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AIME 2020b Problem 8

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Define a sequence recursively by f1(x)=∣x−1∣f_1(x)=|x-1| and fn(x)=fn−1(∣x−n∣)f_n(x)=f_{n-1}(|x-n|) for integers n>1n>1. Find the least value of nn such that the sum of the zeros of fnf_n exceeds 500,000500,000.

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