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(A) A
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(C) C
(D) D
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Re: Which of the lines in the figure above contains only points (x,y) with [#permalink] New post   05 Nov 2018, 09:18
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Line D passes through this point hence D

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Which of the lines in the figure above contains only points (x,y) with [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 14 Sep 2020, 08:24
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Bunuel wrote:

Which of the lines in the figure above contains only points (x,y) with x = y?

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
(E) E

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GIVEN: equation of line is x = y

Anther approach is to rewrite equation in slope y-intercept form y = mx + b, where m = slope of the line, and b = the y-intercept
Take the equation x = y and rewrite as: y = 1x + 0

Aha, so the line's slope is 1, and its y-intercept is 0
Line D is the only line with a positive slope, AND line D also has a y-intercept of 0

Answer: D

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Re: Which of the lines in the figure above contains only points (x,y) with [#permalink] New post   25 Oct 2021, 11:52
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Re: Which of the lines in the figure above contains only points (x,y) with [#permalink] New post   22 Dec 2021, 00:39
Can someone please explain this in brief!
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Re: Which of the lines in the figure above contains only points (x,y) with [#permalink] New post   03 Nov 2022, 03:43
BrentGMATPrepNow wrote:
Bunuel wrote:

Which of the lines in the figure above contains only points (x,y) with x = y?

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
(E) E

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GIVEN: equation of line is x = y

Anther approach is to rewrite equation in slope y-intercept form y = mx + b, where m = slope of the line, and b = the y-intercept
Take the equation x = y and rewrite as: y = 1x + 0

Aha, so the line's slope is 1, and its y-intercept is 0
Line D is the only line with a positive slope, AND line D also has a y-intercept of 0

Answer: D


Hi BrentGMATPrepNow, in x = y, how did you get from y = mx + b > y = 1x + 0? As I got y = my+b. Also not quite sure how did b become 0 here? Thanks Brent
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Re: Which of the lines in the figure above contains only points (x,y) with [#permalink] New post   03 Nov 2022, 07:28
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Kimberly77 wrote:
BrentGMATPrepNow wrote:
Bunuel wrote:

Which of the lines in the figure above contains only points (x,y) with x = y?

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
(E) E

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GIVEN: equation of line is x = y

Anther approach is to rewrite equation in slope y-intercept form y = mx + b, where m = slope of the line, and b = the y-intercept
Take the equation x = y and rewrite as: y = 1x + 0

Aha, so the line's slope is 1, and its y-intercept is 0
Line D is the only line with a positive slope, AND line D also has a y-intercept of 0

Answer: D


Hi BrentGMATPrepNow, in x = y, how did you get from y = mx + b > y = 1x + 0? As I got y = my+b. Also not quite sure how did b become 0 here? Thanks Brent


Here are three important properties of numbers:

Property #1): If x = y, then we can also say that y = x
Example: Since 2 + 3 = 5, we can also say that 5 = 2 + 3

Property #2): x = 1x
Example: 5 = (1)(5)

Property #3): x = x + 0
Example: 3 = 3 + 0

so...........

Given: x = y
From property #1, we can say: y = x
From property #2, we can say: y = 1x
From property #3, we can say: y = 1x + 0

When we compare the equation y = 1x + 0 to the equation y = mx + b, we can see that m = 1 and b = 0

Does that help?
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Re: Which of the lines in the figure above contains only points (x,y) with [#permalink] New post   03 Nov 2022, 10:29
Bunuel wrote:

Which of the lines in the figure above contains only points (x,y) with x = y?

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
(E) E

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Line D Intersects, Line C & Line E at (3,3) and Origin at (0,0), Answer must be (D)
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Re: Which of the lines in the figure above contains only points (x,y) with [#permalink] New post   04 Nov 2022, 10:25
Brilliant thanks BrentGMATPrepNow. Great explanation always...I see your innovative and simple approach now. Perfectly make sense.
I was thinking of x=y which I see that line C & E both have (x,y) of (3,3) here. Where line D has (x,y) of (0,3). What went wrong with this reasoning here? Thanks Brent
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Re: Which of the lines in the figure above contains only points (x,y) with [#permalink] New post   04 Nov 2022, 12:21
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Kimberly77 wrote:
Brilliant thanks BrentGMATPrepNow. Great explanation always...I see your innovative and simple approach now. Perfectly make sense.
I was thinking of x=y which I see that line C & E both have (x,y) of (3,3) here. Where line D has (x,y) of (0,3). What went wrong with this reasoning here? Thanks Brent


I think you mean that lines C, D and E all pass through (2,2).
However, only line D passes through (3,3)

Also noticed that line D does NOT pass-through the point (0, 3)
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Re: Which of the lines in the figure above contains only points (x,y) with [#permalink] New post   04 Nov 2022, 13:20
BrentGMATPrepNow wrote:
Kimberly77 wrote:
Brilliant thanks BrentGMATPrepNow. Great explanation always...I see your innovative and simple approach now. Perfectly make sense.
I was thinking of x=y which I see that line C & E both have (x,y) of (3,3) here. Where line D has (x,y) of (0,3). What went wrong with this reasoning here? Thanks Brent


I think you mean that lines C, D and E all pass through (2,2).
However, only line D passes through (3,3)

Also noticed that line D does NOT pass-through the point (0, 3)


Ah you're right BrentGMATPrepNow and my bad, mistaken lines C & E here by looking at 3 :cry: .
With line D, Could we say it pass (3,3) (4,4) (5,5) so on here (as only then I can see it pass through 3,3) and it also pass through origin (0,0) in the middle? Thanks Brent
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Re: Which of the lines in the figure above contains only points (x,y) with [#permalink] New post   04 Nov 2022, 14:40
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Kimberly77 wrote:
BrentGMATPrepNow wrote:
Kimberly77 wrote:
Brilliant thanks BrentGMATPrepNow. Great explanation always...I see your innovative and simple approach now. Perfectly make sense.
I was thinking of x=y which I see that line C & E both have (x,y) of (3,3) here. Where line D has (x,y) of (0,3). What went wrong with this reasoning here? Thanks Brent


I think you mean that lines C, D and E all pass through (2,2).
However, only line D passes through (3,3)

Also noticed that line D does NOT pass-through the point (0, 3)


Ah you're right BrentGMATPrepNow and my bad, mistaken lines C & E here by looking at 3 :cry: .
With line D, Could we say it pass (3,3) (4,4) (5,5) so on here (as only then I can see it pass through 3,3) and it also pass through origin (0,0) in the middle? Thanks Brent


Yes, we can say that line D pass through all those points
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Re: Which of the lines in the figure above contains only points (x,y) with [#permalink] New post   04 Nov 2022, 15:02
Awesome...thanks BrentGMATPrepNow for confirmation.
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