IMO 2020 Shortlist A6

Determine all functions f : Z Ñ Z such that fa2b2 pa bq “ afpaq bfpbq for every a,b P Z. Here, fn denotes the nth iterat...

IMO 2020 Shortlist A6

Category: Algebra

Problem

Determine all functions f : Z Ñ Z such that fa2b2 pa bq “ afpaq bfpbq for every a,b P Z. Here, fn denotes the nth iteration of f, i.e., f0 pxq “ x and fn1 pxq “ fpfn pxqq for all n ě 0. (Slovakia) Shortlisted problems 5