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f (x/y) = f(x) + f(y) - f(x)f(y)

Source: 2015 Saudi Arabia IMO TST I p1

July 24, 2020
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Problem Statement

Find all functions f:R>0Rf : R_{>0} \to R such that f(xy)=f(x)+f(y)f(x)f(y)f \left(\frac{x}{y}\right) = f(x) + f(y) - f(x)f(y) for all x,yR>0x, y \in R_{>0}. Here, R>0R_{>0} denotes the set of all positive real numbers.
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