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What is the value of p?

(1) p^2 = 100 --> p = 10 or p = -10. Not sufficient.

(2) p = √100 --> p = 10. Sufficient.

Answer: B.
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Bunuel wrote:
What is the value of p?

(1) p^2 = 100 --> p = 10 or p = -10. Not sufficient.

(2) p = √100 --> p = 10. Sufficient.

Answer: B.

Approach-2,
If I start from Statement 1, then I’ll get the following equation.
p^2=100
---> √(p)^2=√100 [making root in both side]
---> (p^2)^(1/2)=√100
---> (p^2)^(1/2)=√100
---> p^(2/2)=√100
---> p = √100
---> which is IDENTICAL to statement 2
---> Here, p gives just 1 value to legitimate THIS equation.
---> So, here the value of p=10.
---> Sufficient…
---> So, the correct answer is D, right?
Brother, i can't find out any mistake in my calculation. So, can you help me please to find an exact solution?
Thank you brother.
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iMyself wrote:
Bunuel wrote:
What is the value of p?

(1) p^2 = 100 --> p = 10 or p = -10. Not sufficient.

(2) p = √100 --> p = 10. Sufficient.

Answer: B.

Approach-2,
If I start from Statement 1, then I’ll get the following equation.
p^2=100
---> √(p)^2=√100 [making root in both side]
---> (p^2)^(1/2)=√100
---> (p^2)^(1/2)=√100
---> p^(2/2)=√100
---> p = √100
---> which is IDENTICAL to statement 2
---> Here, p gives just 1 value to legitimate THIS equation.
---> So, here the value of p=10.
---> Sufficient…
---> So, the correct answer is D, right?
Brother, i can't find out any mistake in my calculation. So, can you help me please to find an exact solution?
Thank you brother.


The correct ways is as follow:

\(p^2 = 100\)

\(p = -\sqrt{100}=-10\) or \(p = \sqrt{100}=10\).

Or if you are taking the square root:

\(p^2 = 100\)

\(\sqrt{p^2} = \sqrt{100}\)

\(|p|=10\)

\(p=10\) or \(p=-10\).
Re: What is the value of p? [#permalink]
Bunuel wrote:
iMyself wrote:
Bunuel wrote:
What is the value of p?

(1) p^2 = 100 --> p = 10 or p = -10. Not sufficient.

(2) p = √100 --> p = 10. Sufficient.

Answer: B.

Approach-2,
If I start from Statement 1, then I’ll get the following equation.
p^2=100
---> √(p)^2=√100 [making root in both side]
---> (p^2)^(1/2)=√100
---> (p^2)^(1/2)=√100
---> p^(2/2)=√100
---> p = √100
---> which is IDENTICAL to statement 2
---> Here, p gives just 1 value to legitimate THIS equation.
---> So, here the value of p=10.
---> Sufficient…
---> So, the correct answer is D, right?
Brother, i can't find out any mistake in my calculation. So, can you help me please to find an exact solution?
Thank you brother.


The correct ways is as follow:

\(p^2 = 100\)

\(p = -\sqrt{100}=-10\) or \(p = \sqrt{100}=10\).

Or if you are taking the square root:

\(p^2 = 100\)

\(\sqrt{p^2} = \sqrt{100}\)

\(|p|=10\)

\(p=10\) or \(p=-10\).

Thank you brother...
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