function f = p03_f ( x )

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%
%% p03_f() evaluates the objective function for problem 3.
%
%  Licensing:
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%    This code is distributed under the MIT license.
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%  Modified:
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%    10 February 2009
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%  Author:
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%    John Burkardt
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%  Reference:
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%    LE Scales,
%    Introduction to Non-Linear Optimization,
%    Springer, 1985.
%
%  Input:
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%    real X, the argument of the objective function.
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%  Output:
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%    real F, the value of the objective function.
%
  f = ( ( x .* x + 2.0 ) .* x + 1.0 ) .* x + 3.0;

  return
end
