amanvermagmat wrote:
arosman wrote:
gmatbusters wrote:
If KL is parallel to MN, Is x> y?
(1) KN>LM
(2) x and y are larger than 90 degrees
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Imagine to start that NK and ML are perpendicular to the parallel lines. That would mean at that point they are perpendicular to the paralell lines and also are the same length. Bending the angles of either line in either direction would then cause the length of that line to increase by a proportional amount. Therefore, simply by knowing the relative sizes of the angles we can also deduce the relative sizes of the lengths of the lines and vice versa .
1) This tells us that we "bent" KN further than LM however we don't know in which direction. Therefore we don't know if angle x is getting bigger or smaller.
-----> INSUFFICIENT
2) This tell us NK was "bent" to the right while ML was bent to the "left" but we have no idea by how much
------> INSUFFICIENT
1&2) This tell us NK was "bent" to the right while ML was bent to the "left" + NK bended more than ML. Therefore x>y.
-----> SUFFICIENT
Answer: C
Hello
I have a doubt here. Isnt it apparent from the figure that we have bent KN to the right and LM to the left. So isnt it quite obvious that both angles x and y are more than 90 degrees. Then why is second statement needed ?
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