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algebra senior

Problem

Let be a function satisfying . Find all possible values of . Enter all the possible values, separated by commas.
Solution
Setting we get so or

Suppose Setting we get so for all Note that this function works, and in particular,

Now suppose Setting we get so for all

Replacing with , we get Then for all and Setting we get for all Note that this function works, and in particular,

Therefore, the possible values of are
Final answer
0,1