MathDB
n^3 - n^2 <= f(n) (f(f(n)))^2 <= n^3 + n^2

Source: 2019 Saudi Arabia IMO TST I p 1

July 28, 2020
algebraFunctional inequalityfunctional

Problem Statement

Find all functions f:Z+Z+f : Z^+ \to Z^+ such that n3n2f(n)(f(f(n)))2n3+n2n^3 - n^2 \le f(n) \cdot (f(f(n)))^2 \le n^3 + n^2 for every nn in positive integers