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jmc

algebra senior

Problem

Let be the set of all nonzero real numbers. Let be a function such that for all such that

Let be the number of possible values of and let be the sum of all possible values of Find
Solution
Fix Setting we get This holds for all

Consider the equation The solutions in are and Since is well-defined. Furthermore, so is well-defined. If then we can set in which gives us Then contradiction.

The only possibility then is that In other words, for all

We can check that works, so and so
Final answer
\frac{1}{4}