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Natural functions

Source: RMO 2003, District Round

May 29, 2006
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Problem Statement

Find all functions f:NN\displaystyle f : \mathbb N^\ast \to \mathbb N^\ast (N={1,2,3,}\displaystyle N^\ast = \{ 1,2,3,\ldots \}) with the property that, for all n1\displaystyle n \geq 1, f(1)+f(2)++f(n) f(1) + f(2) + \ldots + f(n) is a perfect cube n3\leq n^3. Dinu Teodorescu