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# If f(x) = x 3 – 4 and f(y) = 4, then y is equal to

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If f(x) = x^3 – 4 and f(y) = 4, then y is equal to

(A) 0

(B) $$\sqrt[3]{2}$$

(C) $$\sqrt{2}$$

(D) 2

(E) 3

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31 Oct 2017, 08:09
f(y) = y^3 - 4 = 4

so, y^3 = 8

y = 2

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31 Oct 2017, 17:54
f(y) = y^3 - 4 = 4

so, y^3 = 8

y = 8^(1/3) = 2

Hence Answer is D.
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01 Nov 2017, 17:10
Bunuel wrote:
If f(x) = x^3 – 4 and f(y) = 4, then y is equal to

(A) 0

(B) $$\sqrt[3]{2}$$

(C) $$\sqrt{2}$$

(D) 2

(E) 3

Since f(x) = x^3 - 4 and f(y) = 4, we see that f(y) = y^3 - 4, and so we have:

y^3 - 4 = 4

y^3 = 8

y = 2

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