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06 Mar 2018, 21:58
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If point X is on line segment AB, all of the following may be true EXCEPT
(A) AX=XB
(B) AX > XB
(C) AX < XB
(D) AB > XB
(E) AX + XB < AB
(A) AX=XB
(B) AX > XB
(C) AX < XB
(D) AB > XB
(E) AX + XB < AB
07 Mar 2018, 08:50
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[quote="Bunuel"]If point X is on line segment AB, all of the following may be true EXCEPT
(A) AX=XB
(B) AX > XB
(C) AX < XB
(D) AB > XB
(E) AX + XB < AB[/quote
IMO E since , length of AX + XB should be equal to AB,it cannot be less than AX+XB.
(A) AX=XB
(B) AX > XB
(C) AX < XB
(D) AB > XB
(E) AX + XB < AB[/quote
IMO E since , length of AX + XB should be equal to AB,it cannot be less than AX+XB.
25 Mar 2018, 06:28
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Solution
The length of AX and XB may vary according to the placing of the point of X on the line segment AB.
To understand it more clearly, let us see the following cases:
(A) AX=XB
AX can be equal to XB if x is the mid-point of AB.
(B) AX > XB[/u]
(C) [u]AX < XB
(D) AB > XB
If the point X lies inside the points, A and B, then AB >XB.
(E) AX+XB<AB
- • If the point X lies inside the points, A and B, then as clear from the above diagrams that AX+XB is always equal to AB.
• If points X lies outside A and B:
- o AX=AB+XB…….(1)
o After addition of XB with AB, we get AX. Hence, AX is greater than AB.
- AX>XB
Hence, AX+XB>AB.
Answer: E
