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Don't get how it can be D. Shouldn't it be E? in 2a-b-c = a-b-c, a can be 0 when there would in fact be a "Yes" answer, while it would also be possible to get "No" with other values?
Don't get how it can be D. Shouldn't it be E? in 2a-b-c = a-b-c, a can be 0 when there would in fact be a "Yes" answer, while it would also be possible to get "No" with other values?
The point here is that the question asks whether \((a@b)+(a@c)=a@(b+c)\) is true FOR ALL NUMBERS a, b, and c?
(1) \(@\) represents subtraction --> the question becomes is \(2a-b-c=a-b-c\), or is \(a=0\)? So \((a@b)+(a@c)=a@(b+c)\) is NOT true for all numbers a, b, and c (so the answer to the question is NO), for this expression to be true \(a\) must equal to zero (so not for all values of \(a\)). Sufficient.
(2) \(m@2\neq{2@}\) --> \(@\) represents subtraction (as it can not be addition or multiplication), so we have the the same info as above. Sufficient.
Answer: D.
Alternately you can see that \((a@b)+(a@c)=a@(b+c)\) to be true FOR ALL NUMBERS a, b, and c then \(@\) must represent multiplication as only for multiplication it's true for all numbers: \(ab+ac=ab+ac\). So the question basically ask whether \(@\) represents multiplication, both (1) and (2) give answer No toth is question.
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25 Nov 2010, 03:35
yes - thanks Bunuel and Murali - +1 to both...
for some reason i was misinterpreting the expression "all numbers".. this makes sense - the equation is not valid for all values of a,b,c so both are in fact sufficient. thanks.
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31 Dec 2010, 11:26
Statement 1- tells us exact nature of sign( subtraction). therefore,sufficient Statement 2- 2@m not equal to m@2 take the values m=6,5. and solve and we get what the mean of sign. sufficient so, Answer is D
Don't get how it can be D. Shouldn't it be E? in 2a-b-c = a-b-c, a can be 0 when there would in fact be a "Yes" answer, while it would also be possible to get "No" with other values?
The point here is that the question asks whether \((a@b)+(a@c)=a@(b+c)\) is true FOR ALL NUMBERS a, b, and c?
(1) \(@\) represents subtraction --> the question becomes is \(2a-b-c=a-b-c\), or is \(a=0\)? So \((a@b)+(a@c)=a@(b+c)\) is NOT true for all numbers a, b, and c (so the answer to the question is NO), for this expression to be true \(a\) must equal to zero (so not for all values of \(a\)). Sufficient.
(2) \(m@2\neq{2@}\) --> \(@\) represents subtraction (as it can not be addition or multiplication), so we have the the same info as above. Sufficient.
Answer: D.
Alternately you can see that \((a@b)+(a@c)=a@(b+c)\) to be true FOR ALL NUMBERS a, b, and c then \(@\) must represent multiplication as only for multiplication it's true for all numbers: \(ab+ac=ab+ac\). So the question basically ask whether \(@\) represents multiplication, both (1) and (2) give answer No toth is question.
Don't get how it can be D. Shouldn't it be E? in 2a-b-c = a-b-c, a can be 0 when there would in fact be a "Yes" answer, while it would also be possible to get "No" with other values?
Is (a&b) + (a&c) = a&(b + c) for all numbers a, b, and c ?
(1) if & represents subtraction, then LHS = (a-b) + (a-c) = 2a-b-c and RHS = a - (b+c) = a-b-c. Now obviously 2a-b-c is NOT equal to a-b-c for all numbers a, b, c. So we get our definite answer as NO for the question stem. Sufficient.
(2) m&2 is NOT equal to 2&m. Now if & is '+', then m+2 = 2+m, for all values of m. So & cannot be '+'. If & is 'x', then also mx2 = 2xm, for all values of m. So & cannot be 'x'. Thus & can only represent subtraction '-'. In which case it becomes same as first statement. Sufficient.
Hence D answer
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