Find all real numbers , , which verify the equalities
Solutions — 2
Solution 1
We have , and the analogous relations.
If , then . If , then , and . We obtain , which leads to . We find two more solutions, and .
Solution 2
Let , . We have , so is strictly increasing.
Our equalities become , , . Without loss of generality, we may assume that . Then , so , which leads to or . Hence , so . As the equation has three solutions, namely , and , we find that .
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