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Algebra Difficulty 3.1 AMC 10/12 Find the answer

Given f(x)=x2bx+af(x)=x^{2}-bx+a, and f(0)=3f(0)=3, f(2x)=f(x)f(2-x)=f(x), determine the correct relationship among the following options:

Pick one

Solution

From f(0)=3f(0)=3, we obtain: a=3a=3.

From f(2x)=f(x)f(2-x)=f(x), we get: x=b2=1x= \dfrac {b}{2}=1, solving for bb gives: b=2b=2.

Thus, f(x)=x22x+3f(x)=x^{2}-2x+3. f(x)f(x) is decreasing on (,1)(-∞,1) and increasing on (1,+)(1,+∞).

For bx=2xb^{x}=2^{x} and ax=3xa^{x}=3^{x},

When xf(2x)x f(2^{x}), i.e., f(ax)>f(bx)f(a^{x}) > f(b^{x}).

When x0x \geqslant 0, 12x3x1 \leqslant 2^{x} \leqslant 3^{x}, thus f(2x)f(3x)f(2^{x}) \leqslant f(3^{x}), i.e., f(bx)f(ax)f(b^{x}) \leqslant f(a^{x}).

In summary, f(bx)f(ax)f(b^{x}) \leqslant f(a^{x}).

Therefore, the correct answer is: B\boxed{B}.

By using f(0)=3f(0)=3 and f(2x)=f(x)f(2-x)=f(x), we can find the values of aa and bb. Then, we can determine the conclusion based on the monotonicity of the function. This problem examines the monotonicity of functions and the properties of quadratic functions, making it a moderately difficult question.

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