A new approach to Hyers-Ulam stability of \(r\)-variable quadratic functional equations (Q2228053)

Summary: In this paper, we investigate the general solution of a new quadratic functional equation of the form \[ \sum_{1\leq i<j<k \leq r} \phi (l_i+l_j+l_k)=(r-2) \sum_{i=1,i \neq j}^r \phi (l_i+l_j) + \tfrac{-r^2+3r-2}{2} \sum_{i=1}^r\phi (l_i). \] We prove that a function admits, in appropriate conditions, a unique quadratic mapping satisfying the corresponding functional equation. Finally, we discuss the Ulam stability of that functional equation by using the directed method and fixed-point method, respectively.