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Where is it given that LHS is less than or EQUAL ?? to RHS?
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Is \(\frac{|x|}{y}>\frac{x}{y}\), where \(xy\neq{0}\)?


(1) \(y<0\)

(2) \(x=y\)


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(1) \(y<0\)
Now, we can look at the main question asked and it deals with |x| and x apart from y...
So \(|x|\geq{x}\).....Divide this by y, a negative number, and the inequality sign will change
\(\frac{|x|}{y}\leq{\frac{x}{y}}\)..
So our answer for - Is \(\frac{|x|}{y}>\frac{x}{y}\)? - is always NO
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(2) \(x=y\)
So either both are positive or negative..
a) Both positive....\(\frac{x}{y}=1\) and \(\frac{|x|}{y}=1\), ... Is 1>1..NO
b) Both negative....\(\frac{x}{y}=1\) and \(\frac{|x|}{y}\)=-1, ...Is -1>1...NO
So our answer for - Is \(\frac{|x|}{y}>\frac{x}{y}\)? - is always NO
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Since y < 0

Then we need to look at two possibilities for x either it is positive or negative.

If x is positive then they’re equal, which gives an answer of NO.

If x is negative it would reverse the relationship and make the right side larger than the left side. Again an answer of NO.

So statement 1 is sufficient. Now we eliminate the chance that B,C, or D can happen.

We look at statement 2

Similarly if x = +ve then y +ve and they’re both equal, giving an answer of NO.

If x = -ve then y is -ve

Making the right hand side larger than the left hand side. Again an answer of NO

Since both statements are sufficient, the answer is D.

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