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algebra senior
Problem
The function takes nonnegative integers to real numbers, such that and for all nonnnegative integers Find the sum of all possible values of
Solution
Setting we get so
Setting we get Thus, we can write the given functional equation as In particular, setting we get so for all
Then and so on.
By a straight-forward induction argument, for all nonnegative integers Note that this function satisfies the given functional equation, so the sum of all possible values of is
Setting we get Thus, we can write the given functional equation as In particular, setting we get so for all
Then and so on.
By a straight-forward induction argument, for all nonnegative integers Note that this function satisfies the given functional equation, so the sum of all possible values of is
Final answer
100