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(D) for me :)

We have to be sure that A != 0. That gives y = (C-B)/A.

From (1)
C > B implies that C != B.

That said, we could not have A = 0 otherwise B=C, contradicting C > B.

SUFF.

From (2)
A > 1 implies that A != 0.

SUFF.
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(D) for me :)

We have to be sure that A != 0. That gives y = (C-B)/A.

From (1)
C > B implies that C != B.

That said, we could not have A = 0 otherwise B=C, contradicting C > B.

SUFF.

From (2)
A > 1 implies that A != 0.

SUFF.
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But look at the question, why do you think it is asking if A is not equal to zero? plzz explain your reasoning..
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(D) for me :)

We have to be sure that A != 0. That gives y = (C-B)/A.

From (1)
C > B implies that C != B.

That said, we could not have A = 0 otherwise B=C, contradicting C > B.

SUFF.

From (2)
A > 1 implies that A != 0.

SUFF.

But look at the question, why do you think it is asking if A is not equal to zero? plzz explain your reasoning..
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It's because A, B and C are constants, not variables like Y :)... The trap of this question is here :).... A, B or C is considered like a fixed number. :)

So, there are 2 possible case:
> Inifinite number of Y
> One Y only
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(D) for me :)

We have to be sure that A != 0. That gives y = (C-B)/A.

From (1)
C > B implies that C != B.

That said, we could not have A = 0 otherwise B=C, contradicting C > B.

SUFF.

From (2)
A > 1 implies that A != 0.

SUFF.
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Nice one. Constants and variables are different things.
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Good question.

I got trapped in with B ..

C> b tells you that y > 0
and the only value for y when A,B, C are constants is Y = 1

A> 1 means that Y is again 1

So D.
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(D) for me :)

We have to be sure that A != 0. That gives y = (C-B)/A.

From (1)
C > B implies that C != B.

That said, we could not have A = 0 otherwise B=C, contradicting C > B.

SUFF.

From (2)
A > 1 implies that A != 0.

SUFF.

But look at the question, why do you think it is asking if A is not equal to zero? plzz explain your reasoning..

It's because A, B and C are constants, not variables like Y :)... The trap of this question is here :).... A, B or C is considered like a fixed number. :)

So, there are 2 possible case:
> Inifinite number of Y
> One Y only
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So in this case Y has only one possible value, but if A was equal to zero Y would have infinite bumber of values. Cuz to find Y we would have to devide by A=zero.....?
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[quote="Fig"](D) for me :)

We have to be sure that A != 0. That gives y = (C-B)/A.

From (1)
C > B implies that C != B.

That said, we could not have A = 0 otherwise B=C, contradicting C > B.

SUFF.

From (2)
A > 1 implies that A != 0.

SUFF.

But look at the question, why do you think it is asking if A is not equal to zero? plzz explain your reasoning..

It's because A, B and C are constants, not variables like Y :)... The trap of this question is here :).... A, B or C is considered like a fixed number. :)

So, there are 2 possible case:
> Inifinite number of Y
> One Y only

So in this case Y has only one possible value, but if A was equal to zero Y would have infinite bumber of values. Cuz to find Y we would have to devide by A=zero.....?[/quote]

No :)... We cannot divid by 0, of course.... But, u will have an equation such as 0*Y + 1 = 1, where B=C=1 and A=0... and thus, 1=1. Y is independant of the truthness of this equation and have all existing numbers as possible values. :)



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