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St 1: y>0. no information about x. INSUFFICIENT
ST 2: x = y^2.
for y = 0,1: x = y
for y<0, x>y
for 0<y<1, x<y
for y>1, x>y

4 cases. INSUFFICIENT

St 1 & St 2: the cases will be
for y = 1: x = y
for 0<y<1, x<y
for y>1, x>y

3 Cases. INSUFFICIENT

Option E
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Is x greater than y?

(1) y > 0
(2) x = y^2

We need to determine whether x > y.

Statement One Alone:

y > 0

Since we do not know anything about x, statement one is not sufficient to answer the question.

Statement Two Alone:

x = y^2

Using the information in statement two, we see that x could be greater than or less than y. For example, if x = 1/4 and y = 1/2, then x is not greater than y. However, if x = 4 and y = 2, then x is greater than y. Statement two alone is not sufficient to answer the question.

Statements One and Two Together:

Using the information from statements one and two, we still cannot determine whether x is greater than y. Once again, if x = 1/4 and y = 1/2, then x is not greater than y. However, if x = 4 and y = 2, then x is greater than y.

Answer: E
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