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What is the value of x^2 - y^2? (1) x + y = 0 (2) x - y = 2 [#permalink] New post  02 Jan 2011, 14:08
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Re: What is the value of x^2 - y^2? (1) x + y = 0 (2) x - y = 2 [#permalink] New post  02 Jan 2011, 14:22
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SergeNew wrote:
Hello Folks,

This question is from the review published in 2010. Could anyone please explain to me why the correct answer is A instead of D?

What is the value of x^2-y^2?

1) x+y=0
2) x-y=2

A) Statement (1) Alone is Sufficient but Statement (2) Alone is not sufficient.
D) Each statement Alone is sufficient.


Thank you so much and Happy new decade to everyone.

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Welcome to Gmat Club Serge!

What is the value of x^2-y^2?

Question: \(x^2-y^2=(x-y)*(x+y)=?\)

(1) x+y=0 --> as one of the multiples is zero then \((x-y)*(x+y)\) must equal to zero. Sufficient.

(2) x-y=2 --> we can not get a single numerical value of x^2-y^2 from this statement. For example: if \(x=2\) and \(y=0\) then the answer will be 4 but if \(x=1\) and \(y=-1\) then the answer will be 0. Not sufficient.

Answer: A.

Hope it's clear.
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Re: What is the value of x^2 - y^2? (1) x + y = 0 (2) x - y = 2 [#permalink] New post  12 Nov 2017, 08:40
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What is the value of x^2-y^2?

(1) x+y=0
(2) x-y=2 .


We need to determine the value of x^2 - y^2. Notice that x^2 - y^2 = (x + y)(x - y).

Statement One Alone:

x + y = 0

Since x + y = 0, regardless of the value of x - y, we have x^2 - y^2 = (x + y)(x - y) = (0)(x - y) = 0. Statement one alone is sufficient to answer the question.

Statement Two Alone:

x - y = 2

We do not have enough information to determine a definitive value for x^2 - y^2. For example, if x = 4 and y = 2, then x^2 - y^2 = 16 - 4 = 12; however, if x = 3 and y = 1, then x^2 - y^2 = 9 - 1 = 8. Statement two alone is not sufficient to answer the question.

Answer: A
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Re: What is the value of x^2 - y^2? (1) x + y = 0 (2) x - y = 2 [#permalink] New post  02 Dec 2017, 01:27
x^2 - y^2 = (x-y)*(x+y)
(1) x+y = 0 => x^2 - y^2 = 0 regardless of the value of (x-y)
(2) x-y = 2. We don't know anything about x+y => insufficient.

Hence the answer is A
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The theory involved is the difference of a square.
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