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2019 Individual #10
2019 Individual #10
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May 1, 2022
2019 Individual
Problem Statement
John defines the function
f
(
x
)
=
(
x
−
3
)
(
x
−
9
)
+
8
f(x) = (x-3)(x-9) + 8
f
(
x
)
=
(
x
−
3
)
(
x
−
9
)
+
8
. What is the value of
f
(
3
)
f(3)
f
(
3
)
?
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A
)
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(
B
)
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3
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8
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D
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9
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(
E
)
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12
<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span>0\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span>3\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span>8\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span>9\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span>12
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)
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)
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8
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)
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>
9
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x
−
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>
(
E
)
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/
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p
an
>
12
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