Bunuel

If ab ≠ 0, in what quadrant of the coordinate system below does point (a, b) lie?
(1) (b, a) lies in quadrant IV.
(2) (a, -b) lies in quadrant III.
Target question: In what quadrant of the coordinate system below does point (a, b) lie? Statement 1: (b, a) lies in quadrant IV. In Quadrant IV, the x-coordinate is
POSITIVE, and the y-coordinate is
NEGATIVESo, if (b, a) lies in quadrant IV, then b is
POSITIVE, and the a is
NEGATIVEIf a (the x-coordinate of (a,b)) is
NEGATIVE and b (the y-coordinate of (a,b)) is
POSITIVE, then (
a,
b), must lie in Quadrant II
So, the answer to the target question is
(a, b) lies in Quadrant IISince we can answer the
target question with certainty, statement 1 is SUFFICIENT
Statement 2: (a, -b) lies in quadrant III.In Quadrant III, the x-coordinate is
NEGATIVE, and the y-coordinate is
NEGATIVESo, if (a, -b) lies in quadrant III, then a is
NEGATIVE, and the -b is
NEGATIVEIf -b is
NEGATIVE, then b is
POSITIVEIf a (the x-coordinate of (a,b)) is
NEGATIVE and b (the y-coordinate of (a,b)) is
POSITIVE, then (
a,
b), must lie in Quadrant II
So, the answer to the target question is
(a, b) lies in Quadrant IISince we can answer the
target question with certainty, statement 2 is SUFFICIENT
Answer: D
Cheers,
Brent