Found problems: 2349
Let $\alpha$ be a fixed real number. Find all functions $f:\mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ such that $$f(f(x + y)f(x - y)) = x^2 + \alpha yf(y)$$for all $x,y \in \mathbb R$.
[i]Proposed by Walther Janous[/i]
Find all triples $(f,g,h)$ of injective functions from the set of real numbers to itself satisfying
\begin{align*}
f(x+f(y)) &= g(x) + h(y) \\
g(x+g(y)) &= h(x) + f(y) \\
h(x+h(y)) &= f(x) + g(y)
\end{align*}
for all real numbers $x$ and $y$. (We say a function $F$ is [i]injective[/i] if $F(a)\neq F(b)$ for any distinct real numbers $a$ and $b$.)
[i]Proposed by Evan Chen[/i]
Find all functions $f : Z \to Z$ satisfying
$\bullet$ $ f(p) > 0$ for all prime numbers $p$,
$\bullet$ $p| (f(x) + f(p))^{f(p)}- x$ for all $x \in Z$ and all prime numbers $p$.
The function $f(x)$ has the property that $f(x) = -\frac{1}{f(x-1)}.$ Given that $f(0)=-\frac{1}{21},$ find the value of $f(2021).$
[i]Proposed by Ada Tsui[/i]
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ such that for all real numbers $x$ and $y$,
$$f(x^2)+2f(xy)=xf(x+y)+yf(x).$$
[i]Proposed by Dorlir Ahmeti, Kosovo[/i]
For every pair of positive integers $(x, y)$ we de fine $f(x,y)$ as follows:
$f(x,1) = x$
$f(x,y) = 0$ if $y > x$
$f(x +1,y) = y[f(x,y)+ f(x, y-1)]$
Evaluate $f(5, 5)$.
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{Z} \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}$ such that $f(1) \neq f(-1)$ and $$f(m+n)^2 \mid f(m)-f(n)$$ for all integers $m, n$.
[i]Proposed by Liam Baker, South Africa[/i]
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ such that, for all real numbers $x$ and $y$ satisfy,
$$f\left(x+yf(x+y)\right)=y^2+f(x)f(y)$$
[i]Proposed by Dorlir Ahmeti, Kosovo[/i]
Find all funtions $f:\mathbb R\to\mathbb R$ such that: $$f(xy-1)+f(x)f(y)=2xy-1$$ for all $x,y\in \mathbb{R}$.
Let $f : N \to [0, \infty)$ be a function satisfying the following conditions:
a) $f(4)=2$
b) $\frac{1}{f( 0 ) + f( 1)} + \frac{1}{f( 1 ) + f( 2 )} + ... + \frac{1}{f (n ) + f(n + 1) }= f ( n + 1)$ for all integers $n \ge 0$.
Find $f(n)$ in closed form.
Does there exist a piecewise linear function $f$ defined on the segment [$-1,1]$ (including the ends) such that $f(f(x)) = -x$ for all x? (A function is called piecewise linear if its graph is the union of a finite set of points and intervals; it may be discontinuous).
Determine all surjective functions $ f: \mathbb{Z} \to \mathbb{Z} $ such that $$ f\left(xyz+xf\left(y\right)+yf\left(z\right)+zf\left(x\right)\right)=f\left(x\right)f\left(y\right)f\left(z\right) $$ for all $ x,y,z $ in $ \mathbb{Z} $
Find all functions $f: \mathbb{Z}\to \mathbb{Z}$ such that for all $m\in \mathbb{Z}$: \[f(f(m))=m+1.\]
Let functions $f, g: \mathbb{R}^+ \to \mathbb{R}^+$ satisfy the following:
\[ f(g(x)y + f(x)) = (y+2015)f(x) \]
for every $x,y \in \mathbb{R}^+$.
(a) Prove that $g(x) = \frac{f(x)}{2015}$ for every $x \in \mathbb{R}^+. $
(b) State an example of function that satisfy the equation above and $f(x), g(x) \ge 1$ for every $x \in \mathbb{R}^+$.
Let $ f(x)$ be a polynomial with rational coefficients and $ \alpha$ be a real number such that \[ \alpha^3 \minus{} \alpha \equal{} [f(\alpha)]^3 \minus{} f(\alpha) \equal{} 33^{1992}.\] Prove that for each $ n \geq 1,$ \[ \left [ f^{n}(\alpha) \right]^3 \minus{} f^{n}(\alpha) \equal{} 33^{1992},\] where $ f^{n}(x) \equal{} f(f(\cdots f(x))),$ and $ n$ is a positive integer.
Let $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a function which satisfies the following:
[list][*] $f(m)=m$, for all $m\in\mathbb{Z}$;[*] $f(\frac{a+b}{c+d})=\frac{f(\frac{a}{c})+f(\frac{b}{d})}{2}$, for all $a, b, c, d\in\mathbb{Z}$ such that $|ad-bc|=1$, $c>0$ and $d>0$;[*] $f$ is monotonically increasing.[/list]
(a) Prove that the function $f$ is unique.
(b) Find $f(\frac{\sqrt{5}-1}{2})$.
Find all functions $f:\mathbb R\to\mathbb R$ such that
$$f\left(x^2+f(y)\right)-y=(f(x+y)-y)^2$$holds for all $x,y\in\mathbb R$.
Let $P$ denote the set of all ordered pairs $ \left(p,q\right)$ of nonnegative integers. Find all functions $f: P \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ satisfying
\[ f(p,q) \equal{} \begin{cases} 0 & \text{if} \; pq \equal{} 0, \\
1 \plus{} \frac{1}{2} f(p+1,q-1) \plus{} \frac{1}{2} f(p-1,q+1) & \text{otherwise} \end{cases}
\]
Compare IMO shortlist problem 2001, algebra A1 for the three-variable case.
Find all function $ f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that
\[ f(x \plus{} y)(f(x) \minus{} y) \equal{} xf(x) \minus{} yf(y)
\]
for all $ x,y \in \mathbb{R}$.
Determine all functions $f:\mathbb{C}\rightarrow\mathbb{C}$ such that $$|wf(z)+zf(w)|=2|zw|$$ for all $w,z\in\mathbb{C}$.
Let $\mathbb R^+$ be the set of all positive real numbers. Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}^+ \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^+$ satisfying \[f(x+y^2f(x^2))=f(xy)^2+f(x)\] for all $x,y \in \mathbb{R}^+$.
[i]Proposed by Shantanu Nene[/i]
Find all functions $f:\mathbb Z_{>0}\to \mathbb Z_{>0}$ such that $a+f(b)$ divides $a^2+bf(a)$ for all positive integers $a$ and $b$ with $a+b>2019$.
A function $f$ satisfies the equation
\[f\left(x\right)+f\left(1-\frac{1}{x}\right)=1+x\]
for every real number $x$ except for $x = 0$ and $x = 1$. Find a closed formula for $f$.
For each positive integer $k$, define $r(k)$ as the number of runs of $k$ in base-$2$, where a run is a collection of consecutive $0$s or consecutive $1$s without a larger one containing it. For example, $(11100100)_2$ has $4$ runs, namely $111-00-1-00$. Also, $r(0) = 0$. Given a positive integer $n$, find all functions $f : \mathbb{Z} \rightarrow\mathbb{Z}$ such that
\[\sum_{k=0}^{2^n-1} 2^{r(k)}f(k+(-1)^{k} x)=(-1)^{x+n}\text{ for all integer $x$.}\]
[i]Proposed by YaWNeeT[/i]
Find all functions $f : R \to R$ that satisfies the condition $$f(f(x - y)) = f(x)f(y) - f(x) + f(y) - xy$$ for all real numbers $x, y$.