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No such function exists

Source: Indonesia National Science Olympiad D2 P2

September 5, 2012
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Problem Statement

Let R+\mathbb{R}^+ be the set of all positive real numbers. Show that there is no function f:R+R+f:\mathbb{R}^+ \to \mathbb{R}^+ satisfying f(x+y)=f(x)+f(y)+12012f(x+y)=f(x)+f(y)+\dfrac{1}{2012} for all positive real numbers xx and yy.
Proposer: Fajar Yuliawan