Suppose a function satisfies the following conditions: for all .
Find the value of .
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It appears a linear function f ( x ) = A x + B will do the trick here. If this functional equation holds true for all x , y ∈ R , then at y = 0 we obtain f ( 0 ) = 0 as another boundary condition. Coupling this condition along with f ( 5 ) = 3 yields ⇒ f ( x ) = 5 3 x and f ( 2 0 1 5 ) = 1 2 0 9 .