Find all functions f:R→R satisfying (a−b)f(a+b)+(b−c)f(b+c)+(c−a)f(c+a)=0 for all a,b,c∈R.
Solution
Answer: f(x)=Ax+B for real numbers A and B. For x∈R, let a=2x−1, b=2x+1 and c=21−x. Then we have ⎩⎨⎧a+b=xb+c=1c+a=0 and ⎩⎨⎧a−b=−1b−c=xc−a=1−x , therefore we have −f(x)+xf(1)+(1−x)f(0)=0. Denoting A=f(1)−f(0) and B=f(0), we get f(x)=Ax+B.
Conversely, for any A and B, the function f(x)=Ax+B satisfies (a−b)f(a+b)+(b−c)f(b+c)+(c−a)f(c+a)=cyc∑A(a2−b2)+B(a−b)=0.
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