40 Functional Equations

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1. f : N 3. f : N 4. f : N N, f (n + 1) > f ( f (n)) for all n N N such that, f ( f (n)) = 2n for all n N N, f (m)2 + f (n) | (m2 + n)2 for all m, n N N, f ( f (a) + f (b)) = a + b 1 for all a, b N 2. Find a function f : N

5. f : N N, for all a, b N there exists a non-degenerate triangle with side length a, f (b), f (b + f (a) 1). 6. Let g : R R, such that g (x) = x [x]. R such that, g ( f (x + y )) = g ( f (x)) + g ( f ( y)) for all x, y R. Find all functions f : R 7. f : R 8. f : R+ 9. f : R 10. f : R 11. f : R R, ( f (x) + f (z ))( f ( y ) + f (t)) = f (xy zt) + f (xt yz ) for all x, y, z, t R. R+, f continuous, f (x) + f ( y ) = f
x+y 2

+f

2xy x+y

for all x, y R+.

R, f (x + y ) = max { f (x), y } + min { f ( y ), x } for all x, y R. R, f (x f ( y )) = f ( f ( y )) + xf ( y ) + f (x) 1 for all x, y R. R, f (x) ex for all x R and f (x + y ) f (x) f ( y ) for all x, y R.

12. Prove that there are no functions f , g such that, f ( g(x)) = x2 and g( f (x)) = x3 for all x R. 13. Does there exist any continuous function f : R 14. f : R+ 15. f : R 16. f : R 17. f : R+ 18. f : R+ 19. f : R 20. f : R 21. f : R 22. f : R 23. f : R 24. f : R 25. f : R 26. f : R 27. f : R 28. f : R+ R+, f yf
x y x
4

R such that, f (x) Q

Q?

= f (y) for all x, y R+.

x f (x )

R, | f (x) f ( y )| (x y )2 for all x, y R. R, f (x + f ( y)) = y + f (x) for all x, y R and the set R, f (x) f ( y) = y f
x 2

xR

is nite.

+ x f
x y

y 2

for some constant , R and for all x, y R+

R, xf ( y ) yf (x) = f

for all x, y R+

R, f ( f (x) y 2) = f (x)2 2 f (x) y 2 + f ( f ( y )) for all x, y R R, f ( f (x) + y ) = xf (1 + xy ) for all x, y R R, f

x + f (x ) 2

+ y + f (2z ) = 2x f (x) + f ( f ( y )) + 2 f (z ) for all x, y, z R

R, f surjective and strictly increasing, f ( f (x)) = f (x) + 12x for all x R R, f (x + y 2) ( y + 1) f (x)2 for all x, y R R, f ( y ) f (xf ( y )) = f (xy ) for all x, y R R, f (x) f ( y ) |x y | for all x Q and y Q R, f (x + y ) yf (x) + f ( f (x)), Prove that f (x) = 0 for all x 0 R, f ((x + 1) f ( y )) = y ( f (x) + 1) for all x, y R R+, f (x + y) f (x) + yf ( f (x)) for all x, y R+ R+, xf (x, y ) f y, x = yf ( y, x) for all x, y R+
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29. f : R+ R+ 30. f : R+ 31. f : R

R+, f (x)2 f (x + y )( f (x) + y ) for all x, y R+ R, f (xy)( f (x) f ( y )) = f (x) f ( y )(x y ) for all x, y R 1

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32. Prove that there doesnt exist any function f : R 33. f : R0 34. f : R+ 35. f : R+ f (1) = 1 M R+ s.t. | f (x)| M x R f x + x2 = f (x) + f R and f (x)
x 0 1 1 2 x

R, such that,

for all x R

f (t) dt for all x 0. Prove that, f (x) = 0 for all x 0

f (x ) + x n f ( y) + yn

R+, f (x + yn + f (x)) = f (x) ,

Q for all x, y R+

R+, f (x + yn + f (x)) = f (x) for all x, y R+

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1. Find all functions f : R+ R+, such that, f (x f ( y)) = f (x + yn) + f ( y + f ( y )) for all x, y R+ and a xed positive integer n 2. 2. Find all continuous functions f : R+ all x, y R+ R+, such that, f (xf ( y ) + y f (x)) = f ( f (xy )) for
f (x) =

3. f is a function such that f (x) = x2( f (x)2 + 1) for all x > 1. Prove that, limx 4. Is there any strictly increasing function f : R+ 5. f : R+ R+ such that, f (x) = x if x e f (x) = xf (ln x) if x > e
1 n =1 f (x)

x 2 f (x )2

R+, such that, f (x) = f ( f (x)) ?

Prove that

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