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A '''cyclic function''' is a [[function]] <math>f</math>, such that <math>f^n(x) = x</math> for some [[integer]] <math>n > 1</math>.
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A '''cyclic function''' is a [[function]] <math>f</math> such that <math>f^n(x) = x</math> for some [[integer]] <math>n > 1</math>.  A neccessary condition for a function to be cyclic is that its [[image]] be equal to its [[domain]].
  
  
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=== Introductory Problems ===
 
=== Introductory Problems ===
 
* [[2006_AMC_12A_Problems/Problem_18 | 2006 AMC 12A Problem 18]]
 
* [[2006_AMC_12A_Problems/Problem_18 | 2006 AMC 12A Problem 18]]
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Latest revision as of 14:47, 20 July 2016

A cyclic function is a function $f$ such that $f^n(x) = x$ for some integer $n > 1$. A neccessary condition for a function to be cyclic is that its image be equal to its domain.


Example Problems

Introductory Problems

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