2007 AMC 12A Problem 24
Problem 24 of 25HarderAlgebraGeometryCounting & Probability
For each integer let be the number of solutions of the equation on the interval What is
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Solution
On each interval where the graphs of and meet twice, unless they share the value there, in which case they meet once. Counting the humps and the endpoint at gives
when is even or and when
Thus The first sum is and there are values in the range, giving
Thus, the correct answer is D.