Shortlisted problems 5

A5. Consider all polynomials P pxq with real coefficients that have the following property:
for any two real numbers x and y one has

|y 2 ´ P pxq| ď 2 |x| if and only if |x2 ´ P pyq| ď 2 |y| .

Determine all possible values of P p0q.

(Belgium)
A6. Find all functions f : Z Ñ Z such that
n2 ` 4f pnq “ f pf pnqq2

for all n P Z.
(United Kingdom)