document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=155609>Question 155609</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Choose the statement that is true about the given quantities:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. The  quantity in column A is greater <BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. The quantity in column B is greater <BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. The two quantity are equal <BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. The relationship cannot be determined from the given information<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Column A : f(3) where f(x) =  2x -7, if x < = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                             =   -x  + 9, if x > 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Column B: f(2) where f(x) = x + 2, if x < 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                           =  3x -3, if x > = 8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(3) is asking: \"if x=3, then f(3)=? \"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 3 is greater than 1, this means that we'll use the second equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-x%2B9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-x%2B9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-3%2B9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-3%2B9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%283%29=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%283%29=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(2) is asking: \"if x=2, then f(2)=? \"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 2 is less than 8, this means that we'll use the first equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=2%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=2%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%282%29=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%282%29=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%283%29%3Ef%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%283%29%3Ef%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, this means that the value of column A is greater than the value of column B. So the answer is A.<BR>\n" );
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