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# What is the value of xy?

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What is the value of $$xy?$$

(1) $$x^2y^2+2xy\pi-3\pi^2 = 0$$

(2) $$xy>-9.5$$

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What is the value of $$xy?$$

(1) $$x^2y^2+2xy\pi-3\pi^2 = 0$$. This is the same as $$(xy)^2+2xy\pi-3\pi^2 = 0$$.

Solve for $$xy$$ (you can denote $$xy$$ as $$a$$ and solve quadratics) or factor: $$(xy+3\pi)(xy-\pi)=0$$. This means that $$xy=-3\pi$$ or $$xy=\pi$$. Not sufficient.

(2) $$xy>-9.5$$. Clearly insufficient.

(1)+(2) From (1) $$xy=-3\pi\approx{-9.45}$$ or $$xy=\pi\approx{3.14}$$. Both of these values are more than -9.5 (both of them satisfy the second statement), hence both of them are valid. Not sufficient.

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12 Jul 2014, 23:15
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For me - E
1. NS - because of values of x and y
2. NS - because even if i square both sides i get xy>9.5, so inconclusive

Combining 1 and 2 and solving for xy - again non conclusive. As x^2*y^2 > 9.5^2

So E, according to me...

Glad if someone can feed in the right solution. It got me worried for a bit.

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13 Jul 2014, 01:10
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What is the value of $$xy?$$

(1) $$x^2y^2+2xy\pi-3\pi^2 = 0$$

(2) $$xy>-9.5$$

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Statement 1 :
$$x^2y^2+2xy\pi-3\pi^2 = 0$$
(xy)^2+2xypi-(3^0.5.pi)^2=0
(xy+3^0.5pi)^2-6pi^2=0
(xy+3^0.5pi)^2=6pi^2
Take square root on both the sides
|xy+3^0.5pi|=6^0.5pi
Since RHS can only be a positive number, LHS has to be a positive number
xy+3^0.5pi=6^0.5pi
xy=3^0.5pi(1+2^0.5)

We can have a definite value of xy.

Statement 2:
xy>-9.5
Insufficient

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What is the value of $$xy?$$

(1) $$x^2y^2+2xy\pi-3\pi^2 = 0$$

(2) $$xy>-9.5$$

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st.1
$$x^2y^2+2xy\pi-3\pi^2 = 0$$

let xy=k

then we will have; $$k^2+2k\pi-3\pi^2 = 0$$

after factorization we have, $$(k+3\pi)(k-\pi)=0$$
thus k= xy = $$-3\pi and \pi$$

thus statement 1 alone is not sufficient

st.2 clearly not sufficient, as xy can be both positive as well as negative.

combining 1 and 2

xy= $$-3\pi$$ ~ -9.428
xy= $$\pi$$ ~ 3.142

as both of these values satisfy the inequality xy>-9.5

hence statement 1 and 2 together are not sufficient. thus answer should be E

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Bunuel wrote:

What is the value of $$xy?$$

(1) $$x^2y^2+2xy\pi-3\pi^2 = 0$$

(2) $$xy>-9.5$$

Kudos for a correct solution.

Statement 1:Not Sufficient
$$x^2y^2+2xy\pi-3\pi^2 = 0$$
$$(xy+3\pi)(xy-\pi)=0$$
$$xy=-3\pi$$ or $$xy=\pi$$

Statement 2: Clearly Not Sufficient

Statement 1 & 2: Not sufficient
Both $$xy=-3\pi$$ (approximately -9.42) and $$xy=\pi$$ fall within the $$xy>-9.5$$ criteria.

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SOLUTION

What is the value of $$xy?$$

(1) $$x^2y^2+2xy\pi-3\pi^2 = 0$$. This is the same as $$(xy)^2+2xy\pi-3\pi^2 = 0$$.

Solve for $$xy$$ (you can denote $$xy$$ as $$a$$ and solve quadratics) or factor: $$(xy+3\pi)(xy-\pi)=0$$. This means that $$xy=-3\pi$$ or $$xy=\pi$$. Not sufficient.

(2) $$xy>-9.5$$. Clearly insufficient.

(1)+(2) From (1) $$xy=-3\pi\approx{-9.45}$$ or $$xy=\pi\approx{3.14}$$. Both of these values are more than -9.5 (both of them satisfy the second statement), hence both of them are valid. Not sufficient.

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13 Mar 2016, 08:36
Question, can someone show me the algebraic identity being used here, please? Is this a difference of squares?..

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Question, can someone show me the algebraic identity being used here, please? Is this a difference of squares?..

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