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ISL 2004 A3

Does there exist a function s ⁣:Q→{−1,1}s\colon \mathbb{Q} \rightarrow \{-1,1\} such that if xx and yy are distinct rational numbers satisfying xy=1{xy=1} or x+y∈{0,1}{x+y\in \{0,1\}} , then s(x)s(y)=−1{s(x)s(y)=-1} ? Justify your answer.

Proposed by Dan Brown, Canada

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