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Chapter 8.3A, Problem 14A

Consider the function f ( x ) = − x + b , where b is a constant, and find the following.

a. f ( f ( 0 ) )

b. f ( f ( 2 ) )

c. All inputs x for which the final output is x , that is f ( f ( x ) ) = x .

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