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Iterated Absolute Value Function

Source: 2014 AMC 12A #24

February 5, 2014
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Problem Statement

Let f0(x)=x+∣x−100∣−∣x+100∣f_0(x)=x+|x-100|-|x+100|, and for n≥1n\geq 1, let fn(x)=∣fn−1(x)∣−1f_n(x)=|f_{n-1}(x)|-1. For how many values of xx is f100(x)=0f_{100}(x)=0?
<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(A)</span>299<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(B)</span>300<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(C)</span>301<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(D)</span>302<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(E)</span>303<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span>299\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span>300\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span>301\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span>302\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span>303\qquad
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