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Is \(x^2–y^2>0\) ?
1. \(x^2–y^2>(x–y)\)
2. \(x^2–y^2<(x+y)\)
I have a question here:
Statement I gives: \((x+y)(x-y) > (x-y)\)
Now, why can't I just delete (x-y) from both sides? I mean divide (x-y) by (x-y). It doesnt matter if its positive or negative, RHS will still be 1. So I should get:
\(x+y > 1\)
The same idea with statement 2 and combining the statements gives:
\(x+y>1>x-y\)
However, in the official explanation, they get: \((x+y) > (x^2–y^2) > (x-y)\)
I still manage to get the correct answer. I just dont really get why my approach is wrong.
OE:
Is \(x^2–y^2>0\) ?
1. \(x^2–y^2>(x–y)\)
2. \(x^2–y^2<(x+y)\)
I have a question here:
Statement I gives: \((x+y)(x-y) > (x-y)\)
Now, why can't I just delete (x-y) from both sides? I mean divide (x-y) by (x-y). It doesnt matter if its positive or negative, RHS will still be 1. So I should get:
\(x+y > 1\)
The same idea with statement 2 and combining the statements gives:
\(x+y>1>x-y\)
However, in the official explanation, they get: \((x+y) > (x^2–y^2) > (x-y)\)
I still manage to get the correct answer. I just dont really get why my approach is wrong.
OE:
Solution: E
Let’s start by rewriting the equation on the left of both inequalities. x2–y2
is the difference of squares, so it can be expressed as (x+y)(x-y). Statement (1) thus says that (x+y)(x-y) > (x-y), so (x+y) > 1 if (x-y) is positive and (x+y) < 1 if (x-y) is negative; INSUFFICIENT. Statement (2) says that (x+y)(x-y) < (x+y), so we have the same issues; INSUFFICIENT. Together we can express the inequality as (x+y) > (x2–y2) > (x-y), but the statements remain INSUFFICIENT.
For example, if (x+y) = 5 and (x-y) = ½ then the inequality is true and the answer to the original question is “yes.” If (x+y) = ½ and (x-y) = -½, the inequality is true but the answer to the original question is “no.” (E).
Let’s start by rewriting the equation on the left of both inequalities. x2–y2
is the difference of squares, so it can be expressed as (x+y)(x-y). Statement (1) thus says that (x+y)(x-y) > (x-y), so (x+y) > 1 if (x-y) is positive and (x+y) < 1 if (x-y) is negative; INSUFFICIENT. Statement (2) says that (x+y)(x-y) < (x+y), so we have the same issues; INSUFFICIENT. Together we can express the inequality as (x+y) > (x2–y2) > (x-y), but the statements remain INSUFFICIENT.
For example, if (x+y) = 5 and (x-y) = ½ then the inequality is true and the answer to the original question is “yes.” If (x+y) = ½ and (x-y) = -½, the inequality is true but the answer to the original question is “no.” (E).
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