BrentGMATPrepNow
Bunuel
Is \(7^x > 100\) ?
(1) \(7^{(x+2)} > 9,800\)
(2) \(7^{(2x)} > 10,000\)
Target question: Is \(7^x > 100\) Statement 1: \(7^{(x+2)} > 9,800\) Rewrite as: \((7^x)(7^2) > 9,800\)
In other words: \((7^x)(49) > 9,800\)
Divide both sides by 49 to get: \((7^x) > 200\)
Since 200 > 100, we can write: \((7^x) > 200 >100\)
So, the answer to the target question is
YES, 7^x IS greater than 100Since we can answer the
target question with certainty, statement 1 is SUFFICIENT
Statement 2: \(7^{(2x)} > 10,000\)Rewrite as: \((7^x)^2 > 100^2\)
This means: \(7^x > 100\)
The answer to the target question is
YES, 7^x IS greater than 100Since we can answer the
target question with certainty, statement 2 is SUFFICIENT
Answer: D
Cheers,
Brent
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Hi
BrentGMATPrepNow,
Square root of x^2 can be either +x or -x. On the same lines, could you please explain why we ignored the negative possibilities in statement 2? If we were to assume there are 2 possibilities - positive and negative, statement 2 would have been insufficient. Please help.
Thanks,
Harshbir