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IMO 1972 — Official contest Question 5

IMO · IMO 1972 — Official contest

Question 5

Let $f$ and $\varphi$ be real functions defined in the interval $(-\infty,\infty)$ satisfying the functional equation
$$f(x+y)+f(x-y)=2\varphi(y)f(x),$$
for arbitrary real $x,y$ (give examples of such functions). Prove that if $f(x)$ is not identically $0$ and $|f(x)|\le1$ for all $x$, then $|\varphi(x)|\le1$ for all $x$.