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PLEASE HELP ASAP! ITS URGENT! Thank you.

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Let's plug in x = 2.

f(x) = x^2

f(2) = 2^2 ... replace every x with 2

f(2) = 4

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Now plug in x = 3.

f(x) = x^2

f(3) = 3^2 ... replace every x with 3

f(3) = 9

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And x = 5 as well.

f(x) = x^2

f(5) = 5^2 .... replace every x with 5

f(5) = 25

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We see that

f(2)+f(3) = 4+9 = 13

which is not equal to f(5) = 25.

So f(2)+f(3) = f(5) is false.

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Another way to phrase why it doesn't work is because (2,3,5) isn't a pythagorean triple. The equation 2^2+3^2 = 5^2 is false.

If it said f(3)+f(4) = f(5), then it would be correct because 3^2+4^2 = 5^2 is a true equation.

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