Functional Equations in IOQM: previous year question analysis

Functional Equations has appeared 6 times in IOQM between 2012 and 2025, making it the 12th most-asked of 14 chapters and about 1.7% of the bank. Over the last 4 years it has averaged 1.5 questions per year.

Total PYQs
6
Years covered
2012–2025
Weightage rank
#12 of 14
Share of bank
1.7%

How many Functional Equations questions appeared each year

Functional Equations IOQM question count by year
YearQuestionsRelative volume
20121
20141
20241
20253

Which Functional Equations sub-topics are asked most

Every question in this chapter is tagged to a sub-topic, so you can see exactly where the marks sit before you revise.

  • multiplicative strictly increasing function on naturals1 questions
  • completely multiplicative injective function on $\mathbb{N}$1 questions
  • substitution $x \to 3 - x$ and elimination1 questions
  • functional equation over the integers plus a summation bound1 questions
  • piecewise integer function, solving f(f(n))=991 questions
  • substitution x -> 3-x to solve for f1 questions

Question formats used in Functional Equations

  • Numerical / integer answer6

How Functional Equations compares with nearby chapters

Counts are computed from AcadXL’s own IOQM question bank, tagged chapter- and sub-topic-wise and checked against official answer keys. Sign in to attempt the 6 Functional Equations questions with solutions.