Tough and Tricky questions: Functions. Let a be a positive integer. Let n#a equal n^(2a) if a is odd and n^(3a) if a is even. Then (2#3) + (2#3) – (3#3) is equal to Choose the most appropriate option:
A) 64 B) 82 C) 128 D) 729 E) 1522
Answer:   3^6 + 3^6 - 3^6 = 3^6 = 729   ANs 729
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Tough and Tricky questions: Functions. Let a be a positive integer. Let n#a equal n^(2a) if a is odd and n^(3a) if a is even. Then (2#3) + (2#3) – (3#3) is equal to