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algebra intermediate

Problem

Let be a function such that for all real numbers and

Let be the number of possible values of and let be the sum of all possible values of Find
Solution
Setting we get for all real numbers

Setting we get for all real numbers Since and This simplifies to Setting we get But so for all This means Hence, for all

Replacing with we get Since and we can write this as Subtracting we get so for all We can check that this function works.

Therefore, and so
Final answer
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