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ISL 2021 A8

    Determine all functions f:R→Rf: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R} that satisfy (f(a)−f(b))(f(b)−f(c))(f(c)−f(a))=f(ab2+bc2+ca2)−f(a2b+b2c+c2a)(f(a)-f(b))(f(b)-f(c))(f(c)-f(a))=f\left(a b^{2}+b c^{2}+c a^{2}\right)-f\left(a^{2} b+b^{2} c+c^{2} a\right) for all real numbers a,b,ca, b, c.

    Dataset text NuminaMath olympiads. Quoted with source.

    Official text: IMO 2021 Shortlist booklet, page 5.

    Solutions

    Official solution Solution 1 by the IMO Problem Selection Committee

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