Problem

Source: Saudi Arabia BMO TST Day III Problem 1

Tags: function, induction, algebra unsolved, algebra



Find all functions $f:\mathbb{N}\rightarrow(0,\infty)$ such that $f(4)=4$ and \[\frac{1}{f(1)f(2)}+\frac{1}{f(2)f(3)}+\cdots+\frac{1}{f(n)f(n+1)}=\frac{f(n)}{f(n+1)},~\forall n\in\mathbb{N},\] where $\mathbb{N}=\{1,2,\dots\}$ is the set of positive integers.