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Romanian Mathematical Olympiad

Romania algebra

Problem

Find all functions such that
Solution
From follows .

If , then and an easy induction shows that .

If , then and, inductively, Both the above found functions fulfill the initial condition.
Final answer
Two functions: 1) f(n) = n for all n. 2) f(n) = n + 1 if n is odd, and f(n) = n − 1 if n is even.

Techniques

Functional EquationsInduction / smoothing