In the xy- plane, region R consists of all the points (x,y) such that 2x+3y<=6. Is the point (r, s) in the region R?
1) 3r+2s=6
2) r <=3 and s <= 2.
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2x+3y ≤ 6In the XY plane, region R consists of all the points (x,y) such that 2x+3y≤6. Is the point (r,s) in region R?
1. 3r+2s=6
2. r≤3 & s≤2
y ≤ (-2/3)x + 2.
Region R consists of all the points on or below the line y=(-2/3)x + 2.
Approach 1: DRAW
Statement 1: s = (-3/2)r + 3.
The figure above shows that some points on s=(-3/2)r + 3 lie BELOW y=(-2/3)x + 2, while others lie ABOVE y=(-2/3)x + 2.
INSUFFICIENT.
Statement 2: r≤3 and s≤2.
Inside the green box are points such that r≤3 and s≤2.
Some of the points inside the green box lie BELOW y=(-2/3)x + 2, while others lie ABOVE y=(-2/3)x + 2.
INSUFFICIENT.
Statements 1 and 2 combined:
Inside the green box are points on s=(-3/2)r + 3 such that r≤3 and s≤2.
Some of these points lie BELOW y=(-2/3)x + 2, while others lie ABOVE y=(-2/3)x + 2.
INSUFFICIENT.
The correct answer is E.
Approach 2: TEST VALUES
An alternate way to combine the two statements is to treat this as MAX/MIN problem.
R MAXIMIZED:In the XY plane, region R consists of all the points (x,y) such that 2x+3y<=6. Is the point (r,s) in region R?
1. 3r+2s=6
2. r≤3 & s≤2
In statement 2, the maximum possible value of r is 3.
If r=3 and s=0, both statements 1 and 2 are satisfied.
Check whether (3,0) is within the region defined by y ≤ (-2/3)x + 2:
0 = (-2/3)(3) + 2
0 ≤ 0.
YES.
S MAXIMIZED:
In statement 2, the maximum possible value of s is 2.
If s=2 and r=(2/3), both statements 1 and 2 are satisfied.
Check whether (2/3, 2) is within the region defined by y ≤ (-2/3)x + 2:
2 ≤ (-2/3)(2/3) + 2
2 ≤ 2/3
NO.
Since in the first case (r,s) is within the required region, but in the second case (r,s) is not within the required region, the two statements combined are INSUFFICIENT.
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