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# Does x = y?

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Does x = y?
(1) | x |=| y |
(2) $$x^2 = y^2$$

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01 Nov 2018, 08:23
gmatbusters wrote:
Does x = y?
(1) | x |=| y |
(2) $$x^2 = y^2$$

St (1) For x = 2 and y = -2 also , | x | = | y | Hence it is not sufficient.

St (2) Similar to St (1) , St (2) holds true for x = 2 and y = -2 as well as x = 2 and y = 2... Hence not sufficient.

St (1) + St (2) combined gives no additional information.

Hence Option (E) is our choice.

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Re: Does x = y?   [#permalink] 01 Nov 2018, 08:23
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