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The function f is defined by fx=4x+kx-1, where k is a constant, and f5=32. What is the value of f10?

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Explanation

The correct answer is 67 . It’s given that f5=32. Therefore, for the given function f , when x = 5 , fx=32. Substituting 5 for x and 32 for fx in the given function fx=4x+kx-1 yields 32=45+k5-1, or 32=20+4k. Subtracting 20 from each side of this equation yields 12=4k. Dividing each side of this equation by 4 yields k = 3 . Substituting 3 for k in the given function fx=4x+kx-1 yields fx=4x+3x-1, which is equivalent to fx=4x+3x-3, or fx=7x-3. Substituting 10 for x into this equation yields f10=710-3, or f10=67. Therefore, the value of f10 is 67 .