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3 months ago

We want to find a,b,c,da,b,c,d such that

f(f(x))=x    f(ax+bcx+d)=x    af(x)+bcf(x)+d=x    af(x)+b=xcf(x)+dx    af(x)xcf(x)=dxb    f(x)(acx)=dxb    f(x)=dxbacx.\begin{align*} f(f(x))=x &\implies f\left(\frac{ax+b}{cx+d}\right)=x \\ &\implies \frac{af(x)+b}{cf(x)+d}=x \\ &\implies af(x)+b=xcf(x)+dx \\ &\implies af(x)-xcf(x)=dx-b \\ &\implies f(x)(a-cx)=dx-b \\ &\implies f(x)=\frac{dx-b}{a-cx}. \end{align*}

Thus,

ax+bcx+d=dxbacx.\frac{ax+b}{cx+d}=\frac{dx-b}{a-cx}.

Then

(ax+b)(acx)=(dxb)(cx+d)a2xacx2+abbcx=cdx2+d2xbcxbda2xacx2+ab=cdx2+d2xbdcdx2+acx2+d2xa2xbdab=0x2(cd+ac)+x(d2a2)+(bdab)=0.\begin{align*} (ax+b)(a-cx)&=(dx-b)(cx+d) \\ a^2x-acx^2+ab-bcx&=cdx^2+d^2x-bcx-bd \\ a^2x-acx^2+ab&=cdx^2+d^2x-bd \\ cdx^2+acx^2+d^2x-a^2x-bd-ab&=0 \\ x^2(cd+ac)+x(d^2-a^2)+(-bd-ab)&=0. \end{align*}

For all xx. Hence, we want a,b,c,da,b,c,d such that the coefficients are all 00. That is,

cd+ac=0,(da)(d+a)=0,bd+ab=0.\begin{align*} cd+ac&=0, \tag{1}\\ (d-a)(d+a)&=0, \tag{2}\\ bd+ab&=0. \tag{3} \end{align*}

This gives the solutions:

  1. d=ad=a, c=0c=0, b=0b=0, dRd\in\mathbb{R}.
  2. d=ad=-a, a,b,cRa,b,c\in\mathbb{R}.
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