IMO 2017 Shortlist A8

Assume that a fun tion f : R Ñ R satises the following ondition: For every x,y P R su h that fpxqy ˘ fpyqx ˘ ą 0, we ha...

IMO 2017 Shortlist A8

Category: Algebra

Problem

Assume that a fun tion f : R Ñ R satises the following ondition: For every x,y P R su h that fpxqy ˘ fpyqx ˘ ą 0, we have fpxqy “ fpyqx. Prove that fpxq y ď fpyq x whenever x ą y. (Netherlands) 6 IMO 2017, Rio de Janeiro Combinatori s