A Rational Function that Iterates to the Identity

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The function has the property that
for all
in the extended reals (i.e.,
can be infinite as well as finite). In the graph,
can be taken to be any one of the three points on the
axis. The sides of the polygon trace out the steps of the triple composition.
Contributed by: George Beck (March 2011)
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Published: March 7 2011