Monday, May 27, 2019

Functional equation : f(xf(y))=yf(x)

Find all function f:R+R+ satisfying


(i) f(xf(y))=yf(x) for all positive real numbers, x,y


(ii) f(x) is bounded function for domain interval (1,)


Please help me check my work below. Thank you.


Let P(x,y) denote f(xf(y))=yf(x),x,yR+.


Let y1,y2R+ such that f(y1)=f(y2).



Consider P(x,y1) and P(x,y2) : we have


f(xf(y1))=f(xf(y2))=y1f(x)=y2f(x) then y1=y2 so f is injective.


Consider P(1,1) : f(f(1))=f(1)f(1)=1


substitute x=1 in (i), we have f(f(y))=y.


Consider P(x,x) : f(xf(x))=xf(x)


Let xf(x)=z so f(z)=z,zR+


If z>1 then P(x,f(y)):f(x)f(y)=f(xy) so f(z)f(1z)=f(1)=1 so f(1z)=1z


then f(z2)=f(z)f(z)=z2 , f(z4)=f(z2)f(z2)=z4 so f(z2n)=z2n,nN, contradict (ii)


If z<1 then 1z>1. Since f(1z)=1z so f(1z2)=f(1z)f(1z)=1z2


then f(1z2n)=1z2n, contradict (ii)



Thus xf(x)=1, f(x)=1x,xR+


Answer check :


(i) f(xf(y))=yx=yf(x)


(ii) f(x)=1x<f(1)=1,x(1,)

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