Problem

Source: APMO 1994

Tags: function, induction, algebra unsolved, algebra



Let $f: \Bbb{R} \rightarrow \Bbb{R}$ be a function such that (i) For all $x,y \in \Bbb{R}$, \[ f(x)+f(y)+1 \geq f(x+y) \geq f(x)+f(y) \] (ii) For all $x \in [0,1)$, $f(0) \geq f(x)$, (iii) $-f(-1) = f(1) = 1$. Find all such functions $f$.