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Problem 5

Find all functions f:R→Rf:\mathbb R\to\mathbb R such that for all x,y,z∈Rx,y,z\in\mathbb R, f(f(x)+f(y)+f(z))=f(f(x)−f(y))+f(2xy+f(z))+2f(xz−yz)f(f(x)+f(y)+f(z))=f(f(x)-f(y))+f(2xy+f(z))+2f(xz-yz).
Step 1 of 8: Constant case
f≡c⟹c=0f\equiv c\Longrightarrow c=0
Detailed analysis

If ff is constant with value cc, the equation becomes c=3cc=3c, hence c=0c=0.