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DS Question - 2 - Nov 20
Is x^3 + y^3 > x^2 + y^2?
(1) x + y > x^2 + y^2
(2) x^4 + y^4 > x^2 + y^2
Source: Manhattan | Difficulty: Hard
Tricky Tricky. I am not sure if I got this one right, but A.
1) From plugging in values I can only think of cases where x and y are both proper fractions. e.g x=1/2 y=1/2, and all those cases lead to a "no" answer.
x and y cannot be negative integers here, else x+y will never be greater than, and if x or y is an integer and the other a fraction, statement 1 does not hold. However, X can be negative fraction Y can be positive, which leads to no answer as well.
2) very easy to disprove: x=y=-10 (no) but also x=y=10 (yes), two answers therefore insuff.
I too am getting the same choice.. A, what’s the answer? @gmatophobia