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Algebra - JSQ74 [#permalink] New post   07 Feb 2009, 16:55




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Re: Algebra - JSQ74 [#permalink] New post   07 Feb 2009, 17:26
IMO E.

from stmt 1 -

\(x^2y = x^3y ==> x^2y - x^3y = 0 ==> x^2y(1-x) = 0\)

It is given that y <> 0 ==> from the above eq, either x = 0 or x = 1. Insufficient.

From Stmt 2 -

\(x^2/y = x^3y ==> x^2 = x^3y^2 ==> x^2 - x^3y^2 = 0 ==> x^2(1-xy^2) = 0\)

==> either \(x = 0\) or \(1-xy^2 = 0 ==> x = 1/(y^2)\)Not sufficient.

Together also does not provide any informationt say whether x = 0 or not.
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Re: Algebra - JSQ74 [#permalink] New post   07 Feb 2009, 20:22
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each statment not sufficient

When combined

x^2y= x^2/y

--> x^2(y^2-1) =0
--> x=0 or x can be any number when Y^2=1

not suffcient

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Re: Algebra - JSQ74 [#permalink] New post   07 Feb 2009, 21:27
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1: x^2y = x^3y
x^2 = x^3

x could be 0 or 1. not suff...

2: x^2/y = x^3y
x^2 = x^3y^2
y could be 1 or -1 but x could be 0 or 1.

Togather also same. E
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Re: Algebra - JSQ74 [#permalink] New post   08 Feb 2009, 12:08
OA is E.

Well done guys!
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Re: Algebra - JSQ74 [#permalink] New post   08 Feb 2009, 12:21
Can someone please explain (2)?

I got:

x= 1/(y^2)

Thus x cannot equal 0.

I must be wrong somewhere, but where? :x
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Re: Algebra - JSQ74 [#permalink] New post   08 Feb 2009, 13:14
lumone wrote:
Can someone please explain (2)?

I got:

x= 1/(y^2)

Thus x cannot equal 0.

I must be wrong somewhere, but where? :x



x^2/y = x^3y

you are striking out x^2 on both sides.. you can't do that unless you know x is not equal to zero.

x^2/y = x^3y
--> x^2( 1/y-yx)=0

so x can be zero or 1/y= yx --> x= 1/y^2

more solutions so insufficient.



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