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In the figure above, what is the length of WZ? (Note, figure not necessarily drawn to scale.)

(1) xy = 64
(2) x^2 = y^2

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How can the answer be C and not E?

1st and 2nd statement states x and y have similar values, thus the final value can be +ve or -ve
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How can the answer be C and not E?

1st and 2nd statement states x and y have similar values, thus the final value can be +ve or -ve
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I guess, the idea is that x and y represent distances and thus cannot be negative.
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