Problem

Source: Norwegian Mathematical Olympiad 1997 - Abel Competition p4

Tags: algebra, polynomial, Integer, Integer Polynomial



Let $p(x)$ be a polynomial with integer coefficients. Suppose that there exist different integers $a$ and $b$ such that $f(a) = b$ and $f(b) = a$. Show that the equation $f(x) = x$ has at most one integer solution.