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What am I missing, here?

If x<0, then the sqrt of -x* the absolute value of x is...

-x
-1
1
x
sqrt of x

Will wait to post the official answer, which I am contesting!
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05 Oct 2007, 06:45

Not sure what -x* the asterisk is for,

but you need to know that sqrt(x^2) = |X|

since X < 0 then -(-X) = X

hence:

sqrt(-X^2) = |-X| when x<0

the answer is (D)

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Thanks KillerSquirrel - but that it what I got initially. This was just answered a little bit lower on the thread - the answer is actually -x. I assume this is because the stem says x<0 initially...?
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uphillclimb wrote:

Thanks KillerSquirrel - but that it what I got initially. This was just answered a little bit lower on the thread - the answer is actually -x. I assume this is because the stem says x<0 initially...?

Can you please post the original question (print screen and paste) ? I think I'm missing something here.

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05 Oct 2007, 06:57

Would love to, but I am not at my home computer, wherein lies the results of my GMATprep test... and yes, I'm sorry, the asterisk was meant to indicate "multiply".
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05 Oct 2007, 06:59

http://www.gmatclub.com/forum/t53242

Yes ! they are correct the answer is indeed -X

what you are missing is that -(-x) = x

so if you get x as the answer and you know that x<0

then -(-x) = x

but you are looking for -(-x) = x

the red marked x !

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