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Algebra Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Find the answer Canada

The polynomial f(x)f(x) satisfies the equation f(x)f(x2)=(2x1)2f(x)-f(x-2)=(2x-1)^2 for all xx. If pp and qq are the coefficients of x2x^2 and xx, respectively, in f(x)f(x), then p+qp+q is equal to

(A) 00 (B) 56\dfrac{5}{6} (C) 43\dfrac{4}{3} (D) 11 (E) 23\dfrac{2}{3}

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