Problem

Source: Israel Grosman Memorial Mathematical Olympiad 1995 p6

Tags: functional equation, functional, algebra



(a) Prove that there is a unique function $f : Q \to Q$ satisfying: (i) $f(q)= 1 + f\left(\frac{q}{1-2q}\right)$ for $0<q< \frac12$ (ii) $f(q)= 1 + f(q-1)$ for $1<q\le 2$ (iii) $f(q)f\left(\frac{1}{q}\right)=1$ for all $q\in Q^+$ (b) For this function $f$ , find all $r\in Q^+$ such that $f(r) = r$