continuous function and functional equation

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Let $ g:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ be a continuous function: $g(x) = g(x+1)$. Show that $g$ satisfies the equation:

$g(x)=\frac{1}{4} \left(g(\frac{x}{2})+g(\frac{x+1}{2})\right)$ for all $x$.

Is it enough to first assume that $g$ satisfies the equation and to check that $g(x)=g(x+1)$ if it does?

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It is not enough to assume that $g$ satisfies $$g(x)=\frac{1}{4}\left(g(\tfrac{x}{2})+g(\tfrac{x+1}{2})\right),$$ and then check that $g(x)=g(x+1)$. This is the converse of what you are being asked to prove, and it is not true in general.