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Math Problem of the Fortnight: Function composition and derivatives

Math Problem of the Fortnight: Function composition and derivatives

Find a nontrivial, real-valued function f(x) defined on the real numbers such that the derivative of the function obtained by composing f with itself is the function f; that is,

(d/dx)[f(f(x))] = f(x)





Winner

The winning solution to this problem was by Travis Johnston.