What is the value of x ?
[1] x y = 6.
[2] x + y = 5.
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statement 1 : xy=6sanju09 wrote:What is the value of x ?
[1] x y = 6.
[2] x + y = 5.
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x=6/y
not sufficient
statement 2 : x+y=5
not sufficient
combining both
x+y=5
6/x+x=5
6+x^2=5x
x^2-5x+6=0
x^2-2x-3x+6=0
x(x-2)-3(x-2)=0
so x=3 or x=2
not sufficient
hence E
