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AMC 12 2003a Problem 6

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Define x♡yx \heartsuit y to be ∣x−y∣|x-y| for all real numbers xx and yy. Which of the following statements is not true?

(A) x♡y=y♡x\mathrm{(A) \ } x \heartsuit y = y \heartsuit x for all xx and yy

(B) 2(x♡y)=(2x)♡(2y)\mathrm{(B) \ } 2(x \heartsuit y) = (2x) \heartsuit (2y) for all xx and yy

(C) x♡0=x\mathrm{(C) \ } x \heartsuit 0 = x for all xx

(D) x♡x=0\mathrm{(D) \ } x \heartsuit x = 0 for all xx

(E) x♡y>0\mathrm{(E) \ } x \heartsuit y > 0 if x≠yx \neq y

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