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MathNet 2018-part-06 — 181 problems (EN–VI) Question 41

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2018-part-06 — 181 problems (EN–VI)

Question 41

Let $S$ be a finite set, and let $\mathcal{A}$ be the set of all functions from $S$ to $S$. Let $f$ be an element of $\mathcal{A}$ and let $T = f(S)$ denote the image of $S$ under $f$. Suppose that for every $g$ in $\mathcal{A}$ with $g \neq f$, we have $f \circ g \circ f \neq g \circ f \circ g$.
Prove that $f(T) = T$.