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Algebra Difficulty 8.4 Shortlist Prove it Estonia

Let R+\mathbb{R}^+ be the set of positive real numbers. Determine all functions f:R+R+f: \mathbb{R}^+ \to \mathbb{R}^+ satisfying the equation
xf(x2)f(f(y))+f(yf(x))=f(xy)(f(f(x2))+f(f(y2))). xf(x^2)f(f(y)) + f(yf(x)) = f(xy)(f(f(x^2)) + f(f(y^2))).
for all x,yR+x, y \in \mathbb{R}^+.

Solution

See IMO 2016 shortlist, problem A4. (That problem was proposed by Estonia.)

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