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# If у + |y| = 0, which of the following must be true?

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If у + |y| = 0, which of the following must be true?

(A) у > 0
(B) у is no less than 0
(C) у < 0
(D) у is not greater than 0
(E) y = 0
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banksy wrote:
199. If у + IyI = 0, which of the following must be true?
(A) у > 0
(B) у is no less than 0
(C) у < 0
(D) у is not greater than 0
(E) y = 0

$$y+|y| = 0$$ --> $$|y|=-y$$. Now, LHS is an absolute value which is never negative hence RHS must also be non-negative: $$-y\geq{0}$$ --> $$y\leq{0}$$.

Or you can see right away that in order $$y+|y|=0$$ to hold true y must be either negative number (for example -3+|-3|=0) or zero (0+|0|=0).

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14 Jun 2011, 02:08
true for 0 and y<0 values.
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31 Jul 2015, 08:14
banksy wrote:
If у + |y| = 0, which of the following must be true?

(A) у > 0
(B) у is no less than 0
(C) у < 0
(D) у is not greater than 0
(E) y = 0

y must be negative and zero since positive y will give non-zero results

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06 Sep 2016, 00:25
whts the difference between option c and d

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11 Sep 2016, 10:52
sanaexam wrote:
whts the difference between option c and d

The difference is that C just implies that Y <0, where as D says Y < 0 or Y = 0.

If you plug values in as Y = 0, it will satisfy the equation.

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