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can you explain little bit detailed second statement...

Sorry, I forgot [m]-tags...
x=6,y=1/3 ==> xy=2 and 36+1/9>6 is true
x=2,y=1 ==> xy=2 and 4+1>6 is false
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Is x^2 + y^2 > 6?
(1) (x + y)^2 > 6
(2) xy = 2

OA is E

we must demonstrate that x^2 + y^2 > 6, thus that (x+y)^2 - 2xy>6

1 and alone are clearly insuff

let's try both: (x + y)^2 =8

8-4 6

so OA is E



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