Find all functions f:R→R, at the same time satisfying the following two conditions:
a) f(x+yf(x))=f(x)f(y)
b) the function f can be represented in the form f(x)=(φ(x))2,x∈R, where the function f has a finite derivative at x=0. (not infinite)
I have no clue how to start. Any kind of help will be appreciated.
Answer
Here is a possible approach.
Plug in y=0 to get
f(x)=f(x)f(0),
so either f(x)≡0 or f(0)=1.
Now note that
f(x+yf(x))=f(y+xf(y))
and assuming f is 1-to-1, we have
x+yf(x)=y+xf(y)x(1−f(y))=y(1−f(x))x1−f(x)=y1−f(y)
for arbitrary x,y, and that means both LHS and RHS and constant, say c.Then you have
c=x1−f(x)f(x)=1−x/c
UPDATE
If f is not 1-1, f(x)≡1 is a solution, but not sure if there are others...
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