Let $\mathbb{R}*$ denote the set of nonzero real numbers. Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}* \rightarrow \mathbb{R}*$ such that $f(x^2+y)=f(f(x))+\frac{f(xy)}{f(x)}$ for every pair of nonzero real numbers $x$ and $y$ with $x^2+y \neq 0$.
Source: MOP 2006 Homework - Black Group
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Let $\mathbb{R}*$ denote the set of nonzero real numbers. Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}* \rightarrow \mathbb{R}*$ such that $f(x^2+y)=f(f(x))+\frac{f(xy)}{f(x)}$ for every pair of nonzero real numbers $x$ and $y$ with $x^2+y \neq 0$.