Found problems: 2349
Find all functions $f : \mathbb{N}\rightarrow \mathbb{N}$ satisfying following condition:
\[f(n+1)>f(f(n)), \quad \forall n \in \mathbb{N}.\]
Find all functions $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that$$f(xf(y)-y) + f(xy-x) + f(x+y) = 2xy$$for all $x, y \in \mathbb{R}$.
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}^+\to\mathbb{R}^+$ such that whenever $a>b>c>d>0$ and $ad=bc$,
\[f(a+d)+f(b-c)=f(a-d)+f(b+c).\]
[i]Calvin Deng.[/i]
Find all functions $f$ that is defined on all reals but $\tfrac13$ and $- \tfrac13$ and satisfies \[ f \left(\frac{x+1}{1-3x} \right) + f(x) = x \] for all $x \in \mathbb{R} \setminus \{ \pm \tfrac13 \}$.
Denote by $\mathbb{Z}^{*}$ the set of all nonzero integers and denote by $\mathbb{N}_{0}$ the set of all nonnegative integers. Find all functions $f:\mathbb{Z}^{*} \rightarrow \mathbb{N}_{0}$ such that:
$(1)$ For all $a,b \in \mathbb{Z}^{*}$ such that $a+b \in \mathbb{Z}^{*}$ we have $f(a+b) \geq $ [b]min[/b] $\left \{ f(a),f(b) \right \}$.
$(2)$ For all $a, b \in \mathbb{Z}^{*}$ we have $f(ab) = f(a)+f(b)$.
Determine all functions $f: \mathbb{Z}_{>0} \to \mathbb{Z}_{>0}$ such that $f(a) + 2ab + 2f(b)$ divides $f(a)^2 + 4f(b)^2$ for any positive integers $a$ and $b$.
Find all functions $f : \mathbb{N} \rightarrow \mathbb{N}$ such that $f(2m+2n)=f(m)f(n)$ for all natural numbers $m,n$.
Denote $\mathbb{Z}_{>0}=\{1,2,3,...\}$ the set of all positive integers. Determine all functions $f:\mathbb{Z}_{>0}\rightarrow \mathbb{Z}_{>0}$ such that, for each positive integer $n$,
$\hspace{1cm}i) \sum_{k=1}^{n}f(k)$ is a perfect square, and
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$\hspace{1cm}ii) f(n)$ divides $n^3$.
[i]Proposed by Dorlir Ahmeti, Albania[/i]
Determine all functions $f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that
\[ xf(xy) + xyf(x) \ge f(x^2)f(y) + x^2y \]
holds for all $x,y \in \mathbb{R}$.
Given $P$ a real polynomial with degree greater than $ 1$.
Find all pairs $(f,Q)$ with function $f : R \to R$ and the real polynomial $Q$ satisfying the following two conditions:
i) for all $x, y \in R$, we have $f(P(x) + f(y)) = y + Q(f(x))$.
ii) there exists $x_0 \in R$ such that $f(P(x_0)) = Q(f(x_0))$.
Find all functions $f: R \to R$ such that for all real numbers $x, y$ holds $f(y - xy) = f(x)y + (x - 1)^2 f(y)$
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that for all real numbers $x,y$, we have $$f(xf(x)+2y)=f(x)^2+x+2f(y)$$
Let $f: \mathbb{N} \rightarrow \mathbb{N}$ be a function, and let $f^m$ be $f$ applied $m$ times. Suppose that for every $n \in \mathbb{N}$ there exists a $k \in \mathbb{N}$ such that $f^{2k}(n)=n+k$, and let $k_n$ be the smallest such $k$. Prove that the sequence $k_1,k_2,\ldots $ is unbounded.
[i]Proposed by Palmer Mebane, United States[/i]
Find all functions $f\colon \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that for all $x,y \in \mathbb{R}$,
\[xf(x+f(y))=(y-x)f(f(x)).\]
[i]Proposed by Nikola Velov, Macedonia[/i]
Find all functions $ f:\mathbb{Q}\to\mathbb{R}$ that satisfy $ f(x\plus{}y)\equal{}f(x)f(y)\minus{}f(xy)\plus{}1$ for every $x,y\in\mathbb{Q}$.
Find all functions $ f: \mathbb{N^{*}}\to \mathbb{N^{*}}$ satisfying
\[ \left(f^{2}\left(m\right)+f\left(n\right)\right) \mid \left(m^{2}+n\right)^{2}\]
for any two positive integers $ m$ and $ n$.
[i]Remark.[/i] The abbreviation $ \mathbb{N^{*}}$ stands for the set of all positive integers:
$ \mathbb{N^{*}}=\left\{1,2,3,...\right\}$.
By $ f^{2}\left(m\right)$, we mean $ \left(f\left(m\right)\right)^{2}$ (and not $ f\left(f\left(m\right)\right)$).
[i]Proposed by Mohsen Jamali, Iran[/i]
Find all functions $f$ from the reals into the reals such that \[ f(ab) = f(a+b) \] for all irrational $a, b$.
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}$.
Let $\mathbb{Z}_+=\{1,2,3,4...\}$ be the set of all positive integers. Determine all functions $f : \mathbb{Z}_+ \mapsto \mathbb{Z}_+$ that satisfy:
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[*]$f(mn)+1=f(m)+f(n)$ for all positive integers $m$ and $n$;
[*]$f(2024)=1$;
[*]$f(n)=1$ for all positive $n\equiv22\pmod{23}$.
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Determine all functions $f: \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ which satisfy the inequality
$$f(a^2) - f(b^2) \leq \left( f(a) + b\right)\left( a - f(b)\right),$$
for all $a,b \in \mathbb R$.
Let f be a function that satisfies the following conditions:
$(i)$ If $x > y$ and $f(y) - y \geq v \geq f(x) - x$, then $f(z) = v + z$, for some number $z$ between $x$ and $y$.
$(ii)$ The equation $f(x) = 0$ has at least one solution, and among the solutions of this equation, there is one that is not smaller than all the other solutions;
$(iii)$ $f(0) = 1$.
$(iv)$ $f(1987) \leq 1988$.
$(v)$ $f(x)f(y) = f(xf(y) + yf(x) - xy)$.
Find $f(1987)$.
[i]Proposed by Australia.[/i]
Find all functions $f : R \to R$ such that $$f(x + zf(y)) = f(x) + zf(y), $$ for all $x, y, z \in R$.
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ such that for all real numbers $x$ and $y$ satisfies,
$$2+f(x)f(y)\leq xy+2f(x+y+1).$$
Find all functions $f : \{1, 2, ... , n,...\} \to Z$ with the following properties
(i) if $a, b$ are positive integers and $a | b$, then $f(a) \ge f(b)$;
(ii) if $a, b$ are positive integers then $f(ab) + f(a^2 + b^2) = f(a) + f(b)$.
You are presented with a mystery function $f:\mathbb N^2\to\mathbb N$ which is known to satisfy \[f(x+1,y)>f(x,y)\quad\text{and}\quad f(x,y+1)>f(x,y)\] for all $(x,y)\in\mathbb N^2$. I will tell you the value of $f(x,y)$ for \$1. What's the minimum cost, in dollars, that it takes to compute the $19$th smallest element of $\{f(x,y)\mid(x,y)\in\mathbb N^2\}$? Here, $\mathbb N=\{1,2,3,\dots\}$ denotes the set of positive integers.