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tmua.me Medium Set A Paper 1 · Q7

Paper 1Functions & graphsAlgebra

A function ff, defined for all real numbers, satisfies

f(x)+2f(1−x)=x2f(x)+2f(1-x)=x^2

for every real xx. For which values of the real constant kk does the equation

f(∣x∣)=kf(|x|)=k

have exactly four distinct real solutions?

Ak>−23k>-\dfrac23
Bk≥23k\geq\dfrac23
C−23≤k<23-\dfrac23\leq k<\dfrac23
D−23<k≤23-\dfrac23<k\leq\dfrac23
E0<k<230<k<\dfrac23
F−23<k<23-\dfrac23<k<\dfrac23

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