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Question Number 214661 by efronzo1 last updated on 15/Dec/24
Answered by Rasheed.Sindhi last updated on 15/Dec/24
x.f(x)+x.f((1/x))=x+1  f(x)+f((1/x))=((x+1)/x)......A  Replace x by  (1/x):  f((1/x))+ f(x)=(((1/x)+1)/(1/x))=x+1...B  A & B:   ((x+1)/x)=x+1                   x(x+1)−(x+1)=0                (x+1)(x−1)=0                x=±1  The given functional equation is  true only for x=±1
$${x}.{f}\left({x}\right)+{x}.{f}\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{x}}\right)={x}+\mathrm{1} \\ $$$${f}\left({x}\right)+{f}\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{x}}\right)=\frac{{x}+\mathrm{1}}{{x}}……{A} \\ $$$${Replace}\:{x}\:{by}\:\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{x}}: \\ $$$${f}\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{x}}\right)+\:{f}\left({x}\right)=\frac{\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{x}}+\mathrm{1}}{\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{x}}}={x}+\mathrm{1}…{B} \\ $$$${A}\:\&\:{B}:\:\:\:\frac{{x}+\mathrm{1}}{{x}}={x}+\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:{x}\left({x}+\mathrm{1}\right)−\left({x}+\mathrm{1}\right)=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\left({x}+\mathrm{1}\right)\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:{x}=\pm\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\mathcal{T}{he}\:{given}\:{functional}\:{equation}\:{is} \\ $$$${true}\:{only}\:{for}\:{x}=\pm\mathrm{1}\: \\ $$

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