SOLUTION: If f(f(x)) = x² find f(x)?

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Question 1151834: If f(f(x)) = x² find f(x)?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We know that substituting a power of x into a power of x gives a power of
x, so we try to see if f(x)=xn gives a solution:

If so then try

f(x) = xn

then 

f(f(x)) = f(xn) = (xn)n = x = x2

The one and only way that can be true for all x is if the exponents of x are
equal

So n²=2

or



So one solution is



Another solution is



Can there be other solutions???

Edwin

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