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# If f(x) = x^3 − 5 and f(k) = 3 then k =

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If f(x) = x^3 − 5 and f(k) = 3 then k =

A. -22
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6
E. 22

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21 Aug 2018, 06:30
Bunuel wrote:
If f(x) = x^3 − 5 and f(k) = 3 then k =

A. -22
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6
E. 22

$$f(x)=x^3-5$$

$$f(k)=k^3-5=3$$

$$=>k^3=8 => k=2$$

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21 Aug 2018, 14:07
Bunuel wrote:
If f(x) = x^3 − 5 and f(k) = 3 then k =

A. -22
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6
E. 22

f(x) = x^3 − 5

and

f(k) = 3

So, $$x^3 - 5 = 3$$

$$x^3 = 8$$

$$x^3 = 2^3$$

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23 Aug 2018, 16:58
Bunuel wrote:
If f(x) = x^3 − 5 and f(k) = 3 then k =

A. -22
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6
E. 22

Since f(k) = 3, we substitute k for x in the function x^3 − 5, obtaining :

k^3 - 5 = 3

k^3 = 8

k = 2

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