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# If x and y are positive integers, is (2xy)^(1/2) an integer?

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If x and y are positive integers, is $$\sqrt{2xy}$$ an integer?

(1) y – x = 0
(2) xy = 1

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28 May 2017, 03:05
(1) says y=x and hence with x and y being positive integers the equation cannot be an integer (either x should have been 2y or y/2 ) hence sufficient

(2) substituting the value ..sufficient to answer

Hence D

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29 May 2017, 03:44
Statement 1 gives x = y. So it gives us the answer that √(2xy) = x √(2) or y √(2) will not be integer. Sufficient.

Statement 2 gives x = 1/y. So it gives us the answer, √(2xy) = √(2) will not be integer. Sufficient.

Option D is correct.
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04 Apr 2018, 11:58
Can any body explain this DS in a more detailed manner please? Thank you.
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04 Apr 2018, 12:09
Tavo wrote:
Can any body explain this DS in a more detailed manner please? Thank you.

If x and y are positive integers, is $$\sqrt{2xy}$$ an integer?

(1) y – x = 0. Rearrange to get x = y.

Hence, $$\sqrt{2xy}=\sqrt{2x^2}=x\sqrt{2}=integer*irrational\neq integer$$ (x is an integer and $$\sqrt{2}$$ is an irrational number. The product of a non-zero integer and an irrational number cannot be an integer). Sufficient.

(2) xy = 1.

Hence, $$\sqrt{2xy}=\sqrt{2}=irrational\neq integer$$. Sufficient.

Hope it's clear.
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