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by [email protected] » Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:32 pm
Is x2 < x - |y|?

1) y > x
2) x < 0



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by shankar.ashwin » Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:41 pm
Statement 1

RHS is always positive.

If y>x;
|y|>x
Therefore; x-|y| is always negative.
Hence RHS > LHS Sufficient

Statement 2:

x is negative;

RHS is positive
LHS is negative

Sufficient

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[email protected] wrote:Is x2 < x - |y|?

1) y > x
2) x < 0



ANS IS D
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by navami » Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:24 pm
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by gmatboost » Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:11 pm
Shankar, I think your RHS and LHS may be flipped.
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