Find all strictly monotone functions $f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that some polynomial $P(x, y)$ satisfies the equality $$f(x + y) = P(f(x), f(y))$$for all real numbers $x$ and $y$
Source: Belarus - Iran Competition 2023
Tags: algebra, function, polynomial
Find all strictly monotone functions $f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that some polynomial $P(x, y)$ satisfies the equality $$f(x + y) = P(f(x), f(y))$$for all real numbers $x$ and $y$