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Y and A Tutoring Paper 1 with Answers and Hints · Q20

Paper 1Algebra

Let f(x)=x1+x2f(x)=\frac{x}{\sqrt{1+x^2}}.

Let fn(x)f_n(x) denote the nn-th iteration of f(x)f(x) such that f2(x)=f(f(x))f_2(x)=f(f(x)), f3(x)=f(f(f(x)))f_3(x)=f(f(f(x))), and so on.

Evaluate f15(1)f_{15}(1).

A12\frac12
B13\frac13
C14\frac14
D115\frac1{15}
E116\frac1{16}

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