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Which of the following statements is/are true?

(a)Let $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be such that $f(x+y)=f(x)+f(y)$ for all $x, y \in \mathbb{R}$. If $f(t)>0$ for all $t>0$, then $f$ is continuous.

(b) Let $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be such that $f(x+y)=f(x) f(y)$ for all $x, y \in \mathbb{R}$. Then $f(x) \geq 0$ for all $x \in \mathbb{R}$.

(c) Let $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be continuous at $x=0$ and such that $f(x)+f(x / 2)=0$ for all $x \in \mathbb{R}$. Then $f(x)=0$ for all $x \in \mathbb{R}$.

(d) None of the above

I have been able to prove that (b), and (c) are correct but I am stuck with option (a). The answer says it's true. Any help will be truly appreciated.

Sayantan
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  • Here is a good overview of facts about the Cauchy functional equation: https://math.stackexchange.com/q/423492/42969 – Martin R Jul 30 '21 at 08:25
  • @Sayantan, look at this answer https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1656500/if-f0-infty-to-0-infty-and-fxy-fxfy-then-prove-that-fx-ax/1656570#1656570 – Antonio Jul 30 '21 at 08:46

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