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AMC 12 2011a Problem 23

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Let f(z)=z+az+bf(z)= \frac{z+a}{z+b} and g(z)=f(f(z))g(z)=f(f(z)), where aa and bb are complex numbers. Suppose that ∣a∣=1\left| a \right| = 1 and g(g(z))=zg(g(z))=z for all zz for which g(g(z))g(g(z)) is defined. What is the difference between the largest and smallest possible values of ∣b∣\left| b \right|?

\textbf{(A)}\ 0 \textbf{(B)}\ \sqrt{2}-1 \textbf{(C)}\ \sqrt{3}-1 \textbf{(D)}\ 1 \textbf{(E)}\ 2

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