Ineuality DS...plz help(OG Ques)

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its_me07 wrote:Is x between 0 and 1?
1)x^2 is less than x
2)x^3 is positive


i thought it to be C but i was wrong but the OA is A
(1) is testing a specific number properties rule: the ONLY numbers that get smaller as you square them are positive fractions.

So, if x^2 < x, then x must be a positive fraction: sufficient.
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by its_me07 » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:30 am
Got it now...thanks