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If x > 0, what is the value of x ?

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If x > 0, what is the value of x ? [#permalink] New post   13 Dec 2015, 05:19
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If x > 0, what is the value of x ?

(1) x > 5
(2) 40 – x^2 = 4
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Re: If x > 0, what is the value of x ? [#permalink] New post   16 Dec 2015, 10:05
Answer: (2) alone is sufficient

(1) x>5 => doesn't tell us anything about x. It could be 6, or it could be 20. NOT SUFFICIENT.
(2) 40 - x^2 = 4
So, 36=x^2
So, x = -6 or x = +6

Since we are given x>0, x = +6
SUFFICIENT
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Re: If x > 0, what is the value of x ? [#permalink] New post   08 Jun 2017, 21:17
surprised this is marked at 600-700.

ST1= obviously insufficient. x can be 100,000,000 or 6.

ST2= 2 answers (b/c quadratic). When you solve, you get x=+6 or x=-6.

*Key here is to REMEMBER GIVEN: x>0 (this is the trick). ST1 gives us no new info b/c we know the answer is either positive or negative, and the GIVEN is that the answer NEED BE positive.
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Re: If x > 0, what is the value of x ? [#permalink] New post   12 Jun 2017, 20:15
From statement 2, x^2 = 36 and x = +6 or -6

But the question conveniently mentions x>0, so it has to be +6, so Statement 2 is sufficient --> Answer B
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Re: If x > 0, what is the value of x ? [#permalink] New post   29 Jan 2019, 20:52
Bunuel wrote:
If x > 0, what is the value of x ?

(1) x > 5
(2) 40 – x^2 = 4


Its given x> 0, can x can be only +ive numbers

Lets attack (2) first

(2) 40 – x^2 = 4
x^2 = 36
x = 6

Sufficient

(1) x > 5
Can be any value

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