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Find all functions $f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ that satisfy \[f(x^2 + y) + f(f(x) - y) = 2f(f(x)) + 2y^2\quad\text{ for all }x, y \in \mathbb{R}.\]
Let $\mathcal{F}$ be the set of functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ such that $f(2x)=f(x)$ for all $x\in\mathbb{R}.$ [list=a] [*]Determine all functions $f\in\mathcal{F}$ which admit antiderivatives on $\mathbb{R}.$ [*]Give an example of a non-constant function $f\in\mathcal{F}$ which is integrable on any interval $[a,b]\subset\mathbb{R}$ and satisfies \[\int_a^bf(x) \ dx=0\]for all real numbers $a$ and $b.$ [/list][i]Mihai Piticari and Sorin Rădulescu[/i]
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 $x,y\in\mathbb{Q}_{>0}$
Specify all functions $y = f(x)$, each in the largest possible domain (within the range of real numbers) of the equation $$a \cdot f(x^n) + f(-x^n) = bx$$ suffice, where $b$ is any real number, $n$ is any odd natural number and $a$ is a real number with $|a| \ne 1$.
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ such that for every $x,y\in\mathbb{R}$ the following equality holds: $$f(xf(y)+x^2+y)=f(x)f(y)+xf(x)+f(y).$$
Find all functions $f : R \to R$ such that, for all real numbers $x, y,$ $$(x - y)(f(x) - f(y)) = f(x - f(y))f(f(x) - y).$$
Let $\mathbb{R}^{+}$ be the set of positive real numbers. Determine all non-negative real number $\alpha$ such that there exist a function $f:\mathbb{R}^{+} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{+}$ such that $$f(x^{\alpha}+y)=(f(x+y))^{\alpha}+f(y)$$ for any $x,y$ positive real numbers.
The symbol $N_m$ denotes the set of all integers not less than the given integer $m$. Find all functions $f: N_m \to N_m$ such that $f(x^2+f(y))=y^2+f(x)$ for all $x,y \in N_m$.
Find all $f : \mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ , bounded in $(0,1)$ and satisfying: $x^2 f(x) - y^2 f(y) = (x^2-y^2) f(x+y) -xy f(x-y)$ for all $x,y \in \mathbb{R}$ [i]Proposed by Nikolay Nikolov[/i]
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 $x,y\in\mathbb{Q}_{>0}$
Let $Q^+$ denote the set of all positive rational number and let $\alpha\in Q^+.$ Determine all functions $f:Q^+ \to (\alpha,+\infty )$ satisfying $$f(\frac{ x+y}{\alpha}) =\frac{ f(x)+f(y)}{\alpha}$$ for all $x,y\in Q^+ .$
Find all differentiable functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ such that \[f'(x)=\frac{f(x+n)-f(x)}n\] for all real numbers $x$ and all positive integers $n.$
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]
Find all functions $ f:\mathbb{Q}\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ satisfying the equation $$ f(x+y)+f(x-y)=f(x)+f(y) +f(f(x+y)) , $$ for any rational numbers $ x,y. $ [i]Mihai Onucu Drîmbe[/i]
Find all functions $f: \mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ that satisfy $y^2f(x)(f(x)-2x)\le (1-xy)(1+xy) $ for any $x,y \in\mathbb{R}$.
Find all functions $f: \mathbb R^+ \to \mathbb R^+$ such that \[ f \left( x+\frac{f(xy)}{x} \right) = f(xy) f \left( y + \frac 1y \right) \] holds for all $x,y\in\mathbb R^+.$
Find all functions $f :R \to R$ such that for all real numbers $x$ and $y$ $$f(x^3+y^3)=f(x^3)+3x^3f(x)f(y)+3f(x)(f(y))^2+y^6f(y)$$
Find all functions $ f: \mathbb{R}\mapsto\mathbb{R}$ such that for all $ x$, $ y$ $ \in\mathbb{R}$, \[ f(f(x))\plus{}f(f(y))\equal{}2y\plus{}f(x\minus{}y)\] holds.
Given a positive integer $ n$, find all functions $ F: \mathbb{N} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that $ F(x\plus{}y)\equal{}F(xy\minus{}n)$ whenever $ x,y \in \mathbb{N}$ satisfy $ xy>n$.
Let $\mathbb N = \{0,1,2,\ldots\}$. Determine all functions $f: \mathbb N \to \mathbb N$ such that \[ xf(y) + yf(x) = (x+y) f(x^2+y^2) \] for all $x$ and $y$ in $\mathbb N$.
Let $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ be a measurable function such that $f(x+t) - f(x)$ is locally integrable for every $t$ as a function of $x$. Prove that $f$ is locally integrable.
Let $f:(0,\infty) \rightarrow (0,\infty)$ be a function such that \[ 10\cdot \frac{x+y}{xy}=f(x)\cdot f(y)-f(xy)-90 \] for every $x,y \in (0,\infty)$. What is $f(\frac 1{11})$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 11 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 21 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 31 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{There is more than one solution} $
Let $S$ denote the set of $2$ by $2$ matrices with integer entries and determinant $1$, and let $T$ denote those matrices of $S$ which are congruent to the identity matrix $I\pmod3$ (so $\begin{pmatrix}a&b\\c&d\end{pmatrix}\in T$ means that $a,b,c,d\in\mathbb Z,ad-bc=1,$ and $3$ divides $b,c,a-1,d-1$). (a) Let $f:T\to\mathbb R$ be a function such that for every $X,Y\in T$ with $Y\ne I$, either $f(XY)>f(X)$ or $f(XY^{-1})>f(X)$. Show that given two finite nonempty subsets $A,B$ of $T$, there are matrices $a\in A$ and $b\in B$ such that if $a'\in A$, $b'\in B$ and $a'b'=ab$, then $a'=a$ and $b'=b$. (b) Show that there is no $f:S\to\mathbb R$ such that for every $X,Y\in S$ with $Y\ne\pm I$, either $f(XY)>f(X)$ or $f(XY^{-1})>f(X)$.
Let $f : R \to R$ be a function satisfying $f(f(x)) = 4x + 1$ for all real number $x$. Prove that the equation $f(x) = x$ has a unique solution.
Let \(\mathbb R_{>0}\) denote the set of positive real numbers. Find all functions \(f:\mathbb R_{>0}\to\mathbb R_{>0}\) such that for all positive real numbers \(x\) and \(y\), \[f(xy+1)=f(x)f\left(\frac1x+f\left(\frac1y\right)\right).\] [i]Proposed by Luke Robitaille[/i]