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A 10 kg10 \mathrm{~kg} sample of a certain alloy (mixture of metals) contains 3 kg3 \mathrm{~kg} of tin and 7 kg7 \mathrm{~kg} of copper. A chemist decides to study the properties of the alloy as its percentage of tin is varied. Suppose xx represents the quantity of tin, in kg\mathrm{kg} , the chemist adds to the sample. Let f(x)f(x) represent the fraction of the mixture's mass composed of tin--that is, the ratio of the tin's mass to the mixture's total mass. A negative value of xx represents a quantity of tin removed from the original 10 kg10 \mathrm{~kg} sample. There is a zero at x=x= ---------

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