Problem

Source: Romanian TST 1998

Tags: function, algebra proposed, algebra, functional equation



Find all monotonic functions $u:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ which have the property that there exists a strictly monotonic function $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ such that \[f(x+y)=f(x)u(x)+f(y) \] for all $x,y\in\mathbb{R}$. Vasile Pop