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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2011 ia Paper 1 10E iv Solution by
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Yes: a tangential zero and a crossing zero can give exactly two fixed points. One explicit continuous piecewise linear example isAdjacent formulas agree at each junction. Their endpoint values lie in , so linear interpolation proves that the whole image lies in ; also and . On the four pieces, is respectively , , , and . Their only zeros on their respective intervals are and . Thus the complete fixed point set is . Continuity forces at least one zero, but does not force every zero to change sign.
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