,h: S\rightarrow S$ such that $ f(m\plus{}n)\equal{}g(m)\plus{}h(n),$ for all $ m,n\in S$, and $ g(1)\equal{}h(1)\equal{}1$.
Find all functions $f:\mathbb N\to\mathbb N$ such that $$f(x)+f(y)\mid x^2-y^2$$holds for all $x,y\in\mathbb N$.
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 $y$.
Let $f(x)=x^2-2x+1.$ For some constant $k, f(x+k) = x^2+2x+1$ for all real numbers $x.$ Determine the value of $k.$
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 $x \in R$.
Find all functions $f : R \to R$ satisfying the conditions: 1. $f (x + 1) \ge f (x) + 1$ for all $x \in R$ 2. $f (x y) \ge f (x)f (y)$ for all $x, y \in R$
Determine all functions $f$ defined on the set of all positive integers and taking non-negative integer values, satisfying the three conditions: [list] [*] $(i)$ $f(n) \neq 0$ for at least one $n$; [*] $(ii)$ $f(x y)=f(x)+f(y)$ for every positive integers $x$ and $y$; [*] $(iii)$ there are infinitely many positive integers $n$ such that $f(k)=f(n-k)$ for all $k<n$. [/list]
Find all functions $f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} $ which verify the relation \[(x-2)f(y)+f(y+2f(x))= f(x+yf(x)), \qquad \forall x,y \in \mathbb R.\]
Prove that there is no continuous function $ f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} $ satisfying the condition $ f(f(x)) = - x $ for every $ x $.
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{N}\rightarrow(0,\infty)$ such that $f(4)=4$ and \[\frac{1}{f(1)f(2)}+\frac{1}{f(2)f(3)}+\cdots+\frac{1}{f(n)f(n+1)}=\frac{f(n)}{f(n+1)},~\forall n\in\mathbb{N},\] where $\mathbb{N}=\{1,2,\dots\}$ is the set of positive integers.
Find all functions $f : N \to N$ such that $f(m)+f(n)$ divides $m+n$ for all positive integers $m$ and $n$.
Let $N$ be the set of non-negative integers. The function $f:N\to N$ satisfies $f(a+b) = f(f(a)+b)$ for all $a, b$ and $f(a+b) = f(a)+f(b)$ for $a+b < 10$. Also $f(10) = 1$. How many three digit numbers $n$ satisfy $f(n) = f(N)$, where $N$ is the "tower" $2, 3, 4, 5$, in other words, it is $2^a$, where $a = 3^b$, where $b = 4^5$?
[b]p1.[/b] Jack made $3$ quarts of fruit drink from orange and apple juice. His drink contains $45\%$ of orange juice. Nick prefers more orange juice in the drink. How much orange juice should he add to the drink to obtain a drink composed of $60\%$ of orange juice? [b]p2.[/b] A square is tiled by smaller squares as shown in the figure. Find the area of the black square in the middle if the perimeter of the big square $ABCD$ is $40$ cm. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/8/c/d54925cba07f63ec8578048f46e1e730cb8df3.png[/img] [b]p3.[/b] For one particular number $a > 0$ the function f satisfies the equality $f(x + a) =\frac{1 + f(x)}{1 - f(x)}$ for all $x$. Show that $f$ is a periodic function. (A function $f$ is periodic with the period $T$ if $f(x + T) = f(x)$ for any $x$.) [b]p4.[/b] If $a, b, c, x, y, z$ are numbers so that $\frac{x}{a}+\frac{y}{b}+\frac{z}{c}= 1$ and $\frac{a}{x}+\frac{b}{y}+\frac{c}{z}= 0$. Show that $\frac{x^2}{a^2} +\frac{y^2}{b^2} +\frac{z^2}{c^2} = 1$ [b]p5.[/b] Is it possible that a four-digit number $AABB$ is a perfect square? (Same letters denote the same digits). [b]p6.[/b] A finite number of arcs of a circle are painted black (see figure). The total length of these arcs is less than $\frac15$ of the circumference. Show that it is possible to inscribe a square in the circle so that all vertices of the square are in the unpainted portion of the circle. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/2/c/bdfa61917a47f3de5dd3684627792a9ebf05d5.png[/img] PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that for any two real numbers $x,y$ holds $$f(xf(y)+2y)=f(xy)+xf(y)+f(f(y)).$$ [i]Proposed by Patrik Bak, Slovakia[/i]
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 $m = n$