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Olympiad Number Theory · Superchallenge problem

How many functions f:R→Rf:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R} satisfy BOTH f(x)2=x2f(x)^2 = x^2 for every real xx AND f(x+y)=f(x)+f(y)f(x+y) = f(x) + f(y) for all real x,yx, y?