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Determine all functions f:ZZf: \mathbb{Z} \rightarrow \mathbb{Z} with the property that $$ f(x-f(y))=f(f(x))-f(y)-1 \tag{1} $$ holds for all x,yZx, y \in \mathbb{Z}.
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Determine all functions f:Z→Z with the property that

$$
f(x-f(y))=f(f(x))-f(y)-1
\tag{1}
$$

holds for all x,y∈Z.
Original LaTeX notation
Determine all functions $f: \mathbb{Z} \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}$ with the property that

$$
f(x-f(y))=f(f(x))-f(y)-1
\tag{1}
$$

holds for all $x, y \in \mathbb{Z}$.

answer type

Expression

is multiple answer

true

language

English

question type

Open-ended

subject

Math

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