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f(x)+f(1/x)=f(x)f(1/x) [f(x)-1][f(1/x)-1]=1
Let f(x)-1=g(x) then g(x).g(1/x)=1.
If g(x) is a constant function k then k2=1 which gives f(x)=0 or f(x)=2.
Let g(x)=a0+a1x+a2x2+...+anxn ,a nth degree polynomial(an 0) then
g(1/x)=a0+a1/x+a2/x2+...+an/xn
g(x).g(1/x)=1 coeff. of xn=a0an=0 a0=0.
So,g(x)=x[a1+....+anxn-1].Again g(x).g(1/x)=1 gives a1an=0 a1=0
If we proceed like this,we get,a0=a1=a2=...=an-1=0.
So,g(x)=anxn where an2=1 or an= 1.
Hence,f(x) can be the following
f(x)=0 or f(x)=2 or f(x)=1 xn.
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