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Functions

by siddharth11.sharma Fri Nov 02, 2012 10:46 am

For a three digit number xyz, where x, y and z are the digits of the number, f(xyz) = 5^x2^y3^z. if f(abc)-3 f(def), what is the value of abc-def.
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Re: Functions

by jnelson0612 Fri Nov 02, 2012 9:26 pm

siddharth11.sharma Wrote:For a three digit number xyz, where x, y and z are the digits of the number, f(xyz) = 5^x2^y3^z. if f(abc)-3 f(def), what is the value of abc-def.


What is the original source of this question and do you have answer choices?
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Re: Functions

by siddharth11.sharma Sat Nov 03, 2012 10:18 am

well i m also skeptical about the origin of this ques., but 1 thing i want to know is that, Is this ques. justified.
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Re: Functions

by tim Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:53 am

it's actually not even a valid question. you can't say "if" unless there is an equation or inequality following it, and neither of those show up here. the lesson here is this: NEVER study questions you don't know the source of, as they can throw you off and harm your learning!
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