Find all functions such that for all non-zero numbers ,
Solutions — 2
Solution 1
Substituting gives
Denoting , we have . Substituting , we get
i. e.,
hence
Finally, we check that for any real number , the function satisfies the conditions:
Solution 2
Let us set . Substituting into the given equation yields
i. e.,
The given equation can be rearranged into the form
whence, using (1), we have
Interchanging and gives
so, combining the last two equations, we get
and substituting now gives
Again, we can easily verify that every function is a solution of the given functional equation.
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