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Find the functions $f: \mathbb{R} \to (0, \infty)$ which satisfy $$2^{-x-y} \le \frac{f(x)f(y)}{(x^2+1)(y^2+1)} \le \frac{f(x+y)}{(x+y)^2+1},$$ for all $x,y \in \mathbb{R}.$
$f(x)$ is a function defined on $\mathbb{R}$. $f(1)=1$, and for all $x\in\mathbb{R}$, $f(x+5)\geq x+5,f(x+1)\leq f(x)+1$. If $g(x)=f(x)+1-x$, then $g(2002)=$________.
Let $f$ be a real-valued function defined over ordered pairs of integers such that \[f(x+3m-2n, y-4m+5n) = f(x,y)\] for every integers $x,y,m,n$. At most how many elements does the range set of $f$ have? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 7 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 8 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 15 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 49 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{Infinitely many} $
Find all functions $ f \colon \mathbb{Z} \mapsto \mathbb{R}$ which satisfy: i) $ f(x)f(y) \equal{} f(x \plus{} y) \plus{} f(x \minus{} y)$ for all integers $ x$, $ y$ ii) $ f(0) \neq 0$ iii) $ f(1) \equal{} \frac {5}{2}$
$N$ is the set of positive integers. Does there exist a function $f: N \to N$ such that $f(n+1) = f( f(n) ) + f( f(n+2) )$ for all $n$?
Find all function(s) $f:\mathbb R\to\mathbb R$ satisfying the equation \[f(x+y)+f(x)f(y)=(1+y)f(x)+(1+x)f(y)+f(xy);\] For all $x,y\in\mathbb R.$
For any function $f:\mathbb{N}\to\mathbb{N}$ we define $P(n)=f(1)f(2)...f(n)$ . Find all functions $f:\mathbb{N}\to\mathbb{N}$ st for each $a,b$ : $$P(a)+P(b) | a! + b!$$
Assume $f:\mathbb N_0\to\mathbb N_0$ is a function such that $f(1)>0$ and, for any nonnegative integers $m$ and $n$, $$f\left(m^2+n^2\right)=f(m)^2+f(n)^2.$$(a) Calculate $f(k)$ for $0\le k\le12$. (b) Calculate $f(n)$ for any natural number $n$.
Find all $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ surjective functions such that $$f(xf(y)+y^2)=f((x+y)^2)-xf(x) $$ for all real numbers $x,y$.
For a given natural number $k > 1$, find all functions $f:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that for all $x, y \in \mathbb{R}$, $f[x^k + f(y)] = y +[f(x)]^k$.
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that for all $x,y\in \mathbb{R}$, \[xf(y+x)+(y+x)f(y)=f(x^2+y^2)+2f(xy)\] [i]Proposed by Aritra Mondal[/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]
Let $f^{(n)}(x)$ denote the $n^{\text{th}}$ iterate of function $f$, i.e $f^{(1)}(x)=f(x)$, $f^{(n+1)}(x)=f(f^{(n)}(x))$. Let $p(n)$ be a given polynomial with integer coefficients, which maps the positive integers into the positive integers. Is it possible that the functional equation $f^{(n)}(n)=p(n)$ has exactly one solution $f$ that maps the positive integers into the positive integers? [i]Submitted by Dávid Matolcsi and Kristóf Szabó, Budapest[/i]
Let $\mathbb{Z} _{>0}$ be the set of positive integers. Find all functions $f: \mathbb{Z} _{>0}\rightarrow \mathbb{Z} _{>0}$ such that \[ m^2 + f(n) \mid mf(m) +n \] for all positive integers $m$ and $n$.
Find all functions $f : Z_{>0} \to Z_{>0}$ with $a - f(b) | af(a) - bf(b)$ for all $a, b \in Z_{>0}$. [i](Theresia Eisenkoelbl)[/i]
Find all functions $f(x)$ defined in the range $\left(-\frac\pi2,\frac\pi2\right)$ that are differentiable at $0$ and satisfy $$f(x)=\frac12\left(1+\frac1{\cos x}\right)f\left(\frac x2\right)$$ for every $x$ in the range $\left(-\frac\pi2,\frac\pi2\right)$. [i]L. Davidov[/i]
Find the natural numbers $ a $ that have the property that there exists a function $ f:\mathbb{N}\longrightarrow\mathbb{N} $ such that $ f(f(n))=a+n, $ for any natural number $ n, $ and the function $ g:\mathbb{N}\longrightarrow\mathbb{N} $ defined as $ g(n)=f(n)-n $ is injective.
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]
Suppose a function $ f: \mathbb R\to \mathbb R$ satisfies $ f(f(x)) \equal{} \minus{} x$ for all $ x\in \mathbb R$. Prove that $ f$ has infinitely many points of discontinuity.
Find all injective functions $f: \mathbb R \rightarrow \mathbb R$ such that for every real number $x$ and every positive integer $n$,$$ \left|\sum_{i=1}^n i\left(f(x+i+1)-f(f(x+i))\right)\right|<2016$$ [i](Macedonia)[/i]
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that $f(x)\geq 0\ \forall \ x\in \mathbb{R}$, $f'(x)$ exists $\forall \ x\in \mathbb{R}$ and $f'(x)\geq 0\ \forall \ x\in \mathbb{R}$ and $f(n)=0\ \forall \ n\in \mathbb{Z}$
Let $ f(n)$ be a function defined on the set of all positive integers and having its values in the same set. Suppose that $ f(f(n) \plus{} f(m)) \equal{} m \plus{} n$ for all positive integers $ n,m.$ Find the possible value for $ f(1988).$
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}^+\rightarrow\mathbb{R}^+$ such that for all $x, y\in\mathbb{R}^+$, \[ \frac{f(x)}{y^2} - \frac{f(y)}{x^2} \le \left(\frac{1}{x}-\frac{1}{y}\right)^2\] ($\mathbb{R}^+$ denotes the set of positive real numbers.) [i](Proposed by Ivan Chan Guan Yu)[/i]
Find all functions $f : \mathbb N \to \mathbb N$ satisfying, for all $x \in \mathbb N$, \[ f(2f(x)) = x + 1998 . \]
We consider a function $f:\mathbb R\to\mathbb R$ such that $$f(x+y)+f(xy-1)=f(x)f(y)+f(x)+f(y)+1$$ for each $x,y\in\mathbb R$. i) Calculate $f(0)$ and $f(-1)$. ii) Prove that $f$ is an even function. iii) Give an example of such a function. iv) Find all monotone functions with the above property. [i]Proposed by Mihály Bencze and Marius Drăgan[/i]