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algebra senior

Problem

Let denote the set of all rationals other than 0 and 1. A function has the property that for all , Compute the value of . Enter your answer in the form "", where is some number.
Solution
Let be defined by ; the key property is that The given equation rewrites as . Substituting and gives the further equations and Setting and to and solving the system of three equations for gives For , we have and , so that
Final answer
\log\left(\frac{2007}{2006}\right)