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A.
from i, x and y must be zeros.
from ii, x and y could be anything...
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A it is for GMAT...however if we allow imaginary numbers then... the answer would be different!
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don't agree on OA on this one too


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if you consider complex numbers. for A, x= sqrt 3, and y= sqrt -3. or any set of complex no.

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GMAT numbers are always real numbers
or, better, GMAT numbers are never complex



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