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neoreaves: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 208; Joined: Sun Sep 28, 2008 12:30 pm; Thanked: 22 times

by neoreaves » Thu May 13, 2010 4:18 am

If x and y are positive real numbers, is x > y?

i) x^3/y < 1

ii) (x^1/3)/y < 1

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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Thu May 13, 2010 10:11 am

1.x^3/y<1
x^3<y

x<y so ans is no x is not greater than y suficient so BCE out now A n D left

2.x^1/3/y<1

x^1/3<y it cant tell x<y so not sufficient So A is answer

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