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NMC 2016 Problem 3

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Find all a∈Ra \in \mathbb{R} for which there exists a function f:R→Rf: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}, such that

(i) f(f(x))=f(x)+xf(f(x))=f(x)+x, for all x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R},

(ii) f(f(x)−x)=f(x)+f(f(x)-x)=f(x)+ ax, for all x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R}.

Dataset text NuminaMath olympiads. Quoted with source.

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a=\frac{1 \pm \sqrt{5}}{2}

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