IMO 2013 Q5 #
Let ℚ>₀ be the positive rational numbers. Let f : ℚ>₀ → ℝ be a function satisfying
the conditions
f(x) * f(y) ≥ f(x * y)f(x + y) ≥ f(x) + f(y)
for all x, y ∈ ℚ>₀. Given that f(a) = a for some rational a > 1, prove that f(x) = x for
all x ∈ ℚ>₀.
Solution #
We provide a direct translation of the solution found in https://www.imo-official.org/problems/IMO2013SL.pdf