Beat the GMAT Question

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Beat the GMAT Question

by f2001290 » Sat May 26, 2007 9:27 am
This question was posted by jc114 and he says that OA is C.
But I feel that answer is B

x>0?
(1)|x|>x^2
(2)x<|x^1|


x can be less than |x| when x<0. Any explanation..

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by Cybermusings » Sat May 26, 2007 11:26 am
his question was posted by jc114 and he says that OA is C.
But I feel that answer is B

x>0?
(1)|x|>x^2
(2)x<|x^1|

Statement I:
IxI > x^2...This is possible when x lies between -1 and 0 or 0 and 1....Hence insufficient

Statement II: x<Ix^1I
This can happen when x is a negative number....Hence sufficient

Even I feel OA should be B