Problem:
Find all triples of continuous functions from to such that for all real numbers and .
Solution
Solution:
The answer is , , , where , , are real numbers. Obviously these solutions work, so we wish to show they are the only ones.
First, put to get , so . Similarly, . Therefore, the functional equation boils down to . By shifting and appealing to Cauchy's functional equation (with continuous) we get , and .
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