IMC 2004 · Problem 2

Day 120 points11th IMC · Skopje, Macedonia

Statement

Let P(x)=x21P(x) = x^2 - 1. How many distinct real solutions does the following equation have:

P(P((P(x))))2004=0  ?\underbrace{P(P(\dots(P(x))\dots))}_{2004} = 0 \; ?

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