Consider the map ƒ : [0, 1] →→→ [0, 1] given by { x+1/2 0≤x≤ 1/2 22x 1/2 ≤ x ≤ 1 f(x) = (a) Show that it is continuous. (b) Show that it has a cycle of length 3.

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Consider the map ƒ : [0, 1] → [0, 1] given by
x+1/2
2 - 2x
f(x) = {
0≤ x ≤ 1/2
1/2 ≤ x ≤ 1
(a) Show that it is continuous.
(b) Show that it has a cycle of length 3.
(c) Find all its cycles of lengths 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the map ƒ : [0, 1] → [0, 1] given by x+1/2 2 - 2x f(x) = { 0≤ x ≤ 1/2 1/2 ≤ x ≤ 1 (a) Show that it is continuous. (b) Show that it has a cycle of length 3. (c) Find all its cycles of lengths 1, 2, 3, and 4.
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