Determine the continuous functions f:R→R having the property that f(x+n1)≤f(x)+n1, for all x∈R and n∈Z∗.
Solution
Inductively we obtain f(x+r)≤f(x)+r, for any x∈R and r∈Q.
The continuity of f and the density of Q in R give f(x+y)≤f(x)+y, for all x∈R and y∈R. We get thus the functions defined by fa(x)=x+a, for x∈R where the parameter a runs over R. It is obvious that all these functions verify the hypothesis.
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