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function from Z to R

Source: Iran TST 2023 ; Exam 1 Problem 5

March 15, 2023
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Problem Statement

Suppose that n2n\ge2 and a1,a2,...,ana_1,a_2,...,a_n are natural numbers that (a1,a2,...,an)=1 (a_1,a_2,...,a_n)=1. Find all strictly increasing function f:ZRf: \mathbb{Z} \to \mathbb{R} that:
x1,x2,...,xnZ:f(i=1nxiai)=i=1nf(xiai) \forall x_1,x_2,...,x_n \in \mathbb{Z} : f(\sum_{i=1}^{n} {x_ia_i}) = \sum_{i=1}^{n} {f(x_ia_i})
Proposed by Navid Safaei and Ali Mirzaei