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If x^2 = y^2, is true that x>0? (1) x=2y+1 (2) y<= -1
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23 May 2012, 12:02
picked C. if x^2 = y^2 means that |x| = |y| with statement 1 considering when y is negative only if y =-1 mod x and mod y will be equal (really both will be -1). (if y is positive x will not be equal to y) statement B says y less than or equal to -1 i.e. x =-1 hence we have a unique ans.
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26 May 2012, 05:09
for those of you who hate absolute value:
Given x^2=y^2
Is x>0?
1. y=(x-1)/2, x^=(x-1)^2/4. Solving for x [1/3, -1]. Not sufficient
2. y<=-1 Nothing about x. Not Sufficient.
Together: (x-1)/2 <= -1, x<= -1
Answer is NO. C.
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If x^2 = y^2, is it true that x > 0? (1) x = 2y + 1 (2) y<= -1 I got the correct answer, but I got stuck. Below is my solution. When x ^ 2 = Y ^2 then x = y and x = -yConsidering statement 1 x = 2y + 1------------when x = y then y = -1 and x = -1 i.e negative. When y =1 then x is positive. Therefore, insufficient. Considering statement 2 if x = y then x < = -1 i.e. negative if x = -y then -x <=-1 or x >=1 i.e. positive . Therefore, insufficient. Now I am strugling to combine the two and get the answer. can someone please help?
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The way I usually approach these problems is with plugging in examples, like -1, 0, and 1 to see when the equations hold true.
1)
x = 2y +1
Here, we actually don't need to do anything. Obviously we can't know if x>0 if we don't know the value of y.
2) y<=-1
Alone, this obviously tells us nothing about x! Insufficient. Answer is either C or E.
1+2)
Let's plug a few values of y that are <= -1 into the equation from situation #1 to see how they affect x:
x=2y+1
x=2(-1)+1 = -1
x=2(-2)+1 = -3
x=2(-3)+1 = -5
Obviously, this will continue as a series.
Therefore, we clearly know that x will never be >0 and therefore, C is the answer.
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Here's my take on the problem Statement (1) is clearly insufficient. Matter of fact, it tells us that x is odd. LOL wtf? Statement (2) is clearly insufficient since there's no mention of x. Now let's see what we have: X = 2y + 1 and y < - 1 I then make y < - 1 into y = Lessthan(-1) <--- I am just translating it. Don't panic. Now: plug in y into x = 2y + 1 we have x = 2(lessthan -1) + 1 x = (less than -2) + 1 <--- by simple arithmetic x = less than -1 which means that x < -1 Now we can conclude that x is indeed less than 0  Sufficient. *by the way, vandygrad11's way is also superb. need to familiarize ourselves in both ways. P.S. haven't replied to vandygrad11's reply yet in re: Big4 reputation. will do so when I get home. Cheers!
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28 Aug 2012, 10:13
Sorry to open an old thread...
if we solve like this...
X^2 =Y^2
from 1st
x=2y+1
if we plug in the value in the above equation for x
we get
(2y+1)^2=y^2
4y^2 +4y+1 =y^2
3y^2 +4y +1=0
3y^2 +3y+y+1=0
3y(y+1)+(y+1)=0
(3y+1)(y+1)=0
we get 2 values of y for which x=4y+1 and x^2=y^2
i.e y=-1/3 and -1
and x = 1/3 and -1 respectively
the second condition tells us that
y<= -1
hence y can be both -1/3 and -1
and corresponding x values would be -1 and 1/3
a positive and negative
Hence, answer should be E
am i wrong somewhere...?
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venom2330 wrote: Sorry to open an old thread...
if we solve like this...
X^2 =Y^2
from 1st
x=2y+1
if we plug in the value in the above equation for x
we get
(2y+1)^2=y^2
4y^2 +4y+1 =y^2
3y^2 +4y +1=0
3y^2 +3y+y+1=0
3y(y+1)+(y+1)=0
(3y+1)(y+1)=0
we get 2 values of y for which x=4y+1 and x^2=y^2
i.e y=-1/3 and -1
and x = 1/3 and -1 respectively
the second condition tells us that
y<= -1
hence y can be both -1/3 and -1
and corresponding x values would be -1 and 1/3
a positive and negative
Hence, answer should be E
am i wrong somewhere...? -1/3 is greater than -1, so y cannot be -1/3. Hope it helps.
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Bunuel wrote: If x^2 = y^2, is true that x>0?
x^2 = y^2 --> |x|=|y| --> either y=x or y=-x.
(1) x=2y+1 --> if y=x then we would have: x=2x+1 --> x=-1<0 (notice that in this case y=x=-1) but if y=-x then we would have: x=-2x+1 --> x=\frac{1}{3}>0 (notice that in this case y=-x=-\frac{1}{3}). Not sufficient.
(2) y<= -1. Clearly insufficient.
(1)+(2) Since from (2) y\leq{-1} then from (1) y=x=-1, so the answer to the question is NO. Sufficient.
Answer: C.
Hope it's clear. Hi Bunnel, I need a clarification here, when i put statement 1 in X^2 = Y^2 i get the below 3Y^2= -4Y-1, and since LHS is positive so the RHS needs to be positive so in order to RHS to be positive Y should be "-ve" and when Y is negative, Now considering statement 1 we can get to know that X is negative..... So my point is again statement 2 needed? Please clarify me if i am wrong?
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kotela wrote: Bunuel wrote: If x^2 = y^2, is true that x>0?
x^2 = y^2 --> |x|=|y| --> either y=x or y=-x.
(1) x=2y+1 --> if y=x then we would have: x=2x+1 --> x=-1<0 (notice that in this case y=x=-1) but if y=-x then we would have: x=-2x+1 --> x=\frac{1}{3}>0 (notice that in this case y=-x=-\frac{1}{3}). Not sufficient.
(2) y<= -1. Clearly insufficient.
(1)+(2) Since from (2) y\leq{-1} then from (1) y=x=-1, so the answer to the question is NO. Sufficient.
Answer: C.
Hope it's clear. Hi Bunnel, I need a clarification here, when i put statement 1 in X^2 = Y^2 i get the below 3Y^2= -4Y-1, and since LHS is positive so the RHS needs to be positive so in order to RHS to be positive Y should be "-ve" and when Y is negative, Now considering statement 1 we can get to know that X is negative..... So my point is again statement 2 needed? Please clarify me if i am wrong? How did you get that if y is negative x must be positive? For (1) we have: x^2 = y^2 and x=2y+1. Solving gives: x=-1 and y=-1 OR x=\frac{1}{3} and y=-\frac{1}{3}, just substitute these values to check that they satisfy both equations.
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Bunuel wrote: kotela wrote: Bunuel wrote: If x^2 = y^2, is true that x>0?
x^2 = y^2 --> |x|=|y| --> either y=x or y=-x.
(1) x=2y+1 --> if y=x then we would have: x=2x+1 --> x=-1<0 (notice that in this case y=x=-1) but if y=-x then we would have: x=-2x+1 --> x=\frac{1}{3}>0 (notice that in this case y=-x=-\frac{1}{3}). Not sufficient.
(2) y<= -1. Clearly insufficient.
(1)+(2) Since from (2) y\leq{-1} then from (1) y=x=-1, so the answer to the question is NO. Sufficient.
Answer: C.
Hope it's clear. Hi Bunnel, I need a clarification here, when i put statement 1 in X^2 = Y^2 i get the below 3Y^2= -4Y-1, and since LHS is positive so the RHS needs to be positive so in order to RHS to be positive Y should be "-ve" and when Y is negative, Now considering statement 1 we can get to know that X is negative..... So my point is again statement 2 needed? Please clarify me if i am wrong? How did you get that if y is negative x must be positive? For (1) we have: x^2 = y^2 and x=2y+1. Solving gives: x=-1 and y=-1 OR x=\frac{1}{3} and y=-\frac{1}{3}, just substitute these values to check that they satisfy both equations. Hi Bunnel I made a blunder by not considering -1/3, anyway thanks for the quick response..........
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great solution, thanks bunuel.
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Bunuel wrote: If x^2 = y^2, is true that x>0?
x^2 = y^2 --> |x|=|y| --> either y=x or y=-x.
(1) x=2y+1 --> if y=x then we would have: x=2x+1 --> x=-1<0 (notice that in this case y=x=-1) but if y=-x then we would have: x=-2x+1 --> x=\frac{1}{3}>0 (notice that in this case y=-x=-\frac{1}{3}). Not sufficient.
(2) y<= -1. Clearly insufficient.
(1)+(2) Since from (2) y\leq{-1} then from (1) y=x=-1, so the answer to the question is NO. Sufficient.
Answer: C.
Hope it's clear. Hi! I did a bit of a unnecessarily long way but got to the wrong answer and was hoping someone could tell me what my logical error is. i squared both sides of statement 1 and got to x^2 = 4y^2 + 4y +1then I replaced x^2 with y^2 and got the same as everyone else that y = -1 or y = -(1/3) NOT sufficient Using statement B i eliminated y=-(1/3) but where I got it wrong is that I thought that since y = -1 then x could be equal to +/- 1 so I chose E Am i missing something? Thank you in advance or any responses!
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Hello Alexpavlos, You are right in assuming that since y=-1 and x^2=y^2, x=+/-1. However, remember that equation in statement 1 also gives you a relationship between statement x and y. The correct answer should satisfy all the data. Now the question you should ask yourself is whether it is possible to use the information in statement 2 and 1 together to get a single value for x. Statement 1 mentions that x=2y+1 Substituting y=-1 in the this equation, we get x=-1 and hence, x<0. Hence, together the two statements suffice. Answer-C Hope this helps! Let me know if you need any further clarification. alexpavlos wrote: Bunuel wrote: If x^2 = y^2, is true that x>0?
x^2 = y^2 --> |x|=|y| --> either y=x or y=-x.
(1) x=2y+1 --> if y=x then we would have: x=2x+1 --> x=-1<0 (notice that in this case y=x=-1) but if y=-x then we would have: x=-2x+1 --> x=\frac{1}{3}>0 (notice that in this case y=-x=-\frac{1}{3}). Not sufficient.
(2) y<= -1. Clearly insufficient.
(1)+(2) Since from (2) y\leq{-1} then from (1) y=x=-1, so the answer to the question is NO. Sufficient.
Answer: C.
Hope it's clear. Hi! I did a bit of a unnecessarily long way but got to the wrong answer and was hoping someone could tell me what my logical error is. i squared both sides of statement 1 and got to x^2 = 4y^2 + 4y +1then I replaced x^2 with y^2 and got the same as everyone else that y = -1 or y = -(1/3) NOT sufficient Using statement B i eliminated y=-(1/3) but where I got it wrong is that I thought that since y = -1 then x could be equal to +/- 1 so I chose E Am i missing something? Thank you in advance or any responses! _________________
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burnttwinky wrote: If x^2 = y^2, is true that x>0?
(1) x=2y+1
(2) y<= -1 My simple approach to solve the question in minimum time. Pick 2 first as it looks straightforward condition. Clearly it's not sufficient. Now look at 1, doesn't help in determining the sign of x. Combine 1 and 2: (x-1)/2 <=-1 x <=-1. So x can't be positive. Hence C.
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burnttwinky wrote: If x^2 = y^2, is true that x>0?
(1) x=2y+1
(2) y<= -1 Nothing new to add. Maybe another approach: From F.S 1, we know that x = 2y+1. Also x^2 = y^2Upon adding, x^2+x = (y+1)^2.Thus, x(x+1) > 0--> x >0 OR x <-1.Insufficient. From F.S 2, we know that y <-1. Clearly Insufficient. On combining both, we know that y = (x-1)/2 --> (x-1)/2 <-1-->x <-1. Sufficient. C.
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If x^2 = y^2, is it true that x > 0?
1. x = 2y + 1
2. y <= -1
I answered "Statement 1 alone is sufficient"; Can you please show why my working is not correct?
x^2 = y^2
x^2 = (2y + 1)(2y + 1)
If x=1 or x=-1 then x^2 = 1.
1 = (2y + 1)(2y + 1)
Using number substitution, only -1 is substitutable for y without breaking the x^2 = y^2 statement in the question:
i.e. (2*-1 + 1)(2*-1 + 1) = (4 - 2 -2 + 1) = 1 = x^2.
Therefore y = -1
x = 2y + 1; so x = -1 also.
Statement 1 is sufficient. Where did I go wrong?
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If x^2 = y^2, is it true that x > 0?
1. x = 2y + 1
2. y <= -1
from 1
x^2 = 4y^2 + 4y+1 so now 4y^2 + 4y+1 = y^2 therefore 3y^2 + 4y+1 = 0 ..... (3y + 1) (y+1) = 0 and thus y is either -1/3 or y = -1
subst in 1
x = -2/3 + 1 > 0 or x = -2+1<0 ......insuff
from 2 alone obviously not suff
both ........ y = -1 ........x = -1 too ....suff.......C
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