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Let <math>f(f(x))=x</math>, and let the point <math>(x,y)</math> and <math>(y,z)</math> are on the graph of <math>f(x)</math>.  Which of the following must be true?
 
Let <math>f(f(x))=x</math>, and let the point <math>(x,y)</math> and <math>(y,z)</math> are on the graph of <math>f(x)</math>.  Which of the following must be true?
  
<math>\textbf{ (A)}f(x)=2f(z)\quad \textbf{(B)}x=f(z)\quad</math> <math> \textbf{(C)}f(x)=f(z) \quad \textbf{(D)}x=2y\quad \textbf{(E)}\text{None of the above}</math>
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<math>\textbf{ (A)}f(x)=2f(z)\quad \textbf{(B)}x=f(z)\quad \textbf{(C)}</math><math>f(x)=f(z) \quad \textbf{(D)}x=2y\quad \textbf{(E)}\text{None of the above}</math>

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Let $f(f(x))=x$, and let the point $(x,y)$ and $(y,z)$ are on the graph of $f(x)$. Which of the following must be true?

$\textbf{ (A)}f(x)=2f(z)\quad \textbf{(B)}x=f(z)\quad  \textbf{(C)}$$f(x)=f(z) \quad \textbf{(D)}x=2y\quad \textbf{(E)}\text{None of the above}$