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Test with values 1/2,-2,3
Only option 3 is valid..
Option B

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­­If \(w\neq{0}\), which of the following must be true?

I. \(\frac{|w|}{w} = 1\)

II. \(\frac{w^{2}}{|w|} = w\)

III. \(\sqrt{w^2} = |w|\)

(A) II only
(B) III only
(C) I and II only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III­­­­­­­

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­­If \(w\neq{0}\), which of the following must be true?

I. \(\frac{|w|}{w} = 1\)

II. \(\frac{w^{2}}{|w|} = w\)

III. \(\sqrt{w^2} = |w|\)

(A) II only
(B) III only
(C) I and II only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III­­­­­­­

Worth remembering that the question informs you w cannot equal zero.

­Statement (1) doesn't have to be true because w could be negative (i.e. -6) which wouldn't result in a POSITIVE 1. 

Statement (2) doesn’t have to be true either for the same reason. Suppose w = -6. 36/6 would equal 6 not w which is -6.

Statement (3) you don’t really need to solve since this has to be true if the others aren't through process of elimination. That being said, the LHS and RHS will always be positive under the provided conditions and have the same absolute values.

(B) is your answer.
 
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gmatophobia, do you mind walking me through the solution for the second option? I'm good with 1 and 3.

I test both positive and negative:

(1) positive --> w^2/w = w --> works
(2) negative --> w^2/-w = my brain keeps inputting this as w^2-1 = w^1 = w making it work.

Should I instead write it out as w*w/-w --> factor out the w(1*1)/(-1) = -w?
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­If \(w\neq{0}\), which of the following must be true?

I. \(\frac{|w|}{w} = 1\)

II. \(\frac{w^{2}}{|w|} = w\)

III. \(\sqrt{w^2} = |w|\)

(A) II only
(B) III only
(C) I and II only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III­

option I. Only test values 1 & -1 for option I

option II. you can write \(\frac{w^{2}}{|w|}\) = \(\frac{\sqrt{w^{2}} * \sqrt{w^{2}} }{|w|}\) = \(\frac{|w| * |w|}{|w|}\)
=> |w| = w
=> w = + w OR w = -w

option III. directly can be written as
\(\sqrt{w^2} = |w|\)
|w| = |w|.......................... which is always true

Answer B
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