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The function f : N N f:\mathbb{N}\to\mathbb{N} satisfies: m 2 + f ( n ) m f ( m ) + n ( m , n ) N 2 . m^2+f(n)\mid mf(m)+n ~~~\forall ~(m,n)\in\mathbb{N}^2. Let the sum of all possible values of f ( 2014 ) f(2014) be N N . Find the value of N m o d 1000 N\bmod{1000} .


The answer is 14.

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Jubayer Nirjhor
May 17, 2014

Setting m = n m=n gives: n 2 + f ( n ) n f ( n ) + n n 2 + f ( n ) n ( n 2 + f ( n ) ) ( n f ( n ) + n ) = n 3 n n^2+f(n)\mid nf(n)+n~~~\Longrightarrow ~ n^2+f(n)\mid n(n^2+f(n)) - (nf(n)+n)=n^3-n . Setting n = 2 n=2 gives: f ( 2 ) + 4 2 3 2 = 6 f(2)+4\mid 2^3-2=6 . Hence f ( 2 ) = 2 f(2)=2 . Setting m = 2 , n = 1 m=2, n=1 in the original expression gives: f ( 1 ) + 4 2 f ( 2 ) + 1 f(1)+4\mid 2f(2)+1 , that is, f ( 1 ) + 4 5 f(1)+4\mid 5 . Hence f ( 1 ) = 1 f(1)=1 .

Now setting m = 1 m=1 in the original expression gives: f ( n ) + 1 n + 1 f ( n ) + 1 n + 1 f(n)+1\mid n+1 ~~~\Longrightarrow ~ f(n)+1\le n+1 , that is, f ( n ) n f(n)\le n . On the other hand, setting n = 1 n=1 in the original expression gives: m 2 + 1 m f ( m ) + 1 m 2 + 1 m f ( m ) + 1 m^2+1\mid mf(m)+1~~~\Longrightarrow ~ m^2+1\le mf(m)+1 , that is, f ( m ) m f(m)\geq m since m m is positive. Combining these two results, we deduce that f ( n ) = n \boxed{f(n)=n} for all n N n\in\mathbb{N} .

Therefore there's only one possible value f ( 2014 ) = 2014 N f(2014)=2014\equiv N . Hence the answer is: 2014 m o d 1000 = 14 2014\bmod{1000}=\fbox{14}

I don't understand the notation used in the question. What is that vertical bar in the middle? What does it stand for?

Pranav Chaitanya - 7 years ago

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The vertical bar means divides . The sentence a b a\mid b means a a divides b b . In other words, b b is divisible by a a . For example, 3 15 3\mid 15 .

Jubayer Nirjhor - 7 years ago

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Thank you! :)

Pranav Chaitanya - 7 years ago
Ariel Gershon
Oct 1, 2014

Let m = 0 m = 0 and we get f ( n ) n f(n) | n .

Now let n = 0 n = 0 and we get ( m 2 + f ( 0 ) ) m f ( m ) (m^2 + f(0)) | m f(m) . But by the previous deduction, we see that m f ( m ) m 2 m f(m) | m^2 . Therefore, by transitivity, ( m 2 + f ( 0 ) ) m 2 (m^2 + f(0)) | m^2 .

Therefore m 2 + f ( 0 ) m 2 m^2 + f(0) \le m^2 , so f ( 0 ) 0 f(0) \le 0 . On the other hand, we must have f ( 0 ) 0 f(0) \ge 0 , so therefore f ( 0 ) = 0 f(0) = 0 .

Therefore, m 2 m f ( m ) m^2 | m f(m) , so m f ( m ) m | f(m) .

So, for all n N n \in \mathbb{N} , we have f ( n ) n f(n) | n and n f ( n ) n | f(n) . Since the function is nonnegative, it must be that f ( n ) = n f(n) = n .

Hence f ( 2014 ) = 2014 f(2014) = 2014 , so N ( m o d 1000 ) = 14 N \pmod{1000} = \boxed{14} .

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