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Print58th Ukrainian National Mathematical Olympiad
Ukraine algebra
Problem
Find all functions , which for all not-negative satisfy equality:
Solution
For from the condition we have, that for any , and there is such that . Thus, for , . Then, for it follows, that , and for we have, that i.e. and for any .
Let in the condition, then so for arbitrary and .
Let for some . Let , then Expression in right part takes arbitrary value in segment , so range of function includes this segment. Thus, there is some such, that . From equality for and we have, that , that is impossible. This contradiction proves, that for arbitrary .
Let in the condition, then so for arbitrary and .
Let for some . Let , then Expression in right part takes arbitrary value in segment , so range of function includes this segment. Thus, there is some such, that . From equality for and we have, that , that is impossible. This contradiction proves, that for arbitrary .
Final answer
f(x) = 0 for all x ≥ 0
Techniques
Injectivity / surjectivityExistential quantifiers