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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 x x and y y. Here, \mathbb{R}^{ \plus{} } denotes the set of all positive reals.
Proposed by Paisan Nakmahachalasint, Thailand