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# Is x^2 greater than x ?

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Is x^2 greater than x ?

(1) x^2 is greater than 2x.
(2) 2x^2 is greater than x.

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02 Jul 2017, 09:38
sananoor wrote:
Is x^2 greater than x ?

(1) x^2 is greater than 2x.
(2) 2x^2 is greater than x.

hi

so we are looking for $$x^2>x.....x^2-x>0......x(x-1)>0$$
two cases..
a) x is positive and x-1>0 0r x>1..
b) x is negative and x-1<0 or x<1... or x<0..

lets see the statements..

1) $$x^2>2x...x^2-2x>0...x(x-2)>0$$
so we have two ranges.. x>2 or x<0..
it suffices to answer as YES
suff

2) $$2x^2>x....x(2x-1)>0$$..
here we get $$x>\frac{1}{2}$$ and $$x<0$$..
but x can be between $$\frac{1}{2}$$ and 1..
so insufficient

A
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13 Jan 2018, 08:42
sananoor wrote:
Is x^2 greater than x ?

(1) x^2 is greater than 2x.
(2) 2x^2 is greater than x.

To Find is $$x^2 > x$$ ------ equ (1)
=> on simplifying we have
=> $$(x^2-x)>0$$
=> OR $$x(x-1)>0$$
=> Above hold true in 2 case- both x & (x-1) are +ve or both -ve
=> case 1 both x & (x-1) are +ve implies x>0 & x-1>0 or x>1
=> case 2 both x & (x-1) are -ve implies x<0 & x-1<0 or x<1
Thus equ (1) hold true if x<0 OR x>1

Statement 1 $$x^2>2x$$
=> OR $$x^2-2x>0$$
=> OR $$x(x-2)>0$$ ------ equ (2)
=> Above hold true in 2 case- both x & (x-2) are +ve or both -ve
=> case 1 both x & (x-2) are +ve implies x>0 & x-2>0 or x>2
=> case 2 both x & (x-2) are -ve implies x<0 & x-2<0 or x<2
Thus equ (2) hold true if x<0 OR x>2
BUT these values x<0 OR x>2 hold TRUE for equ (1) too. THEREFORE SUFFICIENT

Statement 2 $$2x^2>x$$
=> OR $$2x^2-x>0$$
=> OR $$x(2x-1)>0$$ ------ equ (3)
=> Above holds true in 2 case- both x & (2x-1) are +ve or both -ve
=> case 1 both x & (2x-1) are +ve implies x>0 & 2x-1>0 or $$x>\frac{1}{2}$$
=> case 2 both x & (2x-1) are -ve implies x<0 & 2x-1<0 or $$x<\frac{1}{2}$$
Thus equ (3) hold true if x<0 OR $$x>\frac{1}{2}$$
Now when x<0 OR x>1 equ (1) is ALSO TRUE
BUT for $$\frac{1}{2}<x<1$$ equ (1) FAILs.
Since no UNIQUE answer THEREFORE IN-SUFFICIENT

Hence 'A'

Thanks
Dinesh
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