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Determine f(30)
Source: IMO Longlist 1989, Problem 96
9/18/2008
Let
f
:
N
↦
N
f : \mathbb{N} \mapsto \mathbb{N}
f
:
N
↦
N
be such that (i)
f
f
f
is strictly increasing; (ii) f(mn) \equal{} f(m)f(n) \forall m, n \in \mathbb{N}; and (iii) if
m
≠
n
m \neq n
m
=
n
and m^n \equal{} n^m, then f(m) \equal{} n or f(n) \equal{} m. Determine
f
(
30
)
.
f(30).
f
(
30
)
.
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