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Belorusija 2012

Belarus 2012 algebra

Problem

Do there exist a function , and real number such that and for all real ?
Solution
Answer: such function does not exist.

Suppose, contrary to our claim, that there exists a function satisfying the equality for all real , and for some . We have . Then . Further, . Now we have . But , a contradiction.
Final answer
Such function does not exist.

Techniques

Functional EquationsExistential quantifiers