
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

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You should strictly follow the format below:

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Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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Let \(\mathbb{Z}_{\geq 0}\) be the set of non-negative integers, and let \(f: \mathbb{Z}_{\geq 0} \times \mathbb{Z}_{\geq 0} \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}_{\geq 0}\) be a bijection such that whenever \(f(x_1, y_1) > f(x_2, y_2)\), we have \(f(x_1+1, y_1) > f(x_2+1, y_2)\) and \(f(x_1, y_1+1) > f(x_2, y_2+1)\).

Let \(N\) be the number of pairs of integers \((x, y)\), with \(0 \leq x, y < 100\), such that \(f(x, y)\) is odd. Find the smallest and largest possible values of \(N\).

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