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 Post subject: Inequalities
PostPosted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 7:09 am 
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If x, y, and z are non-zero numbers, is x/y positive?

(1) xyz > 0

(2) (x^2 * y^2)/z + 8 = 0


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 Post subject: Re: Inequalities
PostPosted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 2:07 pm 
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Considering first condition only, xyz>0 implies one of the following,
x is negative,y is negative,z is positive. OR
x is negative,y is positive,z is negative. OR
x is positive,y is negative,z is negative.

Nothing can be said about the sign of x/y,since x and y can be either positive or negative.

Considering second condition only,(x^2*y^2)/z=-8
That implies,z is negative since square of any real number can never be negative.
Again nothing can be said about the sign of x/y.

However,if consider both conditions,that is,z is negative,
then x and have have different signs and thus x/y is always negative.

Ans- E(Both statements together are sufficient)


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