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Absolute Value

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January 17, 2006

Problem Statement

Let f(x)=x2+x42x6f(x)=|x-2|+|x-4|-|2x-6| for 2x82 \leq x\leq 8. The sum of the largest and smallest values of f(x)f(x) is
(A) 1(B) 2(C) 4(D) 6(E) none of these\textbf {(A) } 1 \qquad \textbf {(B) } 2 \qquad \textbf {(C) } 4 \qquad \textbf {(D) } 6 \qquad \textbf {(E) }\text{none of these}