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Determine all functions

Source: MEMO 2018 I1

September 2, 2018
algebrafunctionfunctional equation

Problem Statement

Let Q+Q^+ denote the set of all positive rational number and let αQ+.\alpha\in Q^+. Determine all functions f:Q+(α,+)f:Q^+ \to (\alpha,+\infty ) satisfying f(x+yα)=f(x)+f(y)αf(\frac{ x+y}{\alpha}) =\frac{ f(x)+f(y)}{\alpha} for all x,yQ+.x,y\in Q^+ .