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algebra intermediate
Problem
Let be a function taking the nonnegative integers to the positive integers such that and for all nonnegative integers and where
Find the smallest nonnegative integer such that
Find the smallest nonnegative integer such that
Solution
Setting in the given functional equation, we get for all Then Let for Then and Then for all Hence, which simplifies to Therefore, for all
Since and the smallest such is
Since and the smallest such is
Final answer
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