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AMC 12 2003a Problem 19

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A parabola with equation y=ax2+bx+cy=ax^2+bx+c is reflected about the xx-axis. The parabola and its reflection are translated horizontally five units in opposite directions to become the graphs of y=f(x)y=f(x) and y=g(x)y=g(x), respectively. Which of the following describes the graph of y=(f+g)(x)y=(f+g)(x)?

\textbf{(A)}\ \text{a parabola tangent to the }x\text{-axis}\textbf{(B)}\ \text{a parabola not tangent to the }x\text{-axis} \textbf{(C)}\ \text{a horizontal line}\textbf{(D)}\ \text{a non-horizontal line} \textbf{(E)}\ \text{the graph of a cubic function}

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