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AMC 12 2005a Problem 20

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For each xx in [0,1][0,1], define

f(x)={2x,if0≤x≤122−2x,if12<x≤1.f(x) = \begin{cases} 2x, \mathrm{if} 0 \leq x \leq \frac{1}{2}\\ 2-2x, \mathrm{if} \frac{1}{2} < x \leq 1. \end{cases}

Let f[2](x)=f(f(x))f^{[2]}(x) = f(f(x)), and f[n+1](x)=f[n](f(x))f^{[n + 1]}(x) = f^{[n]}(f(x)) for each integer n≥2n \geq 2. For how many values of xx in [0,1][0,1] is f[2005](x)=1/2f^{[2005]}(x) = 1/2?

(A) 0(B) 2005(C) 4010(D) 20052(E) 22005\textbf{(A) } 0 \textbf{(B) } 2005 \textbf{(C) } 4010 \textbf{(D) } 2005^2 \textbf{(E) } 2^{2005}

Dataset text AMC 12 2000 to 2025. Quoted with source.

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