2002 AMC 10P Problems/Problem 9

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Problem 9

The function $f$ is given by the table

\[\begin{tabular}{|c||c|c|c|c|c|}  \hline   x & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \\   \hline  f(x) & 4 & 1 & 3 & 5 & 2 \\  \hline \end{tabular}\]

If $u_0=4$ and $u_{n+1} = f(u_n)$ for $n \ge 0$, find $u_{2002}$

$\text{(A) }1 \qquad \text{(B) }2 \qquad \text{(C) }3 \qquad \text{(D) }4 \qquad \text{(E) }5$

Solution 1

See also

2002 AMC 10P (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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