2019 USAJMO Problems/Problem 2

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Problem

Let $\mathbb Z$ be the set of all integers. Find all pairs of integers $(a,b)$ for which there exist functions $f:\mathbb Z\rightarrow\mathbb Z$ and $g:\mathbb Z\rightarrow\mathbb Z$ satisfying \[f(g(x))=x+a\quad\text{and}\quad g(f(x))=x+b\] for all integers $x$.

Solution

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See also

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