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Functional Equation for Non negative Reals

Source: 2009 Japan Mathematical Olympiad Finals, Problem 5

February 21, 2009
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Problem Statement

Find all functions f f, defined on the non negative real numbers and taking non negative real numbers such that f(x^2)\plus{}f(y)\equal{}f(x^2\plus{}y\plus{}xf(4y)) for any non negative real numbers x, y x,\ y.