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So the bottom line is that we need to know the sign of both x and y, to answer the question. And neither provides that.
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So the bottom line is that we need to know the sign of both x and y, to answer the question. And neither provides that.

Just signs won't be enough.

\(\frac{x}{y(y+1)}>0\) holds true if:

A. \(x>0\) and \(y>0\) or \(y<-1\);
B. \(x<0\) and \(-1<y<0\).

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