2007 SL A4
Source: ISL 2007, A4, Ukrainian TST 2008 Problem 5
June 24, 2008
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Problem Statement
Find all functions f: \mathbb{R}^{ \plus{} }\to\mathbb{R}^{ \plus{} } satisfying f\left(x \plus{} f\left(y\right)\right) \equal{} f\left(x \plus{} y\right) \plus{} f\left(y\right) for all pairs of positive reals and . Here, \mathbb{R}^{ \plus{} } denotes the set of all positive reals.Proposed by Paisan Nakmahachalasint, Thailand