how many real functions f are there from R → R satisfying the relation f(x^2 +yf(x)) = xf(x+y).
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Amazing. I got f(f(0))=0, which meant f(y)=0 and x^2-xf(x)=0 which means f(x)=x. Mine and your solution both are elegant, but yours was much better pal.
How can you conclude that g(x) = c from g(x^2)=g(x) ?
Upon observation, f ( x ) = a x , a ∈ R . Substituting this function into the above functional equation yields:
a ( x 2 + a x y ) = x ( a x + a y ) ⇒ a x 2 + a 2 x y = a x 2 + a x y ⇒ a 2 = a = ⇒ a = 0 , 1 .
Hence, we have f ( x ) = 0 or f ( x ) = x .
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Substitute y=0 and we get f ( x 2 ) = x f ( x ) .
Let's say f ( x ) = x g ( x ) , then we get
g ( x 2 ) = g ( x ) .
It follows that g ( x ) = c and f ( x ) = c x
Plugging back into the original equation, the solutions for c are 0 and 1 so f ( x ) = 0 or f ( x ) = x
Thus, we have 2 solutions.