(define member? (λ (a lat) (cond [(null? lat) #f] [else (or (eq? a (car lat)) (member? a (cdr lat)))])))
Lets test it:
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(display (simple-format #f "(member? 1 '(3 2 1)) -> ~a\n" (member? 1 '(3 2 1))))
(display (simple-format #f "(member? 1 '(3 2 4)) -> ~a\n" (member? 1 '(3 2 4))))