We want to find a,b,c,d such that
f(f(x))=x⟹f(cx+dax+b)=x⟹cf(x)+daf(x)+b=x⟹af(x)+b=xcf(x)+dx⟹af(x)−xcf(x)=dx−b⟹f(x)(a−cx)=dx−b⟹f(x)=a−cxdx−b.Thus,
cx+dax+b=a−cxdx−b.Then
(ax+b)(a−cx)a2x−acx2+ab−bcxa2x−acx2+abcdx2+acx2+d2x−a2x−bd−abx2(cd+ac)+x(d2−a2)+(−bd−ab)=(dx−b)(cx+d)=cdx2+d2x−bcx−bd=cdx2+d2x−bd=0=0.For all x. Hence, we want a,b,c,d such that the coefficients are all 0. That is,
cd+ac(d−a)(d+a)bd+ab=0,=0,=0.(1)(2)(3)This gives the solutions:
- d=a, c=0, b=0, d∈R.
- d=−a, a,b,c∈R.