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Updated on: 30 Sep 2018, 04:58
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Is $$x^2-x>0?$$

1) $$x>0$$

2) $$x^3+x>0$$

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Originally posted by MathRevolution on 11 Jun 2018, 06:35.
Last edited by Bunuel on 30 Sep 2018, 04:58, edited 3 times in total.
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26 Jul 2018, 18:35
I don't agree with the explanation. I believe this question is mistaking one of the solutions x < 0, for the first condition x >0. 1/2 would satisfy condition one but result in NO, but 2 would result in yes.
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26 Jul 2018, 19:19
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Is $$x^2-x>0?$$
$$x^2-x>0..........X(x-1)>0$$..
Two cases..
a) if $$x>0$$, then $$x-1>0....X>1$$
b) if $$x<0....x-1<0....x<1$$
Hence question is asking
Is x<0 and x>1 or is it false that $$0\leq{X}\leq{1}$$
1) $$x>0$$
0<X<1....no
X>1....yes
Insufficient

2) $$x^3+x>0$$
$$x(x^2+1)>0$$.
$$x^2+1>0$$, so $$x>0$$..
Again $$0<x<1$$....no
$$x>1$$....yes
Insufficient

Combined..
Same cases remain
Insufficient

E

OA and solution is wrong
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26 Jul 2018, 20:12
MathRevolution wrote:
Is $$x^2-x>0?$$

1) $$x>0$$

2) $$x^3+x>0$$

To determine whether $$x^2 - x > 0$$

=> $$x * (x - 1) > 0$$

Statement 1

x > 0

x can be 9 => x(x-1) = 9*8 = 72 > 0

x can be 0.5 => x(x-1) = 0.5 * -0.5 = -0.25 < 0

Statement 1 is not sufficient

Statement 2

$$x^3 + x > 0$$

x can be 2 => $$x^3 + x > 0$$ = 8 + 2 = 10 > 0

x can be -2 => $$x^3 + x > 0$$ = -8 - 2 = -10 < 0

Statement 2 is not sufficient

Combining statements 1 and 2

x can be 2 => $$x^3 + x > 0$$ = 8 + 2 = 10 > 0

x can be 0.5 => x(x-1) = 0.5 * -0.5 = -0.25 < 0

Statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient

Hence option E

MathRevolution Can you please look into this ?
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26 Jul 2018, 21:38
The Q is basically asking to conclude that: x is NOT a proper fracton, positive or negative?

None of the two statements can confirm or dismiss this conclusively. Hence, Ans is E.

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27 Jul 2018, 11:25
I don't agree with the explanation.
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30 Jul 2018, 05:35
I think this is a high-quality question and I don't agree with the explanation. In case of first statement, if x lies between 0 and 1, lets say x=1/2, then x2-x<0, while if x>1, then x2-x>0, hence A is not sufficient.
The same goes for B if x lies in the range of 0 to 1
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30 Jul 2018, 11:30
The explaination is incorrect. The correct answer should be Both the conditions are insufficient for x>0 gives us no information whether x>1 or not.
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05 Aug 2018, 13:19
THE ANS SHOULD BE - E
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21 Aug 2018, 17:22
I think this is a high-quality question and I don't agree with the explanation. Hello! I believe the correct answer to this solution is E, not D.

A clear counterexample here is x = 1/2. This satisfies statement 1, but it does not satisfy x^2 - x > 0.

Alternatively, the question could be clarified such that x must be an integer.
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22 Aug 2018, 23:27
I think this the explanation isn't clear enough, please elaborate. if 0<x<1
then x^2-x <0, but x>0 holds and x^3+x >0 holds
if x>1
then x^2-x >0, but x>0 holds and x^3+x >0 holds
i am unable to understand the explanation, where am i going wrong
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26 Aug 2018, 04:49
I don't agree with the explanation. The answer posted here does not seem correct. If x = 0.5, the expression is not greater than 0 whereas if x = 10, the expression is greater than 0 so the answer should be E, shouldn't it?
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27 Aug 2018, 10:10
I think this is a high-quality question and I don't agree with the explanation. pls check. answer should be E because both statements given translate to x>0 but the question only has clear solutions if x>1 or x<0. Hence even both statements together arent sufficient
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28 Aug 2018, 11:00
I think this is a poor-quality question and I don't agree with the explanation. Hello, it seems there is an issue. Would like it if you elaborated on it:
We need either x larger than 1 or x smaller than 0

In condition 1, x is larger than zero, but it could be between 1 and 0 so it should be insufficient
similarly for the second condition.
Please let me know if I am wrong
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28 Aug 2018, 13:10
I think this is a high-quality question and I don't agree with the explanation. the solution is wrong.
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31 Aug 2018, 03:47
The solution is not correct for this problem. The correct answer would be E, proving this is as simple as substituting x with 2 which satisfies all equations and the condition in the posted question. Then, substitute x with 1 in both equations, which satisfies both conditions since the result is greater than 0 but substituting x for 1 in the original equation will yield 0 as a result and hence does not satify that condition.
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01 Sep 2018, 01:00
I think this is a high-quality question and I don't agree with the explanation. it's clearly e
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02 Sep 2018, 08:13
I think this is a poor-quality question and I don't agree with the explanation. as many have mentioned this solution is wrong and E should be the right choice just try substituting 2 and 1/2
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05 Sep 2018, 20:16
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I think this is a high-quality question and I don't agree with the explanation. I do not agree with solution that x>0 is sufficient to judge x2-x>0.

1. for any value of x >0 and x<1, solution x2-x<0
2. for any value of x>1, solution x2-x>0
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