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USAJMO 2019 Problem 2

  • Day 1
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For which pairs of integers (a,b)(a, b) do there exist functions f:Z→Zf: \mathbb{Z} \rightarrow \mathbb{Z} and g:Z→Zg: \mathbb{Z} \rightarrow \mathbb{Z} obeying f(g(x))=x+a and g(f(x))=x+bf(g(x))=x+a \text { and } g(f(x))=x+b for all integers xx ?

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a=b \text{ or } a=-b

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