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IMO Team Selection Contest I

Estonia algebra

Problem

Let be the set of positive real numbers. Determine all functions satisfying the equation for all .
Solution
See IMO 2016 shortlist, problem A4. (That problem was proposed by Estonia.)
Final answer
f(x) = 1/x for all positive x

Techniques

Functional EquationsInjectivity / surjectivity