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No calculations approach:

If t#0, is r greater than zero?

(1) rt = 12
(2) r + t = 7

St1: Both r and t could be positive or both r and t could be negative. Not Suff
St2: Both r and t could be positive or either of r and t could be negative. Not Suff

1+2 --> common possibility is both r and t are positive. So r is positive i.e. greater than 0.
Ans:C
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When I combined statements 1 and 2, I turned statement 2 into a quadratic equation but ending up with insufficiency.

Please let me know what I'm doing wrong?

S2) r+t = 7

(r+t)^2 = 7^2

r^2 + 2rt + t^2 = 49

Since according to S1) rt = 12..

r^2 + 2(12) + t^2 = 49

r^2 + t^2 = 49 - 24

r^2 + t^2 = 25

In this case, r can take on 3 or -3 and t can take on 4 or -4, therefore insufficient?
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chetan2u Bunuel

When I combined statements 1 and 2, I turned statement 2 into a quadratic equation but ending up with insufficiency.

Please let me know what I'm doing wrong?

S2) r+t = 7

(r+t)^2 = 7^2

r^2 + 2rt + t^2 = 49

Since according to S1) rt = 12..

r^2 + 2(12) + t^2 = 49

r^2 + t^2 = 49 - 24

r^2 + t^2 = 25

In this case, r can take on 3 or -3 and t can take on 4 or -4, therefore insufficient?

The problem with your solution is that you are not solving for r. There are already two equations containing both r and t. Introducing another equation with r and t, which requires guessing the value of r, would serve no purpose. Rather than resorting to guesswork, we should aim to determine the single numerical value of r, if possible.
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If t≠0, is r greater than zero?

(1) rt = 12
(2) r + t = 7

Statement 1:
r = -3, t = -4
r = 3, t = 4


Statement 2:
r = -6, t = 13
r = 6, t =1

Combining: r^2 -7r + 12 = 0. Thus r = 3, 4

Thus C
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If \(t\neq{0}\), is r greater than zero?

(1) rt = 12
(2) r + t = 7





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