Max@Math Revolution wrote:Is x^2-y^2>x+y?
1) x<y
2) x+y<0

x^2 - y^2 = (x - y)(x + y)
So, question is: (x - y)(x + y) > x + y ?

(1) x < y => x - y < 0, no info about x + y. Insufficient
(2) x + y < 0, no info about x - y. Insufficient
(Both) (x - y)(x + y) > 0, x + y < 0 => x^2 - y^2 > x + y. Sufficient

C is the answer.

We can modify the original condition and the question. Then, the question becomes x^2-y^2>x+y? (x-y)(x+y)-(x+y)>0?, (x-y-1)(x+y)>0?. Then, since there are 2 variables, there is high chance that C is the correct answer. Using the condition 1) and the condition 2), the answer is always yes and the conditions are sufficient. Hence, the correct answer is C.

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