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BMO Shortlist 2021 A6

Source: BMO Shortlist 2021

May 8, 2022
Balkanshortlist2021algebrafunctional equation

Problem Statement

Find all functions f:RRf: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R} such that f(xy)=f(x)f(y)+f(f(x+y))f(xy) = f(x)f(y) + f(f(x + y)) holds for all x,yRx, y \in \mathbb{R}.