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What is the value of x? 1) (-x)^3 = -x^3 2)

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What is the value of x? 1) (-x)^3 = -x^3 2) [#permalink] New post   22 May 2003, 23:48
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What is the value of x?

1) \((-x)^3 = -x^3\)
2) \((-x)^2 = -x^2\)

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[#permalink] New post   23 May 2003, 00:33
what does (...) mean? Simple parentheses?
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[#permalink] New post   23 May 2003, 00:53
stolyar wrote:
Aha... I see a trick. B?



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[#permalink] New post   23 May 2003, 09:25
plz explain how it is B.........
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[#permalink] New post   23 May 2003, 18:10
from statement 1,

if x = 0 both sides are equal
if x = 1 both sides are again equal {(-1)^3 = -1 & -1^3 = 1}

therefore x =0 or x = 1

from statement 2

x can only be zero because the square of a number other than zero cannot be negative. {(-1)^2 = 1 which is not equal to -(1)^2)}

therefore statement 2 is sufficient to say that x = 0

hope that helps
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[#permalink] New post   23 May 2003, 18:14
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brstorewala wrote:
from statement 1,

if x = 0 both sides are equal
if x = 1 both sides are again equal {(-1)^3 = -1 & -1^3 = 1}

therefore x =0 or x = 1

from statement 2

x can only be zero because the square of a number other than zero cannot be negative. {(-1)^2 = 1 which is not equal to -(1)^2)}

therefore statement 2 is sufficient to say that x = 0

hope that helps



I agree about -(1)^2, but where did you get it?
we have only -x^2 and (-x)^2; is it the -x^2 ?

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[#permalink] New post   23 May 2003, 18:28
yes it is -x^2

negative sign is not included in the power.
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