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MathNet 2025-part-02 — 186 problems (EN–VI) Question 175

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2025-part-02 — 186 problems (EN–VI)

Question 175

Let $\mathbb{Z}$ be the set of integers, and let $f: \mathbb{Z} \to \mathbb{Z}$ be a function. Prove that there are infinitely many integers $c$ such that the function $g: \mathbb{Z} \to \mathbb{Z}$ defined by $g(x) = f(x) + c x$ is not bijective.

*Note*: A function $g: \mathbb{Z} \to \mathbb{Z}$ is *bijective* if for every integer $b$, there exists exactly one integer $a$ such that $g(a) = b$.