Pedros wrote:
what is the value of x?
1) 6x=√(3x)
2) x>0
OA :
thanks
(1) Square both sides -->
36x^2=3x -->
12x^2=x, NOTE that here we can not reduce by
x, as we don't know the value of
x. Meaning that
x can be zero and if so we can not reduce (divide) by zero -->
x(12x-1)=0 -->
x=0 OR
x=\frac{1}{12}. Two possible values for
x, not sufficient.
(2)
x>0, clearly not sufficient.
(1)+(2)
x=0 OR
x=\frac{1}{12} BUT
x>0,
x can not be zero, so
x=\frac{1}{12}. Sufficient.
Answer: C.
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