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Hi, i need hel with these two problems!!!

A). If ab different from 0 and points (-a,b) and (-b,a) are in the same quadrant of the xy-plane, is point (-x,y) in the same quadrant?

1)xy>0
2)ax>0

B).In the xy coordinate plane, line L and line K intersect at the point (4,3). Is the product of their slopes negative?

1).The product of the x-intersecets of lines L and K is posstive
2). The product of the y-intersecets of lines L and K is negative

OPEN DISCUSSION OF Q#1 IS HERE: https://gmatclub.com/forum/if-ab-0-and- ... 26039.html
OPEN DISCUSSION OF Q#1 IS HERE: https://gmatclub.com/forum/in-the-xy-co ... 93771.html

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Re: If ab different from 0 and points (-a,b) and (-b,a) are in [#permalink]

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05 Apr 2010, 21:02
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I will try to answer the first one

A). If ab different from 0 and points (-a,b) and (-b,a) are in the same quadrant of the xy-plane, is point (-x,y) in the same quadrant?

1)xy>0
2)ax>0

if (-a,b) and (-b,a) are in the same quadrant then a and b should have same sign either both +ve or both -ve.
If both a and b are positive then (-a,b) and (-b,a) will be in 2nd quadrant.
If both are negative then they are in 4th quadrant

xy>0 -> Either both x and y are +ve or both x and y are -ve.
So (-x,y) is in 2nd quadrant or 4th quadrant. But there is no relation between a,b and x,y so (-a,b) (-b,a) and (-x,y) may or may not be in the same quadrant. stmt1 is insufficient

ax>0 a and x are both +ve or both -ve. If both positive then (-a,b) (-b,a) are in 2nd and (-x,y) is in 2nd or 3rd
a and x are both -ve then (-a,b) (-b,a) are in 4th and (-x,y) is in 1st or 4th. So again (-x,y) may or may not be in the same quadrant as (-a,b) (-b,a). stmt2 is insufficient

Combining both x and y are of same sign stmt1
a and x are of same sign stmt2
a and b are of same sign problem stem
So a,b,x,y all have same sign.
So (-x,y) is in the same quadrant as (-a,b) and (-b,a).

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Re: If ab different from 0 and points (-a,b) and (-b,a) are in [#permalink]

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Hi, i need hel with these two problems!!!

A). If ab different from 0 and points (-a,b) and (-b,a) are in the same quadrant of the xy-plane, is point (-x,y) in the same quadrant?

1)xy>0
2)ax>0

B).In the xy coordinate plane, line L and line K intersect at the point (4,3). Is the product of their slopes negative?

1).The product of the x-intersecets of lines L and K is posstive
2). The product of the y-intersecets of lines L and K is negative

Hi, and welcome to the Gmat Club. Below are the solutions to your questions:

A. If ab different from 0 and points (-a,b) and (-b,a) are in the same quadrant of the xy-plane, is point (-x,y) in the same quadrant?

The fact that points $$(-a,b)$$ and $$(-b,a)$$ are in the same quadrant means that $$a$$ and $$b$$ have the same sign. These points can be either in II quadrant, in case $$a$$ and $$b$$ are both positive, as $$(-a,b)=(-,+)=(-b,a)$$ OR in IV quadrant, in case they are both negative, as $$(-a,b)=(+,-)=(-b,a)$$ ("=" sign means here "in the same quadrant").

Now the point $$(-x,y)$$ will be in the same quadrant if $$x$$ has the same sign as $$a$$ (or which is the same with $$b$$) AND $$y$$ has the same sign as $$a$$ (or which is the same with $$b$$). Or in other words if all four: $$a$$, $$b$$, $$x$$, and $$y$$ have the same sign.

Note that, only knowing that $$x$$ and $$y$$ have the same sign won't be sufficient (meaning that $$x$$ and $$y$$ must have the same sign but their sign must also match with the sign of $$a$$ and $$b$$).

(1) $$xy>0$$ --> $$x$$ and $$y$$ have the same sign. Not sufficient.
(2) $$ax>0$$ --> $$a$$ and $$x$$ have the same sign. But we know nothing about $$y$$, hence not sufficient.

(1)+(2) $$x$$ and $$y$$ have the same sign AND $$a$$ and $$x$$ have the same sign, hence all four $$a$$, $$b$$, $$x$$, and $$y$$ have the same sign. Thus point $$(-x,y)$$ is in the same quadrant as points $$(-a,b)$$ and $$(-b,a)$$. Sufficient.

B. In the xy coordinate plane, line L and line K intersect at the point (4,3). Is the product of their slopes negative?

We have two lines: $$y_l=m_1x+b_1$$ and $$y_k=m_2x+b_2$$. The question: is $$m_1*m_2<0$$?

Lines intersect at the point (4,3) --> $$3=4m_1+b_1$$ and $$3=4m_2+b_2$$

(1) The product of the x-intersects of lines L and K is positive. Now, one of the lines can intersect x-axis at 0<x<4 (positive slope) and another also at 0<x<4 (positive slope), so product of slopes also will be positive BUT it's also possible one line to intersect x-axis at 0<x<4 (positive slope) and another at x>4 (negative slope) and in this case product of slopes will be negative. Two different answers, hence not sufficient.

But from this statement we can deduce the following: x-intersect is value of $$x$$ for $$y=0$$ and equals to $$x=-\frac{b}{m}$$ --> so $$(-\frac{b_1}{m_1})*(-\frac{b_2}{m_2})>0$$ --> $$\frac{b_1b_2}{m_1m_2}>0$$.

(2) The product of the y-intersects of lines L and K is negative. Now, one of the lines can intersect y-axis at 0<y<3 (positive slope) and another at y<0 (positive slope), so product of slopes will also be positive BUT it's also possible one line to intersect y-axis at y<0 (positive slope) and another at y>3 (negative slope) and in this case product of slopes will be negative. Two different answers, hence not sufficient.

But from this statement we can deduce the following: y-intercept is value of $$y$$ for $$x=0$$ and equals to $$x=b$$ --> $$b_1*b_2<0$$.

(1)+(2) $$\frac{b_1b_2}{m_1m_2}>0$$ and $$b_1*b_2<0$$. As numerator in $$\frac{b_1b_2}{m_1m_2}>0$$ is negative, then denominator $$m_1m_2$$ must also be negative. So $$m_1m_2<0$$. Sufficient.

In fact we arrived to the answer C, without using the info about the intersection point of the lines. So this info is not needed to get C.

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18 Oct 2017, 03:25
andresfigue wrote:
Hi, i need hel with these two problems!!!

A). If ab different from 0 and points (-a,b) and (-b,a) are in the same quadrant of the xy-plane, is point (-x,y) in the same quadrant?

1)xy>0
2)ax>0

B).In the xy coordinate plane, line L and line K intersect at the point (4,3). Is the product of their slopes negative?

1).The product of the x-intersecets of lines L and K is posstive
2). The product of the y-intersecets of lines L and K is negative

OPEN DISCUSSION OF Q#1 IS HERE: https://gmatclub.com/forum/if-ab-0-and- ... 26039.html
OPEN DISCUSSION OF Q#1 IS HERE: https://gmatclub.com/forum/in-the-xy-co ... 93771.html

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