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Problem 730

AMC 10/12, early questions
Algebra Difficulty 4.0 Find the answer China Mathematical Competition · China

The range of f(x)=x5243xf(x) = \sqrt{x-5} - \sqrt{24-3x} is ______.

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

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Official solution

It is easy to see that f(x)f(x) is increasing on its domain [5,8][5, 8]. Therefore, its range is [3,3][-3, \sqrt{3}].

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