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2011 AMC 12A Question 21

AMC12 · 2011 AMC 12A

Question 21

Let $f_1(x) = \sqrt{1 - x},$ and for integers $n \ge 2,$ let $f_n(x) = f_{n-1}\!\left(\sqrt{n^2 - x}\right).$ If $N$ is the largest value of $n$ for which the domain of $f_n$ is nonempty, the domain of $f_N$ is $\{c\}.$ What is $N + c?$
  1. $-226$
  2. $-144$
  3. $-20$
  4. $20$
  5. $144$