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Equality of codomain implies equality of domain

Source: IMO Longlist 1989, Problem 91

September 18, 2008
algebrafunctiondomaininequalitiesalgebra unsolved

Problem Statement

For ϕ:NZ \phi: \mathbb{N} \mapsto \mathbb{Z} let us define M_{\phi} \equal{} \{f: \mathbb{N} \mapsto \mathbb{Z}, f(x) > f(\phi(x)), \forall x \in \mathbb{N} \}. Prove that if M_{\phi_1} \equal{} M_{\phi_2} \neq \emptyset, then \phi_1 \equal{} \phi_2. Does this property remain true if M_{\phi} \equal{} \{f: \mathbb{N} \mapsto \mathbb{N}, f(x) > f(\phi(x)), \forall x \in \mathbb{N} \}?