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Algebra Level 4

Suppose a function f : R R f : R → R satisfi es the following conditions: ( a ) f ( 4 x y ) = 2 y [ f ( x + y ) + f ( x y ) ] , (a) f(4xy) = 2y [f(x + y) + f(x -y)], for all x , y R x, y ∈ R ( b ) f ( 5 ) = 3 (b) f(5) = 3 .

Find the value of f ( 2015 ) f(2015) .


The answer is 1209.

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Tom Engelsman
Nov 26, 2017

It appears a linear function f ( x ) = A x + B f(x) = Ax + B will do the trick here. If this functional equation holds true for all x , y R x, y \in \mathbb{R} , then at y = 0 y = 0 we obtain f ( 0 ) = 0 f(0) = 0 as another boundary condition. Coupling this condition along with f ( 5 ) = 3 f(5) = 3 yields f ( x ) = 3 5 x \Rightarrow f(x) = \frac{3}{5}x and f ( 2015 ) = 1209 . f(2015) = \boxed{1209}.

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