$\mathbb{Z}$ has finite index in $\mathbb{Z}[\sqrt{d}]$?

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Let $d$ be a square-free integer. Does $\mathbb{Z}$ have finite or infinite index in $\mathbb{Z}[\sqrt{d}\,]?$

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Hint: As an additive group, $\mathbb{Z}[\sqrt{d}] \cong \mathbb{Z} \times \mathbb{Z}$.