An interesting problem
Here is an interesting functional equation problem. Can you solve it?
Find all functions
so that
a)
for all
and
b)
for all 
Find all functions
a)
b)
Here is how I solved it. Substitute u for -u and v for -v. Then our functional equation
becomes F(-2u)= F(u+v)F(v-u)+F(u-v)F(-u-v)=F(2u). Let 2u=x, then we get F(x)=F(-x).
Now let u=0. So we get F(0)=F(v)^2+ F(v)F(-v)= 2F(v)^2. If we let v=0, we get that F(0)=2F(0)^2. Solving for F(0), we get that F(0)= 0 or F(0)= 1/2. If F(0)=0, then F(x)=0 for all x. But if F(0)= 1/2, then F(x)= 1/2 or -1/2 for all x. However, F(x)≥0, so the only solutions are F(x)=0 or F(x)= 1/2.
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