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BMO Shortlist 2021 A5

Source: BMO Shortlist 2021

May 8, 2022
Balkanshortlist2021algebrafunctional equation

Problem Statement

Find all functions f:R+R+f: \mathbb{R}^{+} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{+} such that f(xf(x+y))=yf(x)+1f(xf(x + y)) = yf(x) + 1 holds for all x,yR+x, y \in \mathbb{R}^{+}.
Proposed by Nikola Velov, North Macedonia